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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…
Exit poll: Croatia's ruling conservatives win big in vote
ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Croatia's ruling conservatives have a strong lead over their main center-left rivals at a parliamentary election Sunday held amid a spike in the new coronavirus cases, according to an exit po…
The Latest: Cities want stay-home orders as Texas cases rise
DALLAS — Leaders in two of Texas’ biggest cities are calling on the governor to empower local governments to order residents to stay home as the state’s continued surge in confirmed cases of the coronavirus tests h…
The Latest: Arkansas gov: Trump event goers must wear masks
WASHINGTON -- Republican Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson says if President Donald Trump were to hold a campaign rally in his Trump-friendly state, people will need to wear masks.
Correction: Election 2020-Digital story
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a story July 4, 2020, about social media and the 2020 presidential campaign, The Associated Press erroneously reported the name of an Instagram account for a group that bakes bread and ships so…
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.
Israeli military says Gaza militants fire 2 rockets
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military on Sunday said two rockets were fired by Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip toward southern Israel.
The Latest: Italy reports dip in virus cases after 5 days
ROME — After five straight days of small increases, the number of day-to-day confirmed COVID-19 cases in Italy has dipped.
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Dominican Republic chooses leader amid rising COVID-19 cases
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — With COVID-19 cases still surging, the Dominican Republic on Sunday held presidential elections that had already been delayed by the pandemic, and polls indicated that a bus…
The Latest: Florida hits more than 200,000 coronavirus cases
MIAMI — Florida health officials say the state has reached a grim milestone: more than 200,000 people have tested positive for COVID-19.
Former officer charged in Floyd's death posts $750K bond
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A former Minneapolis police officer charged in the killing of George Floyd has been released from jail, according to Hennepin County jail records.
The Latest: FDA head rejects Trump's 'harmless' virus claim
WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration commissioner is declining to back up President Donald Trump’s claim that 99% of coronavirus cases are “harmless.”
Debates turn emotional as schools decide how and if to open
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — School districts across America are in the midst of making wrenching decisions over how to resume classes in settings radically altered by the coronavirus pandemic, with school buses running …
Israel, Palestinians face new restrictions amid virus surge
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel said Sunday it has ordered thousands of people into quarantine after a contentious phone surveillance program resumed while Palestinians in the West Bank returned to life under lockdo…
The Latest:Phoenix mayor says virus test shortage a 'crisis'
WASHINGTON — Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego is pointing to a “crisis” involving coronavirus testing shortages in her city due to surging cases in Arizona, which leads the U.S. in new coronavirus cases per capita.