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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…
Embed-Virus Outbreak Report-Small Business, ADVISORY
VIRUS OUTBREAK SMALL BUSINESS — Chart. This digital embed shows that a gradual recovery of business in states that had reopened early has leveled off as reported coronavirus cases in those states have shot up. The …
Wisconsin officer shoots Black man brandishing knives
SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin police officer shot and killed a Black man on Thursday after the man allegedly chased a woman with a pair of knives, though the man's family said police knew he had psychiatric is…
White Michigan couple arrested after gun pulled on Blacks
A white couple was arrested after at least one handgun was pulled on a Black woman and her daughters during a videotaped confrontation in a restaurant parking lot in Michigan, authorities said Thursday.
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US-ECONOMY-JOBS-REPORT-RATE — Chart. The U.S. unemployment rate has surged since the coronavirus outbreak and recently subsided a bit as businesses began to reopen. The following digital embed shows the U.S. unempl…
The Latest: Texas governor orders mask wearing in public
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ordered that face coverings must be worn in public across most of the state, a dramatic ramp up of the Republican’s efforts to control spiking numbers of confirmed coronavirus…
Harley-Davidson cuts ties with dealership over racist posts
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Harley-Davidson said it is pulling its Facebook ads for the month of July and severing ties with a Tennessee dealership whose owner was accused of posting racist comments on social media disparagin…
Military chief: Troops were issued bayonets in DC unrest
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff has confirmed
Kansas legislators seek investigation into former detective
BELLE PLAINE, Kan. (AP) — A coalition of Kansas lawmakers, religious leaders and racial justice advocates called Thursday for an investigation into a retired white police detective accused of preying on Black women…
The Latest: Coronavirus outbreak hits Africa health workers
JOHANNESBURG — The World Health Organization says more than 6,000 health workers have been infected with the coronavirus in 38 countries across its Africa region since the pandemic began.
Human foosball: New form of soccer developed for pandemic
PERGAMINO, Argentina (AP) — Soccer-starved Argentines have found a way to play their beloved sport while social distancing, though the rules have been altered and the dazzling end-to-end dashes produced by national…
Democrats say troop threats should be pursued 'relentlessly'
WASHINGTON (AP) — The two top Democrats in Congress said Thursday that any threats to U.S. troops must be pursued “relentlessly,” rebuking President Donald Trump after receiving a highly classified briefing about i…
Texas governor orders masks to be worn in public across most of the state as confirmed coronavirus cases surge
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas governor orders masks to be worn in public across most of the state as confirmed coronavirus cases surge.
US jobs surge: Trump sees sunshine, Biden 'no victory yet'
NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. economy just posted its best single-month job gain in history.
Epstein pal arrested, accused of luring girls for sex abuse
British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell was arrested Thursday on charges she helped lure at least three girls — one as young as 14 — to be sexually abused by the late financier Jeffrey Epstein, who was accused of victi…
Audit criticizes Houston police unit tied to fatal drug raid
HOUSTON (AP) — An audit of a Houston Police Department narcotics unit that’s been under scrutiny following a deadly 2019 drug raid found that officers made hundreds of errors in cases, often weren’t thorough in the…