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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…
Chinese researcher charged with fraud taken into custody
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A Chinese researcher accused of concealing her ties to the Chinese military on applications she submitted to work in the U.S. was booked into a Northern California jail early Friday and was exp…
COVID-19 recovery can take a few weeks even for young adults
Recovering from even mild coronavirus infections can take at least two to three weeks, according to U.S. research published Friday.
Newspaper, Kentucky teen settle lawsuit over D.C. encounter
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky teen and The Washington Post have settled a lawsuit over the newspaper's coverage of his encounter with a Native American man at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington last year.
Video shows explosion after woman sets car interior on fire
A suburban Detroit woman was arraigned Friday on charges alleging that she set fire to an acquaintance's SUV in an act that was apparently caught on video and shows a woman get blown backward after igniting a liqui…
Indiana prosecutor investigating man's mauling by police dog
LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — A special prosecutor and Indiana State Police are investigating allegations that three Lafayette police officers used excessive force in a May arrest where a police dog mauled the neck of Bla…
Pepcid-COVID study raised red flags weeks after $21M grant
Two months after the Trump administration awarded $21 million to study whether a common heartburn drug was effective against COVID-19, government health officials raised serious concerns about patient safety and sc…
No masks, just questions, in Kansas counties with no cases
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Some businesses in two western Kansas counties that have yet to report a single positive coronavirus case aren’t requiring customers to wear face masks — but they are asking whether they have tr…
Rising virus cases spark concern in Florida nursing homes
MIAMI (AP) — The coronavirus transformed Florida’s nursing homes into closely guarded fortresses beginning in March, with the state banning family visits, isolating infected residents in separate wings and now requ…
White House, GOP at odds over jobless aid in virus bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — Negotiations over the next
Clarification: Election 2020-US House-Montana story
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — In a story published July 20, 2020, The Associated Press reported that Democratic candidate for Montana’s U.S. House seat Kathleen Williams said there has been a lack of leadership on a federal…
The Latest: Arizona reports nearly 3,400 new daily cases
PHOENIX — Arizona health officials are reporting 89 new deaths from the coronavirus and nearly 3,400 new cases.
German curator abducted in Iraq freed in security operation
BAGHDAD (AP) — A German arts curator abducted earlier this week in Iraq was freed on Friday in a raid by Iraqi security forces near the capital, Baghdad, officials said.
France-born man in Mexico dies in bid to save his dog's life
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The devotion of dogs to people has been remarked upon for centuries. In Mexico, one man’s love for his dog cost him his life.
Despite COVID crisis, Congress seeks to do its day job
WASHINGTON (AP) — Even as lawmakers stumble in their quest to pass another coronavirus response measure, both the House and Senate sought to return to some semblance of normal business this week, passing annual mus…
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