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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…
3 charged in massive Twitter hack, Bitcoin scam
MIAMI (AP) — A British man, a Florida man and a Florida teen were identified by authorities Friday as the hackers who earlier this month took over Twitter accounts of prominent politicians, celebrities and technolo…
Federal prosecutors: Three suspects arrested after Twitter accounts of politicians, celebrities hacked as part of scam
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Federal prosecutors: Three suspects arrested after Twitter accounts of politicians, celebrities hacked as part of scam.
Iraqi prime minister: Early elections to be held next June
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq will hold early general elections next June, the country's prime minister announced Friday, fulfilling a promise made when he took office to meet a key demand of anti-government protesters.
Trader Joe's says no to changing ethnic-sounding label names
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Trader Joe's, which said earlier this month it was moving to change the names of some of its products after an online petition denounced them as racist, now says it will stick with labels like Tr…
Court overturns Boston Marathon bomber's death sentence
A federal appeals court Friday threw out Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s death sentence in the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, saying the judge who oversaw the case did not adequately screen jurors for potential biases.
The Latest: Peru wonders about 27,000 uncounted deaths
LIMA, Peru — Peruvian authorities and the Pan American Health Organization are investigating whether the country failed to count more than 27,000 deaths caused by the coronavirus.
Big Tech props up Wall Street as S&P 500 closes winning July
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks staged a late rally on Wall Street Friday, closing out their fourth straight winning month. Huge gains for leading tech companies, especially Apple and Facebook, led the way higher. Outside o…
Students return to campus amid virus growth in some states
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The first wave of college students returning to their dorms aren't finding the typical mobs of students and parents. What they found Friday were strict safety protocols and some heightened anxi…
Georgia camp with COVID-19 outbreak didn’t require masks
NEW YORK (AP) — A Georgia overnight camp hit by a coronavirus outbreak took many precautions, but didn’t make campers wear masks or have proper ventilation in buildings, according to a government report released Fr…
Florida teen charged in massive Twitter hack, Bitcoin theft
LONDON (AP) — A Florida teen hacked the Twitter accounts of prominent politicians, celebrities and technology moguls to scam people around globe out of more than $100,000 in Bitcoin, authorities said Friday.
US astronauts pack up for rare splashdown in SpaceX capsule
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Two U.S. astronauts about to make the first splashdown return in 45 years said Friday they'll have seasick bags ready to use if needed.
Trump visiting Florida during a pandemic, hurricane threat
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump took a Friday swing through Florida, a state critical to his reelection prospects and bracketed by two storms — one now bringing daily records on COVID-19 deaths and the ot…
East Libyan military court sentences journalist to 15 years
CAIRO (AP) — A military court in eastern Libya has sentenced a local photojournalist to 15 years in prison on vague terrorism-related charges, prompting an outcry Friday from human rights groups.
Family says US Marine's Russian prison sentence is unjust
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — The family of a former U.S. Marine Corps veteran who got a nine-year prison sentence in Russia for assaulting two police officers say the sentence is unjust and politically motivated.
Officials declare Allegiant Stadium in Vegas almost complete
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Officials declared “substantial completion" of Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas after nearly 1,000 days were spent building the $2 billion home for the NFL’s relocated Raiders.