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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…
Earthquake rattles North Carolina; no damage reported
SPARTA, N.C. (AP) — Officials say an earthquake shook much of North Carolina early Sunday, rattling homes, buildings and residents.
The Latest: German sending 10 million euros to Lebanon
BEIRUT (AP) — The Latest on the explosion in Beirut (all times local):
No parties, no trips: Colleges set COVID-19 rules for fall
As they struggle to salvage some semblance of a campus experience this fall, U.S. colleges are requiring promises from students to help contain the coronavirus — no keg parties, no long road trips and no outside gu…
The Latest: German rescuers end search for Beirut survivors
BEIRUT (AP) — The Latest on the explosion in Beirut (all times local):
Trump orders encroach on Congress' powers, invite challenges
BEDMINSTER, N.J. (AP) — President Donald Trump has bypassed the nation's lawmakers as he claimed the authority to defer payroll taxes and replace an expired unemployment benefit with a lower amount after negotiatio…
Beirut explosion bares pitfalls of sending aid to Lebanon
BEIRUT (AP) — Hospitals and schools, then shattered and bent water pipes, then the crater that once was Lebanon’s port.
Amid pandemic, future of many Catholic schools is in doubt
NEW YORK (AP) — As the new academic year arrives, school systems across the United States are struggling to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic. Roman Catholic educators have an extra challenge — trying to forestall a …
UK names 'Channel threat commander' as boat crossings surge
LONDON (AP) — The British government has appointed a former Royal Marine commando to try to stop people crossing the English Channel from France in small boats.
Report: 9 killed in car crash in Egypt’s Nile Delta
CAIRO (AP) — A car crash on Sunday left at least nine people dead and seven others injured north of the Egyptian capital, Cairo, the state-run news agency said.
Azar leads highest-level US delegation to Taiwan in decades
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar arrived in Taiwan on Sunday in the highest-level visit by an American Cabinet official since the break in formal diplomatic relations between…
Lebanon information minister resigns in wake of deadly blast
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s information minister resigned on Sunday as the country grapples with the aftermath of the devastating blast that ripped through the capital and raised public anger to new levels.
3 days of heavy monsoon rains kill 50 people across Pakistan
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Three days of heavy monsoon rains triggering flash floods killed at least 50 people in various parts of Pakistan, as troops with boats rushed to a flood-affected district in the country's s…
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US response to the virus is met with incredulity abroad
Morocco's carriage horses suffer as COVID-19 bars tourists
MARRAKECH, Morocco (AP) — Abdenabi Nouidi sold his favorite horse for $150 to help feed the others on the team that pulls tourists in carriages through the buzzing streets of Marrakech. The prospect of starvation l…
The Latest: British PM says opening schools is a moral duty
LONDON — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says the government has a moral duty to ensure children return to school next month.