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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…
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Search resumes for mass graves from 1921 Tulsa race massacre
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — A team of researchers and historians on Monday resumed test excavations of potential unmarked mass graves from the
Family told no footage of shooting of autistic Palestinian
JERUSALEM (AP) — The family of an autistic Palestinian man who was killed by Israeli police was informed by investigators on Monday that a security camera at the site of the shooting was not working, their lawyer s…
US to reject nearly all Chinese claims in South China Sea
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials say the Trump administration is poised to escalate its actions against China by stepping squarely into one of the most sensitive regional issues dividing them and rejecting outright…
Prosecutors: Epstein victim to speak at associate's hearing
NEW YORK (AP) — One or more victims of Jeffrey Epstein will tell a judge Tuesday that his ex-girlfriend should be denied bail on charges that she recruited teenage girls for him to sexually abuse in the 1990s, pros…
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FEDERAL EXECUTION — Chart. This digital embed measures support for the death penalty by U.S. adults since 1972. Data comes from the General Social Survey. This chart is current as of July 13, 2020 and will not upda…
The Latest: Florida doctors urge public to heed virus rules
MIAMI — A top Florida doctor says the state’s rapidly increasing number of COVID-19 cases is turning Miami into the “epicenter of the pandemic.”
Parents of slain Atlanta girl plead for help to find killer
ATLANTA (AP) — The parents of an 8-year-old Atlanta girl slain near the site of an earlier police killing pleaded for the public to help find whoever was responsible as their lawyers announced more reward money.
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FEDERAL EXECUTION — Chart. This digital embed shows U.S. executions carried out by year since the death penalty was reinstated in 1976. This chart is current as of July 8, 2020, and will update as events warrant. S…
Tennessee governor signs, court blocks 6-week abortion ban
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee on Monday signed one of the strictest abortion bans in the country, and a federal judge quickly blocked the measure.
Authorities say suspect who fired at officers fatally shot
ROCKWOOD, Tenn. (AP) — Police responding to a domestic call in Tennessee on Monday fatally shot a suspect who fired at officers, authorities said.
Trudeau apologizes for not recusing himself from decision
TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau apologized Monday for not recusing himself from a Cabinet decision to award a contract to a charity his family did paid work for.
The Latest: WHO urges against politicizing school reopenings
GENEVA — The World Health Organization says decisions to reopen schools should be part of a broad strategy for the fight against COVID-19, adding: “we can’t turn schools into yet another political football in this …
New Jersey woman survives mile-long ride through storm drain
PASSAIC, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey woman survived a harrowing mile-long ride through a storm drain after flash floods swept her and her car into the drainage system.