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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…
The Nation's Weather
The Nation's Weather for Tuesday, July 21, 2020
The Latest: France adds to places where face masks mandatory
PARIS — Face masks are now required in France’s supermarkets, shopping malls, banks, stores and indoor markets to curb worrisome signs that the coronavirus is making inroads again.
Some Chinese cities reopen cinemas as virus threat recedes
BEIJING (AP) — China is going back to the movies.
Over 100 apply to replace Rep. Lewis on November ballot
ATLANTA (AP) — A select group of Georgia Democrats will sift through more than 100 applications Monday to decide who will replace Rep. John Lewis on the November ballot, after the longtime congressman's death last …
Egypt's lawmakers to vote on deploying troops to Libya
CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s parliament is expected to vote Monday to authorize the president to deploy troops to neighboring Libya if Turkey-backed forces there, allied with the U.N.-supported government in Tripoli, move …
Home learning, reopening schools especially hard in Africa
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Lessons via radio or TV. Math problems in newspapers. Classes on Zoom or WhatsApp.
North Korean leader berates officials over hospital project
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un berated construction managers for unspecified problems in building a showpiece hospital in comments reported Monday that may indicate the country is struggl…
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Families step in at Kabul COVID-19 ward to care for patients
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The intensive care unit at the Afghan capital's premier hospital for COVID-19 patients is a medical nightmare — and a stark warning how the country’s war-ravaged health care system risks c…
AP News in Brief at 12:04 a.m. EDT
Wrangling over virus relief persists despite high stakes
Most young virus cases in Texas county diagnosed this month
HOUSTON (AP) — Most of the 85 young children in a South Texas county who are known to have contracted the coronavirus tested positive this month amid a surge in the state, a health official said Sunday.
Black kids die more often after surgery, new research shows
Black children were more likely than whites to die after common surgeries, a U.S. study found, echoing evidence seen in adults.
Applications taken for 1 day to replace Rep Lewis on ballot
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Democrats will gather Monday to decide a replacement on November's ballot for U.S. Rep. John Lewis, who died Friday after serving for more than 30 years in Congress.
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Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong seeking seat in legislature
HONG KONG (AP) — Pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong filed candidacy papers Monday for upcoming legislative elections in Hong Kong, where the new national security law could prevent opposition candidates from taking…