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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…
Clarification: Trump-Rushmore-The Latest story
MOUNT RUSHMORE NATIONAL MEMORIAL, S.D. (AP) — In a July 3 story about President Donald Trump’s speech at Mount Rushmore, The Associated Press reported that Trump accused activists who want to remove monuments to Co…
Malawi's new president urges all to root out corruption
BLANTYRE, Malawi (AP) — Malawi’s newly elected President Lazarus Chakwera has been inaugurated Monday in a small ceremony, following a last-minute change from a stadium event in order to prevent the spread of the c…
Indiana officials investigate report of assault on Black man
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A Black man says a group of white men assaulted him and threatened to “get a noose” after claiming that he and his friends had trespassed on private property as they gathered at an Indiana lake …
Virus Outbreak, ADVISORY
Hospitals were fast approaching capacity in Florida and Texas, and the Miami area again ordered restaurants closed as the number of confirmed coronavirus cases and hospitalizations began to climb. The dour news com…
Embed-Chicago Violence, ADVISORY
US CHICAGO VIOLENCE-US CHICAGO VIOLENCE — Chart. One of Chicago’s bloodiest holiday weekends in memory ended with 17 people fatally shot and 70 more wounded. The violence brought the total number of homicides for t…
Mexico warns states against parental veto of sex ed classes
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Mexican federal government has warned five states against proposals to allow a kind of parental veto over school curriculum that deals with gender issues and sex.
Museum: 'Dukes of Hazzard' car with Confederate flag to stay
VOLO, Ill. (AP) — A northern Illinois auto museum has no plan to stop displaying a Dodge Charger from the “Dukes of Hazzard” television show with the Confederate battle flag painted atop the vehicle.
NY count: 6,300 virus patients were sent to nursing homes
NEW YORK (AP) — New York hospitals released more than 6,300 recovering coronavirus patients into nursing homes during the height of the pandemic under a controversial, now-scrapped policy, state officials said Mond…
Author sues to stop removal of controversial Kentucky mural
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Award-winning Kentucky writer Wendell Berry and his wife sued the University of Kentucky on Monday to try to stop the removal of a mural that has been the object of protest for its depictions …
Fossils reveal dinosaur forerunner smaller than a cellphone
Meet Kongonaphon kely, a pocket sized dinosaur forerunner that was smaller than your cellphone.
White woman charged after racist Central Park confrontation
NEW YORK (AP) — A white woman who called the police during a videotaped dispute with a Black man over her walking her dog without a leash in Central Park was charged Monday with filing a false police report.
Iraqi expert on armed groups shot dead in Baghdad
BAGHDAD (AP) — An Iraqi analyst who was a leading expert on the Islamic State and other armed groups was shot dead in Baghdad on Monday after receiving threats from Iran-backed militias.
The Latest: Coronavirus cases in Arizona surpass 100,000
PHOENIX — The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Arizona, which leads the U.S. in new cases per capita, has now surpassed 100,000. State health officials said Monday that younger people have comprised more th…
Correction: Confederate Flag Car-Museum story
VOLO, Ill. (AP) — In a story July 5, 2020, about an Illinois museum that will continue to display a car from the “Dukes of Hazzard” television show with the Confederate battle flag painted atop, The Associated Pres…
Prosecutor: White woman has been charged with falsely calling 911 on Black man in racist Central Park confrontation
NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutor: White woman has been charged with falsely calling 911 on Black man in racist Central Park confrontation.