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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…
Yemen's separatists to give up self-rule, push peace deal
CAIRO (AP) — Yemen’s leading separatist group will abandon its aspirations for self-rule to implement a stalled peace deal brokered by Saudi Arabia, the group announced early Wednesday in a step toward closing a da…
Asia Today: China, South Korea see upticks in virus cases
BEIJING (AP) — China reported more than 100 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday as the country continues to battle an outbreak in Xinjiang.
Australian park owner to plead guilty after 4 die on ride
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — The company that owns an Australian theme park where four people died on a river rapids ride will plead guilty to charges stemming from the 2016 tragedy, a lawyer said on Wednesday.
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Baseball season teeters, while states resist mask rules
Technology infuses ancient hajj rites tailored for pandemic
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The vast, white-marble floors surrounding Islam’s holiest site, the cube-shaped Kaaba in Mecca, would normally be packed with hundreds of thousands of pilgrims from around the wor…
'Miracle': 2 hurt when plane crashes in Houston neighborhood
HOUSTON (AP) — Two people were injured when a single-engine airplane crashed in a residential area in Houston early Tuesday, authorities said.
Hundreds wait hours for coronavirus care in Ecuador capital
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Hundreds of people with breathing problems waited for hours in long lines in Ecuador's capital Tuesday seeking medical attention and tests to determine if they were infected with the new coron…
No prosecution in alleged 2019 assault on comedian Andy Dick
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A man arrested last year in an alleged assault on comedian Andy Dick won’t be prosecuted, a spokesman for New Orleans' district attorney said Tuesday.
Police: Mom charged in willful crash that killed her baby
ATLANTA (AP) — A woman accused of intentionally crashing her car into another vehicle carrying her 3-month-old daughter and the child's father has been charged with felony murder in the infant's death, Atlanta poli…
Prosecutors: 'Alarming' that Maxwell may publicize victims
NEW YORK (AP) — Some witnesses in the criminal case against Jeffrey Epstein’s former girlfriend may face harassment and intimidation and could be reluctant to cooperate with the government if defense attorneys are …
Brazil virus payout cuts extreme poverty to least in decades
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazil’s extreme poverty has plunged due to a monthly federal handout during the coronavirus pandemic, but threatens to bounce back once the government ceases the stopgap welfare program, a …
High-ranking Chicago officer dies, apparently shot himself
CHICAGO (AP) — A high-ranking member of the Chicago Police Department who was promoted earlier this month was found dead Tuesday morning after he apparently shot himself in a station on the city's West Side, author…
US officials: Russia behind spread of virus disinformation
WASHINGTON (AP) — Russian intelligence services are using a trio of English-language websites to spread disinformation about the coronavirus pandemic, seeking to exploit a crisis that America is struggling to conta…
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Baseball season teeters, while states resist mask rules