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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…
The Latest: Bali welcoming visitors after 4-month lockdown
DENPASAR, Indonesia — Indonesia’s resort island of Bali has reopened to domestic tourists after an almost four-month lockdown for the coronavirus pandemic.
TS Isaias causes floods, slides, then grows into hurricane
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Tropical Storm Isaias knocked out power and caused flooding and small landslides across Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic on Thursday, then strengthened into a hurricane late in th…
California prosecutors refile child rape charges against leader of Mexican megachurch.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — California prosecutors refile child rape charges against leader of Mexican megachurch.
2 American oil execs jailed in Venezuela put on home arrest
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Two American oil executives jailed in Venezuela have been released and granted house arrest in the South American nation, former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson said late Thursday.
Police: Man wielding sword fatally shot by Detroit officers
DETROIT (AP) — Detroit police have shot to death a man they say was wielding a sword in the middle of a street and who and threw a dagger at an officer, authorities said Thursday.
Trump offers, Democrats reject fix for $600 jobless benefit
WASHINGTON (AP) — With aid expiring, the White House offered a short-term extension Thursday of a $600 weekly unemployment benefit that has helped keep families and the economy afloat during the COVID-19 pandemic, …
Aid group: Darfur attacks strand 14,000 without medical help
CAIRO (AP) — A recent surge of violence in Darfur, the war-scarred region of western Sudan, has deprived more than 14,000 children of medical care, a leading aid group reported on Thursday.
Asia Today: Chinese city tightens rules, Victoria might, too
BEIJING (AP) — China is tightening travel restrictions in the Xinjiang capital amid a COVID-19 outbreak in the northwestern city.
Election results may be delayed — but not because of fraud
WASHINGTON (AP) — A shift to mail voting is increasing the chances that Americans will not know the winner of November’s presidential race on election night. But that doesn’t mean the results will be flawed or frau…
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Record economic plunge, bleak jobs numbers reveal virus toll
UN leaders to meet virtually; Trump might attend in person
WASHINGTON (AP) — The annual meeting of world leaders at the United Nations is going virtual this year for the first time in its 75-year history because of the COVID-19 pandemic — except for the likely personal app…
The Latest: Masks to be mandatory in 8 more Miss. counties
JACKSON, Miss. — Mississippi is continuing to see a sharp increase in reported cases of the new coronavirus, and Gov. Tate Reeves says he will put eight more counties under restrictions that include mandatory masks…
Australia to make Google and Facebook pay for news content
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The Australian government said on Friday it plans to give Google and Facebook three months to negotiate with Australian media businesses fair pay for news content.
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Full appeals court agrees to wade into Michael Flynn case
WASHINGTON (AP) — The entire Washington-based federal appeals court is stepping into the legal dispute over former