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Updated 1 month ago

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…

Updated 6 years ago
Gold at record high, stocks drift as US-China tensions flare

NEW YORK (AP) — The price of gold is at a record high and a stock market rally is stalling as tensions between the U.S. and China rachet higher and coronavirus infections continue to hamper travel and other busines…

Updated 6 years ago
AP Lifestyles Digest

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Updated 6 years ago
The Latest: Dozens infected after Alabama church revival

STRAWBERRY, Ala. — An Alabama pastor says more than 40 people have been infected with the coronavirus after attending a multi-day revival event at a Baptist church.

Updated 6 years ago
Israeli army reports 'security incident' on Lebanon border

JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military said Monday it received reports of a “security incident” along the country's volatile border with Lebanon and ordered residents in the area to stay indoors.

Updated 6 years ago
Tanzania opposition leader returns, 3 years after being shot

DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania (AP) — Tanzanian opposition politician and presidential hopeful Tundu Lissu returned to the country on Monday, three years after being shot 16 times. The gunmen have never been found.

Updated 6 years ago
Man: Delaware church set on fire 'out of vengeance'

GLASGOW, Del. (AP) — A man who has been

Updated 6 years ago
Black soldiers monument faces scrutiny amid racial reckoning

BOSTON (AP) — The white Union Army commander sits rigid atop an imposing horse. His Black men, rifles to their shoulders, march resolutely alongside on their way to battle.

Updated 6 years ago
AP Entertainment Digest for Monday, July 27, 2020

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Updated 6 years ago
Malaysia says 26 Rohingya feared drowned found on islet

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysian authorities said Monday they found 26 Rohingya Muslims, including women and children, hiding on a northern islet after they were initially feared drowned after jumping off a …

Updated 6 years ago
The Latest: Azar credits masks for 'plateauing' of cases

WASHINGTON — Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar says people “stepping up to the plate” is the reason for some of the “plateauing” in coronavirus cases being seen in Arizona, California, Florida and Texas.

Updated 6 years ago
Gold surges, stocks mixed amid US-China feud, pandemic

BEIJING (AP) — Global stock markets were mixed and the price of gold surged to a record on Monday amid U.S.-China tensions and concern that an economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic might be weakening.

Updated 6 years ago
The Latest: WHO: Coronavirus cases double over past 6 weeks

GENEVA —The coronavirus pandemic “continues to accelerate”, with a doubling of cases over the last six weeks, the World Health Organization chief says.

Updated 6 years ago
Pastor: 40 infected with coronavirus after church event

STRAWBERRY, Ala. (AP) — More than 40 people were infected with the

Updated 6 years ago
The Latest: Belgian leaders concerned by surge in infections

BRUSSELS — Belgian health authorities say cases of COVID-19 are growing at an alarming rate amid a surge of infections in the port city of Antwerp.

Updated 6 years ago
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