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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…
Pompeo, in Denmark, says US will assert greater Arctic role
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Wednesday the United States will become more active in the Arctic to counter growing Russian influence and thwart attempts by China to insert itse…
Greece: Homes evacuated due to wildfire near Corinth
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Homes have been evacuated in three areas near the southern Greek city of Corinth as firefighters struggled to contain a hillside blaze.
The Latest: Brazil president still tests positive for virus
BRASILIA, Brazil -- Brazil’s government says President Jair Bolsonaro is still testing positive for the coronavirus following his July 7 announcement.
Spain searches for migrant boat taking risky Atlantic route
MADRID (AP) — Spanish authorities searched Wednesday for a boat reportedly carrying around 60 migrants from western Africa to Spain's Canary Islands, a perilous Atlantic Ocean route that is increasingly attracting …
Ukraine's leader reveals details of talks with hostage-taker
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — An armed man who took more than a dozen hostages on a long-distance bus in Ukraine’s western city of Lutsk on Tuesday fulfilled the agreement he had reached with President Volodymyr Zelenskiy a…
Tropical Storm Gonzalo has formed over the Atlantic Ocean, the earliest "G" in a record-setting hurricane season
MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Gonzalo has formed over the Atlantic Ocean, the earliest "G" in a record-setting hurricane season.
Tropical Storm Gonzalo forms, the Atlantic's earliest 'G'
MIAMI (AP) — The National Hurricane Center in Miami says Tropical Storm Gonzalo has formed the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. This sets a record for the earliest named seventh tropical storm of the Atlantic hurrican…
Virus Outbreak, ADVISORY
Laboratories across the U.S. are buckling under a surge of coronavirus tests, creating long processing delays that experts say are actually undercutting the pandemic response. The bottlenecks are creating problems …
AP Entertainment Digest for Wednesday, July 22, 2020
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Telescope snaps family portrait of 2 planets around baby sun
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — For the first time, a telescope has captured a family portrait of another solar system with not just one, but two planets posing directly for the cameras while orbiting a star like our s…
Turkey, Russia say they seek lasting cease-fire in Libya
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish and Russian delegations met Wednesday in Turkey's capital to discuss the war in Libya and agreed to press ahead with efforts for a lasting cease-fire in the North African country, Turk…
Cops: 15 shot as gunfire erupts outside Chicago funeral home
CHICAGO (AP) — Fifteen people were shot, one person was being questioned and multiple suspects were being sought after gunfire erupted outside a funeral home on Chicago’s South Side as the federal government moved …
French blaze: Brothers drop from window, caught by rescuers
PARIS (AP) — A boy and a toddler escaped from a blazing apartment in the southeastern French city of Grenoble by dropping 10 meters (33 feet) from a window and being caught by members of the public. French media sa…
Bodies of young Afghans who died seeking asylum brought home
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The bodies of five Afghans who died when their boat crowded with migrants capsized in stormy weather in a lake in eastern Turkey last month were returned home to Afghanistan on Wednesday.
South Asia floods displace millions, kill 550
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — More than 9.6 million people across South Asia have been affected by severe floods, with hundreds of thousands struggling to get food and medicine, officials and aid organizations said Wedn…