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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…
The Latest: Louisiana governor's staffer tests positive
BATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards says a member of his staff has tested positive for the coronavirus and is in self-quarantine, along with a dozen other governor’s office employees who were in clos…
Court record shows St. Louis couple pulled gun before
O'FALLON, Mo. (AP) — The white St. Louis couple who became internationally famous for standing guard with guns outside their mansion during a protest have pulled a gun before in defense of their property, according…
FBI arrests Epstein pal, accused of enabling abuse of girls
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…
Two Algerian major opposition figures released from jail
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Two of the most prominent figures in Algeria's anti-government protest movement were released from prison Thursday following court decisions in their favor.
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Cleared in shooting, Iowa officer fired for letting woman go
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — As protests over the death of George Floyd grew in Iowa’s second largest city, activists demanded the firing of a white officer who shot and paralyzed an unarmed Black man during a 2016 traff…
From big cities to backyards, July 4 not usual blowout bash
NEW YORK (AP) — The idea sounds almost un-American.
Epstein friend accused of recruiting girls for sex arrested
British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell was arrested Thursday on charges she helped recruit three girls — one as young as 14 — to have sex with financier Jeffrey Epstein, who was accused of sexually assaulting dozens o…
Police: Officer shot possum because it was injured
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia police officer will not be disciplined after a
Analysts: Fire at Iran nuclear site hit centrifuge facility
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A fire and an explosion struck a centrifuge production plant above Iran's underground Natanz nuclear enrichment facility early Thursday, analysts said, one of the most-tightly gua…
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BC--Virus Outbreak Report-Small Business, ADVISORY
VIRUS OUTBREAK SMALL BUSINESS — Chart. The modest bounce the economy has gotten from reopening has leveled off earlier for states like Texas, Florida and Arizona, where coronavirus-related cases continue to climb. …
Coronavirus cases are rising in 40 of 50 US states
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the U.S. climbed to an all-time high of more than 50,000 per day on Thursday, with the infection curve rising in 40 out of 50 states in a re…
Visa lottery winners feel cheated by Trump's visa ban
CAIRO (AP) — Noha, an Egyptian engineer, should feel lucky after winning a visa lottery that randomly selects people from a pool of more than 14 million applications for about 55,000 green cards that would let them…