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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…
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US labs buckle amid testing surge; world virus cases top 15M
The Latest: California in new deal with Chinese mask maker
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California will spend an additional $315 million on protective masks through a contract with a Chinese manufacturer.
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Man charged with 1973 killing of California girl dies
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A Colorado man charged with strangling an 11-year-old California girl in 1973 died Wednesday at an Orange County hospital, authorities said.
The Latest: Brazil reports nearly 68,000 virus infections
BRASILIA, Brazil — Brazil’s health ministry has reported a record 67,860 confirmed coronavirus cases over the last 24 hours.
Southwest will test thermal cameras at Dallas Love Field
DALLAS (AP) — Southwest Airlines will test thermal cameras for spotting people with fevers beginning next month at the Dallas airport as it tries to convince people to fly during the coronavirus pandemic, officials…
Sierra Club apologizes for founder John Muir's racist views
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Sierra Club apologized Wednesday for racist remarks its founder, naturalist John Muir, made more then a century ago as the influential environmental group grapples with a harmful history that…
White House, GOP agree to virus testing but aid bill shifts
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans and the White House reached tentative agreement late Wednesday for more testing funds in the next COVID-19 relief package, but deep disagreements over the scope of the $1 trilli…
California moves past NY, now tops in nation for virus cases
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A record one-day total of newly confirmed coronavirus cases gave California more than 415,000 since the pandemic began, sending it past New York for the most in the country, data from Wedn…
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The Latest: Florida gov says kids hurt by closed schools
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says there is a strong need to reopen schools. He says keeping them closed will lead to depression, social isolation and a higher dropout rate. However, he adds that pa…
Child abduction, forced labor scandal widens in south Mexico
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A scandal involving the abduction and exploitation of young children in a colonial Mexican city popular with tourists widened Wednesday when prosecutors released additional evidence that an adult…
Ex-cop charged in Floyd's death faces 9 tax evasion counts
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The former Minneapolis police officer charged with murder in the death of
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Family of Black man shot 22 times by police settles lawsuit
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia city has agreed to settle an excessive force lawsuit filed by the family of a homeless Black man who was shot 22 times by police, an attorney said.