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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…
HSBC reports its net profit plummeted 96% in April-June from a year earlier as the pandemic took hold
LONDON (AP) — HSBC reports its net profit plummeted 96% in April-June from a year earlier as the pandemic took hold.
'If not now, when?': Black women seize political spotlight
MARIETTA, Ga. (AP) — The little girl ran up to her, wide-eyed and giddy.
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AMERICA DISRUPTED-BLACK WOMEN TOP ISSUES — Chart. A 2018 VoteCast survey of Black women who voted for Democrats identifies what issues are most important to them. This chart is current as of July 31, 2020 and will …
HSBC says net profit plunged 96% in 2Q as pandemic took hold
LONDON (AP) — Europe’s biggest bank, HSBC, said Monday that its net profit plummeted 96% in the second quarter of this year as lower interest rates combined with the downturn due to the coronavirus pandemic tool ho…
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AMERICA DISRUPTED-BLACK WOMEN IDEOLOGY — Chart. A 2018 VoteCast survey shows the ideological differences between Black women who voted for Democrats in the midterm and other Democratic voters. This chart is current…
Parents struggle as schools reopen amid coronavirus surge
Shannon Dunn has to report in person to her job this week as a cafeteria manager at at elementary school in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, but she has no idea what she'll do when her daughter starts kindergarten with onli…
Attack on prison in Afghanistan continues; at least 11 dead
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A complex attack by the Islamic State group against a prison in eastern Nangarhar province continued Monday and has killed at least 11 people, a local official said.
British woman in Malaysia court for trial in husband's death
ALOR SETAR, Malaysia (AP) — A British woman accused of stabbing her husband to death at their Malaysian resort home entered court Monday for the start of a murder trial that could end with her sentenced to be hange…
COVID relief bill remains up in air as negotiations resume
WASHINGTON (AP) — Slow, grinding negotiations on a huge COVID-19 relief bill are set to resume, but the path forward promises to be challenging. Both the Trump administration negotiating team and top Capitol Hill D…
Navy reluctant to reinstate former Missouri Gov. Greitens
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Navy appeared reluctant to reinstate former Navy SEAL and Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens in 2019 until Vice President Mike Pence's office appeared to intervene, according to newly released …
Asia Today: Duterte reimposing virus lockdown on Manila area
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is reimposing a moderate lockdown in the capital and outlying provinces after medical groups appealed for the move as coronavirus infections surge ala…
Microsoft confirms talks seeking to buy US arm of TikTok
NEW YORK (AP) — Microsoft confirmed Sunday it is in talks with Chinese company ByteDance to acquire the U.S. arm of its popular video app TikTok and has discussed with President Donald Trump his concerns about secu…
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Debate begins for who's first in line for COVID-19 vaccine
Isaias strengthens slightly as it crawls up Florida coast
VERO BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Bands of heavy rain from Isaias lashed Florida's east coast Sunday, with the tropical storm strengthening slightly and forecast to be near hurricane strength by the time it reaches the Carol…
Isaias slightly strengthens as it crawls up Florida coast
VERO BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Bands of heavy rain from Isaias lashed Florida's east coast Sunday, with the tropical storm strengthening slightly in the evening on its way up the Eastern seabord.