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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 Deleg Count-Dem Regions, 11 Takes,450
NORTHEAST Biden +- Sanders +- Warren +- Bloomberg +-
North Dakota tribe sues over ruling giving minerals to state
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Leaders of the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation in North Dakota sued the federal government Wednesday due to a Department of Interior opinion that sides with the state over valuable mineral …
Colombia relocates village of ex-rebels as killings surge
A village of former guerrilla fighters who laid down their arms in a historic 2016 peace deal was relocated by Colombian authorities Wednesday after 11 of its residents were murdered over the past three years.
In the open: White House advisers tussle over virus response
WASHINGTON (AP) — Infighting over the White House's handling of the coronovirus pandemic is spilling further into public view, with trade adviser Peter Navarro panning Dr. Anthony Fauci as President Donald Trump st…
Tunisian prime minister resigns over conflict of interest
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisia's prime minister resigned Wednesday amid suspicions of conflict of interest because of his stake in a waste processing company that won government contracts worth 15 million euro.
Groups petition for southeast Alaska wolf protections
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Conservation groups asked the federal government Wednesday to provide Endangered Species Act protections to a southeast Alaska wolf population they say is under threat from factors including t…
Climate change makes freak Siberian heat 600 times likelier
Nearly impossible without man-made global warming, this year’s freak Siberian heat wave is producing climate change’s most flagrant footprint of extreme weather, a new flash study says.
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Mental fitness claim halts 2nd federal execution -- for now
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — A judge on Wednesday halted the execution of a man, said to be suffering from dementia, who was set to die by lethal injection in the federal government’s second execution this week after a…
US backs France in standoff with Turkey over warships
PARIS (AP) — The White House national security adviser says the U.S. is “very sympathetic” to France in its dispute with Turkey over a naval standoff in the Mediterranean Sea between the two NATO allies.
Lawyers: Trump might claim harassment in tax return quest
NEW YORK (AP) — A week after
Stocks climb on Wall Street along with hopes for a vaccine
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks rose across the board on Wall Street Wednesday following some encouraging, though very early results in developing a coronavirus vaccine. Rearchers said late Tuesday that one developed by the…
Kansas congressman charged with providing false information
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A freshman Kansas congressman is accused of providing false information to a sheriff's deputy to hamper an investigation into whether he broke state election laws by listing a UPS Inc. store pos…
The Latest: Louisiana AG says mask mandate likely illegal
BATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry has issued a legal opinion saying the governor’s statewide mask mandate and bar restrictions to combat the coronavirus outbreak appear to violate Louisiana’…
US sanctions companies linked to businessman close to Putin
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has imposed sanctions on companies connected to a Russian businessman who is close to Russian President Vladimir Putin and suspected of helping finance the covert social m…