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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…
Egypt sets August election dates for restored Senate
CAIRO (AP) — Egypt will hold Senate elections over two days in August, the chief of the country’s election commission said Saturday, more than a year after the restoration of Parliament’s lower chamber, which was d…
Turkey: Fireworks factory employees detained after explosion
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s official news agency says three people have been detained in connection to a massive explosion at a fireworks factory that left at least four people dead.
The Latest: Florida has record number of new virus cases
ST. PETERSBURG, Florida — The Fourth of July holiday weekend began Saturday with some sobering numbers in the Sunshine State: Florida logged a record number of people testing positive for the coronavirus.
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VIRUS OUTBREAK-TRAVEL BAN HOLES-TRAVEL — Chart. This digital embed shows the number of U.S.-bound travelers from Hong Kong and Macau in the first four months of 2020, compared to 2019. This chart is current as of J…
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VIRUS OUTBREAK-TRAVEL BAN HOLES-AIRPORTS — Map. This digital embed locates the 11 U.S. airports to which travelers from China were routed during the China travel ban. This map is current as of July 3, 2020 and will…
Stimulus money could pose dilemmas in nursing homes
NEW YORK (AP) — Nursing home residents are among the Americans getting $1,200 checks as part of the U.S. government’s plan to revive the economy. But with many long-term care facilities under lockdown to prevent CO…
Much of US scales back on holiday, but Trump is going big
WASHINGTON (AP) — As coronavirus cases spike, public health officials are pleading with Americans to avoid large crowds and hold more muted Independence Day celebrations, but subdued is not President Donald Trump's…
Virus spike in Spain reveals plight of seasonal farm workers
LLEIDA, Spain (AP) — In the 20 years since he left his native Senegal, Biram Fall has never slept in the streets. This week, when he ran out of savings after failing to find work in northern Spain’s peach orchards,…
As monuments fall, Confederate carving has size on its side
STONE MOUNTAIN, Ga. (AP) — Some statues of figures from America's slave-owning past have been yanked down by protesters, others dismantled by order of governors or city leaders. But the largest Confederate monument…
Michigan village starts flood recovery, awaits funds
LANSING, Mich (AP) — Jenna Hulse was at work out of town as a nurse when she got a message from her brother that a dam three blocks from her house in the Michigan village of Sanford was failing.
Michigan village not waiting for federal, state flood relief
LANSING, Mich (AP) — Jenna Hulse was at work out of town as a nurse when she got a message from her brother that a dam three blocks from her house in the Michigan village of Sanford was failing.
Virus spike in Spain reveal plight of seasonal farm workers
LLEIDA, Spain (AP) — In the 20 years since he left his native Senegal, Biram Fall has never slept in the streets. This week, when he ran out of savings after failing to find work in northern Spain’s peach orchards,…
Mississippi could drop Jim Crow-era statewide voting process
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi just ditched its Confederate-themed state flag. Later this year, the state's voters will decide whether to dump a statewide election process that dates to the Jim Crow era.
1 killed, 3 wounded in shooting at Mississippi sports bar
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A man was fatally shot and three others were wounded in a shooting early Saturday at a nightclub in Mississippi's capital, an official said.
7 police officers hurt in unlicensed music event in London
LONDON (AP) — Seven police officers have been 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 w…