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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…
Christopher Columbus statues taken down at 2 Chicago parks
CHICAGO (AP) — Two statues of Christopher Columbus that stood in Chicago parks were taken down early Friday at the direction of Mayor Lori Lightfoot, a week after protesters trying to topple one of the monuments to…
Siberian heatwave: Wildfires rage in Arctic, sea ice melts
GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. weather agency warned Friday that average temperatures in Siberia were 10 degrees Celsius (18 Fahrenheit) above average last month, a spate of exceptional heat that has fanned devastating fir…
Embed-Chart-AP Poll-Virus Outbreak-Economy-Jobs, ADVISORY
AP POLL-VIRUS OUTBREAK-ECONOMY-JOBS — Chart. AP digital embed shows the results from a poll on whether people in the U.S. expect jobs lost during the pandemic to return. This chart is current as of July 23, 2020 an…
Global Forecast-Celsius
Global Forecast as of 23:00 GMT Friday, July 24, 2020
Bali police arrest American wanted in investment fraud
DENPASAR, Indonesia (AP) — Authorities on the Indonesian resort island of Bali have arrested an American fugitive accused of investment fraud in the United States involving hundreds of thousands of dollars, police …
Embed-AP Poll-Virus Outbreak-Economy-Econ Finance, ADVISORY
AP POLL-VIRUS OUTBREAK-ECONOMY-JOBS — Chart. This AP digital embed shows the results from a poll on whether people in the U.S. believe the national economy and their own personal finances are good or poor. This cha…
Goldman Sachs $3.9B settlement with Malaysia over 1MDB
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Goldman Sachs has reached a $3.9 billion settlement with Malaysia over the 1MDB sovereign wealth fund that was used to launder money.
Global Forecast-Fahrenheit
Global Forecast as of 23:00 GMT Friday, July 24, 2020
AP-NORC poll: Optimism fades jobs lost to virus will return
WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly half of Americans whose families experienced a layoff during
Taliban say ready for talks with Kabul after Eid holiday
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Taliban say they are ready for talks with Afghanistan's political leadership after the Muslim holiday of Eid ul Adha at the end of July, offering to hand over the last of the government prisone…
Goldman Sachs in $3.9B settlement with Malaysia over 1MDB
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Goldman Sachs has reached a $3.9B settlement with Malaysia over the 1MDB sovereign wealth fund that was used to launder money.
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Vietnam bans wildlife imports, markets amid new health fears
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnam announced Friday that it was banning wildlife imports and would close wildlife markets in response to renewed concerns about the threat from diseases that can jump from animals to huma…
The Latest: UK's Johnson dismisses anti-vaxxers as 'nuts'
LONDON — U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has dismissed campaigners seeking to oppose vaccinations, describing so-called anti-vaxxers as “nuts.’’
AP News in Brief at 6:04 a.m. EDT
China tells US to close consulate in Chengdu in growing spat