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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 12:09 a.m. EDT
Small businesses around the world struggle to survive
China accuses US of sowing discord in South China Sea
BEIJING (AP) — China on Tuesday described a U.S. rejection of its maritime claims in the South China Sea as completely unjustified and accused the U.S. of attempting to sow discord between China and the Southeast A…
Texas heads to polls for Senate runoff as virus rages
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — As Texas struggles to contain a raging coronavirus outbreak, voters on Tuesday were set to head out to polls for runoff elections that include choosing a Democratic nominee in a U.S. Senate rac…
AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EDT
US debates school reopening, WHO warns 'no return to normal'
Hawaii delays quarantine waiver, cites mainland outbreaks
HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii's governor said Monday he will wait another month to waive a 14-day quarantine requirement for out-of-state travelers who test negative for COVID-19, citing increasing virus cases in Hawaii, …
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The Latest: Yemen’s Houthi rebels ease virus restrictions
CAIRO — Yemen’s Houthi rebels are easing a variety of coronavirus restrictions amid a news blackout on the virus’ toll in their territory.
Number of disappeared in Mexico rises to over 73,000
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The number of missing and disappeared in Mexico has risen to 73,201, and the vast majority — 71,678 — have gone missing since drug gang violence began increasing in 2006. The government reported …
The Latest: Number in COVID-19 treatment only 297 in China
BEIJING — China says the number of people in treatment for COVID-19 in the country has fallen to just 297, with only three new cases of coronarvirus reported, all brought from outside the country.
AP News in Brief at 9:04 p.m. EDT
US debates school reopening, WHO warns 'no return to normal'
Protesters: Caribou heart meant to send message to senator
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The man who owned a caribou heart that protesters said they wanted to give U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan during a disrupted campaign event said Sullivan reminded him of the robotic Tin Man from “The …
Mexican man with coronavirus dies in ICE custody
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A Mexican man being held in U.S. immigration custody in Florida died shortly after testing positive for the coronavirus, officials said Monday.
UN: Airstrike in northwest Yemen kills 7 children, 2 women
CAIRO (AP) — An airstrike in northwest Yemen killed seven children and two women, the United Nations reported Monday, the latest escalation of a conflict that has killed thousands of civilians and spawned the world…
Oklahoma drops murder charges in vehicle child deaths
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — An Oklahoma district attorney's office dismissed two murder charges against a man whose two children died in a hot vehicle after prosecutors determined the children’s tribal history.
North Dakota urges court to halt Dakota Access line shutdown
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota is urging a federal appeals court to block a judge’s order to shut down the Dakota Access Pipeline.