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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: U.S. death toll from coronavirus hit 150,000
New York — The confirmed death toll from the coronavirus in the U.S. has hit 150,000, by the far the highest toll in the world. That’s according to the tally kept by Johns Hopkins University.
3 dead after shooting in north St. Louis
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Three people are dead after a shooting in St. Louis, the latest killings in what has been a deadly year in a city with one of the nation's highest murder rates.
The Latest: Pence urges in-class learning during N.C. visit
APEX, N.C. — Vice President Mike Pence vowed Wednesday that schools around the country will have the resources they need to reopen for in-person learning as he visited a classroom of masked fourth graders at a Nort…
Gohmert's positive virus test renews safety fears in Capitol
WASHINGTON (AP) — Texas Rep. Louie Gohmert tested positive on Wednesday for the coronavirus, forcing him to abruptly cancel his plan to travel to his home state with President Donald Trump. The Republican immediate…
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VIRUS OUTBREAK-GLOBAL CASE COUNT — A searchable table of confirmed cases of COVID-19, including recoveries and deaths, by country. This table is updated each hour. Source: Johns Hopkins University; Esri.
Arrest made in fire at Arizona Democratic headquarters
PHOENIX (AP) — Authorities on Wednesday announced an arrest in an arson fire that destroyed much of the Arizona and Maricopa County Democratic Party headquarters.
Civil rights icon Lewis lauded as warrior at Georgia capitol
ATLANTA (AP) — John Lewis was lauded as a warrior and hero during a ceremony Wednesday at the Georgia Capitol, where the civil rights icon who represented much of Atlanta in Congress will lie in repose in one of th…
UN says over 100 civilians killed in 2nd quarter in Libya
CAIRO (AP) — More than 100 civilians including women and children were killed by ground fighting, explosive remnants and airstrikes in Libya between April and June, an increase of 65% from the first three months of…
Ex-Minneapolis cop argues for dropped charges in Floyd death
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A second former Minneapolis police officer charged in the death of George Floyd will seek to have the charges against him dismissed.
Autopsy shows Chicago police deputy chief's death a suicide
CHICAGO (AP) — An autopsy conducted Wednesday has revealed the Chicago Police deputy chief found dead in a station this week committed suicide.
Bolivian coca cultivation jumped by 10% in 2019, UN says
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Coca cultivation jumped 10% in Bolivia in 2019, the final year of President Evo Morales' government, partly because of reduced eradication efforts amid rising social and political conflicts, …
4 Big Tech CEOs take congressional heat on competition
WASHINGTON (AP) — Fending off accusations of stifling competition, four Big Tech CEOs — Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, Sundar Pichai of Google and Tim Cook of Apple — are answering for their compa…
Thousands in Bulgaria's streets demanding government resign
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Tens of thousands of people took to the streets Wednesday in cities across Bulgaria for a third consecutive week to demand the resignation of the government and the chief prosecutor.
Jury will not indict Dallas sergeant accused of tampering
DALLAS (AP) — A Texas grand jury will not indict the president of a police association accused of tampering with evidence in the case of a white Dallas police officer who fatally shot her unarmed Black neighbor in …
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US-Consumer-Confidence — Chart. U.S. consumer confidence had a sharp drop in July as coronavirus cases in many parts of the country began rising again. This chart is current as of July 29, 2020 and will be updated.…