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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…
ACLU and lawyers sue to free ex-Trump attorney Michael Cohen
NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer sued Attorney General William Barr and the Bureau of Prisons director Monday, saying he’s being unjustly held behind bars to stop him from finishing a…
US sanctions Chinese companies over Muslim abuse complaints
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government has imposed trade sanctions on 11 companies it says are implicated in human rights abuses in China’s Muslim northwestern region of Xinjiang.
China's mighty Yangtze nears crest again, new floods feared
BEIJING (AP) — Engorged with more heavy rains, China’s mighty Yangtze River is cresting again, bringing fears of further destruction as seasonal floods that already have left more than 140 people dead or missing ha…
Correction: China-Floods story
BEIJING (AP) — In a story July 18, 2020, about flooding in China, The Associated Press used the wrong unit to report how quickly water was expected to flow into the reservoir behind the Three Gorges Dam. The expect…
Florida Democrats running to boost Biden from the bottom up
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Before the coronavirus pandemic sickened Florida's economy, and before the Black Lives Matter movement widened her eyes to racial injustice, Kelly Johnson had little interest in politics ex…
EU nations clinch $2.1T budget, virus aid deal after 4 days
BRUSSELS (AP) — Weary but relieved, European Union leaders finally clinched an unprecedented 1.82 trillion euro ($2.1 trillion) budget and coronavirus recovery fund early Tuesday, somehow finding unity after four d…
EU Council President Charles Michel says virus relief agreement "shows our belief in our common future"
BRUSSELS (AP) — EU Council President Charles Michel says virus relief agreement "shows our belief in our common future."
EU leaders clinch $2.1 trillion pandemic relief and budget deal after 4 days, 4 nights of infighting over money, power
BRUSSELS (AP) — EU leaders clinch $2.1 trillion pandemic relief and budget deal after 4 days, 4 nights of infighting over money, power.
Asia shares rise on vaccine hopes, tech rally on Wall Street
Asian shares were mostly higher Tuesday on rising hopes for an effective vaccine to fight the coronavirus pandemic.
Senate panel now likely to back questionable Trump Fed pick
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a shift, the Senate Banking Committee is likely to back President Donald Trump's unconventional nomination of Judy Shelton for the Federal Reserve's Board of Governors in a party-line vote Tues…
California court upholds verdict in Monsanto cancer case
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A California appeals court on Monday upheld a groundbreaking verdict that Monsanto’s widely used weed killer caused cancer in a school groundskeeper but the panel also slashed the damage award …
The Latest: SKorea's new virus cases bounce back after drop
SEOUL, South Korea __ South Korea’s new virus cases have bounced back to above 40, a day after it reported its smallest daily jump in local COVID-19 transmissions in two months.
Asia Today: New restrictions coming for Australian hot spot
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australia’s hot spot Victoria state on Tuesday reported 374 new cases of COVID-19, its second-highest daily tally.
New Zealand lawmaker quits after allegedly sending lewd pics
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A New Zealand lawmaker abruptly resigned Tuesday after being accused of sending sexually explicit images to women and lying about it to both police and his conservative party's leader.
St. Louis couple charged for pulling, waving guns at protest
ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis’ top prosecutor on Monday charged a husband and wife with felony unlawful use of a weapon for displaying guns during a racial injustice protest outside their mansion.