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The World Cup final is set, with Messi and Argentina facing Yamal and Spain for the title on Sunday
The best offense. The best defense. The World Cup final is set, and fittingly, a clash of styles awaits. Lionel…
Harris brings Baptist, interfaith roots to Democratic ticket
Kamala Harris, tapped on Tuesday as Joe Biden’s running mate, attended services at both a Black Baptist church and a Hindu temple growing up – an interfaith background that reflects her historic status as the first…
Companies test antibody drugs to treat, prevent COVID-19
With a coronavirus vaccine still months off, companies are rushing to test what may be the next best thing: drugs that deliver antibodies to fight the virus right away, without having to train the immune system to …
He set out to mobilize Latino voters. Then the virus hit.
GRAHAM, N.C (AP) — Like many Americans, Ricky Hurtado had different plans for his summer.
Kamala Harris' selection as VP resonates with Black women
DETROIT (AP) — China Cochran met Kamala Harris at a campaign event in Detroit last year and was swept away by her ambition, charisma and leadership. She hoped the California senator would advance in politics.
Women say they will fight sexism, 'ugly' attacks on Harris
CHICAGO (AP) — In the weeks before Joe Biden named Sen. Kamala Harris his running mate, women's groups were readying a campaign of their own: shutting down sexist coverage and disinformation about a vice presidenti…
Science and politics tied up in global race for a vaccine
WASHINGTON (AP) — No, Russia is not having a Sputnik moment.
AP News in Brief at 12:04 a.m. EDT
Biden picks Kamala Harris as running mate, first Black woman
Embed-Chart-America Disrupted-Latinos-Party, ADVISORY
AMERICA DISRUPTED-LATINOS-PARTY — Chart. This AP digital embed shows results from the 2018 VoteCast survey on party preference among Latino voters grouped by gender, age, and religion. This chart is current as of A…
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AMERICA DISRUPTED-LATINO VOTE REGISTRATION — Chart. Voter registration among Latinos in North Carolina has dropped off in 2020 compared to the same period in 2016. This chart shows the number of registered Latino v…
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AMERICA DISRUPTED-LATINO VOTE POWER — Chart. About half of all Latinos are eligible to vote in the 2020 U.S. election. This chart looks at eligible Latino voters in the U.S. and North Carolina and compares that to …
Mexico: Odebrecht allegedly paid for slick 2012 campaign
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexicans were inundated by a slick, expensive ad campaign on behalf of front-running presidential candidate Enrique Peña Nieto for the 2012 election, but few then suspected who is now being alleg…
As Hong Kongers seek to emigrate, some simply can’t leave
HONG KONG (AP) — Pamela Lam’s 6-year-old son fell in love with the Hong Kong protest anthem, ‘Glory to Hong Kong’, the first time he heard it, and he loves singing it, at home, in the shower, and sometimes on the s…
AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EDT
Biden picks Kamala Harris as running mate, first Black woman
After multiple crises, this time Lebanese feel broken
BEIRUT (AP) — For nearly a week, Mona Zahran had to sleep on a couch pulled across her apartment's front door. Beirut’s massive explosion knocked her doors off their hinges and shattered her windows, and she feared…
AP Deleg Count-Dem States, 9th Add,400
Torgesen +- Wells +- Williamson +- Yang +-