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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 Latest: India records biggest 1-day surge of near 39,000
NEW DELHI — A record 24-hour surge of 38,902 new cases has taken India’s coronavirus total to 1,077,618.
China blasts dam to release floodwaters as death toll rises
BEIJING (AP) — Authorities in central China blasted a dam Sunday to release surging waters behind it amid widespread flooding across the country that has claimed scores of lives.
Virus deaths top 600,000 as cases rise in India, SAfrica
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Countries from the U.S. to South Africa to India were struggling to hold down rising rates of the coronavirus, as global deaths from COVID-19 surged past 600,000 in a sign of how far off the wor…
Congress confronts new virus crisis rescue as pandemic grows
WASHINGTON (AP) — It stands as the biggest economic rescue in U.S. history, the $2.2 trillion
Texas coronavirus cases include more than 80 infants
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A health official on the Texas Gulf Coast said 85 infants have tested positive for the coronavirus.
Asia Today: Masks mandatory as cases rise in Australia state
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — After a one-day respite, COVID-19 cases in the Australian state of Victoria have risen again, prompting a move to make masks mandatory in metropolitan Melbourne and the nearby shire of M…
The Latest: Global death toll for pandemic now above 600,000
Johns Hopkins University says the global death toll from COVID-19 has surpassed 600,000.
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross hospitalized, 'minor' issues
WASHINGTON (AP) — Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross was hospitalized for “minor, non-coronavirus related issues,” a department spokesperson said Saturday.
Trump nominates former SC official for Belize ambassadorship
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — President Donald Trump has nominated South Carolina's former lieutenant governor to be the next ambassador to Belize.
The Latest: South Korea reports less than 40 new virus cases
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea has reported less than 40 additional cases of the coronavirus for a second straight day, as authorities struggle to suppress an uptick in local infections.
Republicans pick Freitas in closely watched House contest
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Republicans have picked state Del. Nick Freitas as their candidate to face off against U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger this fall in one of the country’s marquee congressional races.
US appeals court overrules Texas GOP's in-person convention
A federal appeals court has overruled a judge's decision allowing the Texas Republican Party to hold an in-person convention in Houston, marking a big win for the the nation's fourth-largest city in an ongoing batt…
Asia Today: Another 13 cases in China's far west outbreak
BEIJING (AP) — China on Sunday reported another 13 confirmed cases of the coronavirus in the northwestern city of Urumqi, raising the total in the country’s most recent local outbreak to at least 30.
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As virus surges in some US states, emergency rooms swamped
The Latest: Mexico reports more than 7,600 new daily cases
MEXICO CITY -- Mexico continues to register near-record levels of confirmed coronavirus infections, frustrating plans to reopen the economy.