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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 Deleg Count-Dem States, 4th Add,400
Delaney +- Dunlap +- Ellinger +- Gleiberman +-
UN states reach deal on declaration marking 75th anniversary
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The 193 members of the United Nations reached agreement on a declaration to commemorate this year’s 75th anniversary of the world organization, recalling the U.N.’s successes and failure and v…
AP Delegate Count,100
Australia isolates virus-prone state, Serbs oppose lockdown
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia isolated the state of Victoria on Wednesday in a bid to contain the worsening spread of the coronavirus as the city of Melbourne prepared for its second lockdown, an example of …
Texas set to resume executions after delay during pandemic
HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — The nation’s busiest death penalty state prepared to resume executions Wednesday evening following a five-month delay during the coronavirus pandemic after the U.S Supreme Court rejected th…
'Desperation science' slows the hunt for coronavirus drugs
Desperate to solve the deadly conundrum of COVID-19, the world is clamoring for fast answers and solutions from a research system not built for haste.
Asian shares mostly lower as pandemic saps buying momentum
TOKYO (AP) — Shares were mostly lower in Asia on Wednesday as uncertainty over the coronavirus pandemic sapped the buying enthusiasm that has been driving prices higher.
AP Deleg Count-Dem States, 5th Add,400
Greenstein +- Haas +- Harris +- Hewes +-
Japan battered by more heavy rain, floods, nearly 60 dead
TOKYO (AP) — Pounding rain that already caused deadly floods in southern Japan was moving northeast Wednesday, battering large areas of Japan's main island, swelling more rivers, triggering mudslides and destroying…
AP Deleg Count-Dem States, 1st Add,400
Buttigieg +- Klobuchar +- Gabbard +- Uncommitted +-
AP Deleg Count-GOP States, 6 Takes,450
State Trump +- Weld +- Ardini +- Boddie +-
PP-Dem-Pres-All,100
The Latest: Pakistan's daily infections drop as testing cut
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s daily infection rate dropped below 3,000 for the second straight day, though medical experts caution it may be due to less testing.
A deeply divided Poland chooses a president in runoff vote
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Two bitter rivals are heading into a razor's-edge presidential runoff election Sunday in Poland that is seen as an important test of populism in Europe after a campaign that exacerbated a cons…
Envoy says US ready to resume talks with North Korea
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — President Donald Trump’s point man to North Korea said Wednesday that the U.S. administration is ready to resume stalled nuclear negotiations despite the North’s repeated claims that it ha…