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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…
Appeals court temporarily halts Dakota Access line shutdown
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A federal appeals court on Tuesday temporarily halted a judge’s order that the Dakota Access Pipeline be shut down in three weeks.
Mexico records near-record daily deaths, coronavirus cases
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico recorded 836 more confirmed deaths from COVID-19 and 7,051 more coronavirus cases Tuesday, both among the highest figures the country has registered as continued high infection rates stymi…
The Latest: 30 Mississippi legislators positive for virus
JACKSON, Miss. — At least 30 Mississippi legislators and 11 other people who work in the state Capitol are known to have tested positive for the new coronavirus, said the state health officer, Dr. Thomas Dobbs.
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Tuberville beats Sessions, wins Alabama Senate GOP primary
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions lost the Republican nomination for his old Senate seat in Alabama to former college football coach Tommy Tuberville, likely ending a long political car…
McConnell: GOP virus proposal for schools, others out soon
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said he'll begin to roll out details of the new
Trump transition panel agrees to fine over NJ registration
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal said Monday he reached a deal with President Donald Trump's transition committee stemming from a lawsuit alleging the organization failed to properly r…
Dozens injured in collision of trains near Czech capital
PRAGUE (AP) — A passenger train and a freight train collided near the Czech capital on Tuesday, injuring dozens of passengers, officials said.
The Latest: Venezuela's new coronavirus cases reach 10,000
CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuelan officials say new coronavirus cases have surpassed 10,000 nationwide, with an alarming number of recent illnesses found in the capital of Caracas.
McConnell: GOP virus aid for schools, others out next week
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday he'll begin to roll out details of the new
Correction: Trump-Inaugural Probe story
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — In a story July 13, 2020, about an agreement between the New Jersey attorney general and Trump for America Inc., The Associated Press erroneously reported how the organization was supporting Do…
No prosecution in Black man's 2018 custody death
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — No criminal charges will be filed against any of four sheriff's deputies in connection with the 2018 asphyxiation and beating death of a Black man during an arrest in 2018, a suburban New Orleans…
Whether inmate mentally fit for execution could cause delay
CHICAGO (AP) — The man next on the list to be executed by the federal government after a nearly 20-year hiatus ended this week may have a better chance of avoiding lethal injection, legal experts say, because he su…
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Ole Miss moves Confederate statue from prominent campus spot
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Confederate monument that’s long been a divisive symbol at the University of Mississippi was removed Tuesday from a prominent spot on the Oxford campus, just two weeks after Mississippi surr…