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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…
AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EDT
Virus prompts drastic measures as death tolls set records
Monsoon floods, landslides kill at least 221 in South Asia
NEW DELHI (AP) — Floods and landslides triggered by heavy monsoon rains have killed at least 221 people across South Asia over the past month, officials said Friday.
Asia Today: S. Korea sees evidence outbreak is stabilizing
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean health officials were optimistic Friday that the country’s COVID-19 outbreak is coming under control despite a spike in infections tied to international arrivals.
The Latest: Australia tries to contain outbreak to Melbourne
MELBOURNE, Australia — Australia’s Victoria state has reported a daily record of 428 new COVID-19 cases as authorities move to increase testing in the state to monitor for any spread of the coronavirus from the Mel…
Judge: Californians can buy foie gras from out of state
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that California residents can again legally buy foie gras, provided the product and transaction are made out of state, but they still can’t get the delicacy in restauran…
Prosecutor: No time for evidence against arrested reporter
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A prosecutor who is pursuing charges against an Iowa newspaper reporter who was arrested while covering a protest in May told a judge Thursday that his office shouldn't have to give body-cam…
AP News in Brief at 9:04 p.m. EDT
Virus prompts drastic measures in Texas as death toll grows
Virus prompts drastic measures as death tolls set records
HOUSTON (AP) — The coronavirus kept surging in hot spots around the U.S. on Thursday, with one city in South Carolina urging people to pray it into submission, a hospital in Texas bringing in military medical perso…
Foie gras back on the menu in California after court ruling
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that California residents can again legally buy foie gras, provided the product and transaction are made out of state, but they still can’t get the delicacy in restauran…
Struggling India set to cross 1 million coronavirus cases
NEW DELHI (AP) — India inched closer to 1 million coronavirus cases on Friday, third only to the United States and Brazil, prompting concerns about its readiness to confront an inevitable surge that could overwhelm…
AP PHOTOS: India fights virus as cases near 1 million
NEW DELHI, India (AP) — From high up in the Himalayan valley of Kashmir to the seemingly endless sprawl of beaches in Kanyakumari, the virus despair has stretched across the large swathes of India, overwhelming its…
Mexico governor seeks unity with president on facing crime
MEXICO CITY (AP) — President Andrés Manuel López Obrador heard frank disagreement Thursday during his tour of three opposition-governed states that are among Mexico’s most violent.
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July 10-16, 2020
Alabama steers money for preservation of last slave ship
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Alabama is spending $1 million to preserve the remnants of the last slave ship known to have landed in the United States more than 150 years ago.
Oakland to pay $32.7M to settle deadly warehouse fire suits
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Oakland will pay $32.7 million to settle lawsuits filed over a 2016 fire at an illegally converted warehouse dubbed the Ghost Ship that killed 36 people, the city announced Thursday.