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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: After lobbying, Catholic Church won $1.4B in virus aid
NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. Roman Catholic Church used a special and unprecedented exemption from federal rules to amass at least $1.4 billion in taxpayer-backed coronavirus aid, with many millions going to dioceses t…
WHO experts to visit China as part of COVID-19 investigation
BEIJING (AP) — Two World Health Organization experts will spend the next two days in the Chinese capital to lay the groundwork for a larger mission to investigate the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic.
2 deputies injured, suspect dead in California shooting
KNIGHTSEN, Calif. (AP) — Two sheriff's deputies were injured Thursday night and a suspect is dead in a shooting in Contra Costa County, authorities said.
Tapping into crime fears, GOP conflates mayhem with protests
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Trump's reelection campaign gets a reboot as virus persists
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's campaign reboot is getting a reboot.
Trump looks for political edge in latest high court rulings
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump won the White House on the promise of bringing a conservative shift to the Supreme Court. But this year and last, even with two justices Trump hand-picked, the court has sho…
The Latest: India reports more than 26,000 new virus cases
NEW DELHI — India’s is reporting another record one-day spike in coronavirus cases, prompting some states to reimpose lockdowns in high-risk areas.
UN official: 700 people died in Syrian camps for IS families
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. counterterrorism chief said his office received information that 700 people died recently in two camps in northeast Syria, where about 70,000 mainly women and children connected to Is…
2 California counties, once defiant, see virus cases rise
YUBA CITY, Calif. (AP) — At a bus stop in Yuba City, Ron Starkey sat on a concrete wall watching videos on his phone, a white face mask tightly folded in his right hand.
Lives Lost: Young Venezuelan dreamed of better life in Peru
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Yurancy Castillo did not want to leave her family.
Hanging death of Black man in California park ruled suicide
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The death of a Black man found hanging from a tree in a Southern California city park last month was ruled a suicide Thursday following a police investigation prompted by outrage from the family …
Seoul mayor left note saying 'sorry' as South Korea mourns
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Seoul's mayor left a note saying he felt “sorry to all people” before he was found dead early Friday, officials in the South Korean capital said as people began mourning the liberal legal …
AP Week in Pictures, Latin America & Caribbean
JULY 3-9, 2020
Biden's Iowa hires signal tightening in state Trump won big
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Joe Biden's presidential campaign has lined up a senior team in Iowa, a sign Democrats see the state where Republican Donald Trump beat them handily in 2016 as within reach.
Asia Today: Australia's Victoria state has record 288 cases
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia's Victoria state on Friday reported the new daily record of 288 coronavirus cases, which also reflects a record number of tests exceeding 37,500.