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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…
Arson inquiry launched for French cathedral fire in Nantes
NANTES, France (AP) — French officials launched an arson inquiry Saturday after a fire broke out in the Gothic cathedral of the western French city of Nantes, shattering stained glass windows and sending black smok…
French protesters mark death of Black man in police custody
PARIS (AP) — Protesters are marching in a Paris suburb Saturday to mark the fourth anniversary of the death of a Black man in police custody, whose case has mobilized broad anger against police brutality and racial…
The Nation's Weather
The Nation's Weather for Sunday, July 19, 2020
Floods kill 14 in China as water peaks at Three Gorges Dam
BEIJING (AP) — At least 14 people have died in the latest round of seasonal rains and flooding in southern China, as soldiers and workers built makeshift barriers with sandbags and rocks Saturday to keep the Yangtz…
Mass protests rock Russian Far East city again
KHABAROVSK, Russia (AP) — Mass rallies rocked the Russian Far East city of Khabarovsk again on Saturday, as tens of thousands took to the streets to protest the arrest of the region’s governor on charges of involve…
French firefighters battle blaze in cathedral in Nantes
NANTES, France (AP) — A fire broke out Saturday in the Gothic cathedral of the western French city of Nantes, shattering stained glass windows and sending black smoke spewing from between its towers as firefighters…
EU leaders resume 'grumpy' summit on budget, virus fund
BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders hunted for compromises Saturday on the second day of a summit to reach a deal on an unprecedented 1.85 trillion euro ($2.1 trillion) EU budget and coronavirus recovery fund, w…
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Rep. John Lewis remembered for legacy of 'good trouble'
ATLANTA (AP) — Congressman John Lewis, a civil rights icon and the last of the Big Six civil rights activists led by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.,
Tanzanian opposition leader urges united front ahead of vote
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — One opposition leader was shot 16 times and fled the country. Another had his leg broken by unknown assailants and his newspaper was shut down. A third, the country's most prominent, has been …
Germany: Black Forest fugitive held after 5 days on the run
BERLIN (AP) — A man who disarmed four officers at gunpoint in southwestern Germany before fleeing into the Black Forest was arrested Friday after a five-day manhunt that involved more than 2,500 police in total.
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Las Vegas police reach $2.2M settlement in chokehold death
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The family of a man who was punched, hit with stun gun jolts and put in a neck restraint by a police officer outside a Las Vegas casino in 2017 has reached a tentative $2.2 million settlement with …
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Today in History
Tennessee governor delays scheduled execution due to virus
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee death row inmate received a rare temporary reprieve from Gov. Bill Lee on Friday, after the Republican announced the execution would not take place this year because of the coron…