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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…
3 Turkish military police killed in fireworks truck blast
ISTANBUL (AP) — A truck carrying fireworks exploded in northwestern Turkey on Thursday, killing three military police officers and wounding 12 others.
Washington's 'Church of Presidents' etched in history again
The Rev. John C. Harper had been rector at the historic St. John’s Episcopal Church for less than a year when the 1963 March on Washington began taking shape. A lay leader in the congregation urged him to steer cle…
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Authorities: 1 dead after tornado hits western Minnesota
DALTON, Minn. (AP) — Severe storms that swept through parts of the Midwest produced at least one powerful tornado that damaged farms and killed one person and injured two others in western Minnesota, authorities sa…
Seoul mayor reported missing, his phone off, search underway
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The mayor of South Korean capital Seoul has been reported missing and police are searching for him on Thursday.
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COVID-19 pandemic in Africa is now reaching 'full speed'
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The COVID-19 pandemic in Africa is reaching “full speed,” the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention chief said Thursday, while a South African official said a single province is prep…
Police say the Seoul city mayor has been reported missing and search operations are underway
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Police say the Seoul city mayor has been reported missing and search operations are underway.
Police: Seoul mayor reported missing, search underway
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The mayor of South Korean capital Seoul has been reported missing and search operations are underway on Thursday, police said.
UN: World could hit 1.5-degree warming threshold by 2024
GENEVA (AP) — The world could see annual global temperatures pass a key threshold for the first time in the coming five years, the U.N. weather agency said Thursday.
Tornado hits 3 farms, crosses I-94 in western Minnesota
DALTON, Minn. (AP) — A powerful tornado damaged farms and injured at least two people in western Minnesota on Wednesday, the National Weather Service said.
Serbia mulls anti-virus rules as clashes erupt over lockdown
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia’s authorities on Thursday are deciding what measures to impose to halt a surging spread of the new coronavirus, in the wake of two nights of clashes between police and anti-lockdown d…
Kentucky man who threatened school shooting gets 10 years
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky man who pleaded guilty to threatening to shoot someone at a high school has been sentenced.
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Health official: Trump rally 'likely' source of virus surge
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — President Donald Trump's campaign rally in Tulsa in late June that drew thousands of participants and large protests "likely contributed" to a dramatic surge in new coronavirus cases, Tulsa Cit…