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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…
Singapore's long-ruling party has won Friday's general elections but faces a setback after opposition made minor gains.
SINGAPORE (AP) — Singapore's long-ruling party has won Friday's general elections but faces a setback after opposition made minor gains.
COVID hits dozens of Latin leaders, including presidents
HAVANA (AP) — The COVID-19 pandemic is sweeping through the leadership of Latin America, with two more presidents and powerful officials testing positive this week for the new coronavirus, adding a destabilizing ne…
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Protester: Man pulls gun on anniversary of flag’s removal
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Counterprotesters said a passing driver pointed a gun at them Friday and said “All Lives Matter,” as competing groups gathered in front of South Carolina’s capitol building to mark the five-ye…
Pair pleads guilty in plot to firebomb Nebraska pharmacy
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — Two men who plotted to firebomb a Nebraska pharmacy to benefit their own online black market drug dealing pleaded guilty Friday to federal charges.
Lawyer: Over 150 Minneapolis officers seeking disability
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — More than 150 Minneapolis police officers are filing work-related disability claims after the death of George Floyd and ensuing unrest, with about three-quarters citing post-traumatic stress diso…
Trump undercuts health experts — again — in schools debate
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House seating chart spoke volumes.
Thousands demonstrate in Mali despite promises of reform
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Thousands marched Friday in Mali's capital in anti-government demonstrations urged by an opposition group that rejects the president's promises of reforms.
Ethiopia says 2 arrested in killing that sparked mass unrest
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Ethiopia’s attorney general says two people have been arrested and a third is on the run after the shooting death of a popular singer that set off days of deadly unrest.
2 New Orleans statues toppled, 1 vandalized with red paint
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — At least two statues of prominent historical figures were pulled from their pedestals in New Orleans and another has been covered with red spray paint, authorities said Friday.
No bail for 2 accused of helping ex-Nissan boss escape Japan
BOSTON (AP) — A Massachusetts father and son who prosecutors say helped smuggle Nissan’s former chairman out of Japan last year were denied bail by a federal judge in Boston on Friday.
Christian groups oppose ICE rule on international students
Leaders of 12 Christian organizations on Friday urged the Trump administration to rescind a policy requiring international students to leave the U.S. or transfer if their colleges hold classes entirely online this …
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Wall Street rises as optimism caps erratic week of trading
NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is climbing Friday, and the S&P 500 is heading for its third weekly gain in the last four.
Michigan woman says fear led her to pull gun on Black family
A white woman who was charged after she was captured on video pulling a handgun on an unarmed Black woman and her daughters outside of a Michigan restaurant says she feared for her life.