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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…
Californians celebrate July 4 with virtual parades, masks
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — As the coronavirus surges in the state, Californians celebrated Independence Day with virtual parades featuring photos of flag-draped front porches instead of pancake breakfasts and crowded fes…
Amid furor over monuments, Trump seeks `garden' of US heroes
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has a vision for his second term, if he wins one, of establishing a “National Garden of American Heroes” that will pay tribute to some of the most prominent figures in U.S. …
The Latest: Texas conservative wanted Guard to `kill ’em'
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11 officers hurt breaking up unlicensed London music event
LONDON (AP) — Eleven police officers were injured while trying to break up an unlicensed music event in west London, the latest in a series of illegal gatherings in the British capital over the past couple of weeks…
The Latest: Virus doesn't stop annual hot dog eating contest
NEW YORK — The coronavirus put a damper on this year’s Fourth of July celebrations in New York, but some things stayed the same. Joey Chestnut and Miki Sudo repeated as men’s and women’s champions at Saturday’s Nat…
Chlorine gas leak at plant sickens 70 in southeast Iran
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A chlorine gas leak at a petrochemical center in southeast Iran sickened 70 workers, state-run IRNA news agency reported Saturday.
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Judge extends hospitalization of truck attack plot suspect
GREENBELT, Md. (AP) — A federal judge has extended the court-ordered hospitalization of a Maryland man deemed mentally unfit for trial on charges he planned an Islamic State-inspired attack at a shopping and entert…
The Latest: Groups sue over N. Carolina city's protest law
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Swiss zookeeper dies after tiger attack inside enclosure
BERLIN (AP) — A 55-year-old keeper at Zurich's zoo was killed by one of the park's Siberian tigers, officials in the Swiss city said Saturday
The Latest: Man charged with vehicular assault in Seattle
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The Latest: Confederate statue in Maryland toppled
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The Latest: Ex-Virginia governor accuses library of racism
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Egypt's top court upholds 15-year-sentence for activist
CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s highest criminal court Saturday upheld a 15-year sentence for one of the leading activists behind the country’s 2011 uprising who was convicted of taking part in clashes between protesters and …
US holiday weekend adds to virus worries as case counts grow
ST. PETE BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Florida and Texas reported record daily increases in confirmed coronavirus cases Saturday, the latest sign that the virus is surging in many parts of the United States, casting a pall ov…