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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…
N. Korea's escalating virus response raises fear of outbreak
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea is quarantining thousands of people and shipping food and other aid to a southern city locked down over coronavirus worries, officials said, as the country’s response to a susp…
Torrential rains in Seoul prompt rare river flood warning
Incessant torrential rains pounding South Korea prompting authorities on Thursday to close parts of highways and issue a rare flood alert near a key river bridge in Seoul.
No hoopla: Virus upends Trump, Biden convention plans
WASHINGTON (AP) — At the last minute, President Donald Trump and his Democratic rival, Joe Biden, are searching for places to impressively yet safely accept their parties' presidential nominations as the spread of …
World responds to Lebanon's plight, France's Macron to visit
PARIS (AP) — As Lebanese rescuers counted the dead and combed rubble for signs of life a day after a huge explosion shattered swaths of Beirut, nations near and far pledged Wednesday that the country, already trapp…
Kim directs aid to North Korean town under virus lockdown
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un directed his government agencies to act immediately to stabilize the livelihoods of residents in a city locked down over coronavirus concerns, state media r…
Closed for vacation: France faces new virus testing troubles
PARIS (AP) — With virus cases rising anew, France is struggling to administer enough tests to keep up with demand. One reason: Many testing labs are closed so that their staff can take summer vacation, just as sign…
Virus lockdown for world’s smallest and rarest wild pigs
NEW DELHI (AP) — Pygmy hogs — the world’s smallest and rarest wild pig — are under a virus lockdown.
Olympic rings in Tokyo Bay removed for 'maintenance'
TOKYO (AP) — The five Olympic rings on a barge in Tokyo Bay were towed away for “maintenance" on Thursday and officials said they will return to greet next year's games.
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Fire kills 8 coronavirus patients in Indian hospital
NEW DELHI (AP) — A fire killed eight coronavirus patients at a hospital in western India early Thursday, officials said.
Lottery State-by-State
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VP contender's Cuba baggage a burden in Florida
MIAMI (AP) — Until recently, Robert Lewis had never heard of Karen Bass, the California congresswoman in contention to be Democrat presidential candidate Joe Biden's running mate. But the recent college graduate ha…
The Latest: Virus outbreak continues in China's Xinjiang
BEIJING — New COVID-19 cases in China’s northwestern city of Urumqi have shown a slight rise, with 27 reported Thursday, five more than the day before.
US Forecast
US Forecast for Friday, August 7, 2020