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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…
Pence arrives in Arizona as state hits new virus records
PHOENIX (AP) — A masked Vice President Mike Pence arrived in Arizona on Wednesday as the state leads the nation in the rate of new coronavirus cases.
Editorial Roundup: US
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Trump at Rushmore: Jets and fireworks, but masks optional
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — When President Donald Trump speaks at the Mount Rushmore national memorial before the first fireworks show there in years, he’ll stand before a crowd of thousands of people who won't be req…
Carjacker gets 25 years for killing mom in front of children
CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) — A carjacker who shot and killed a Missouri woman in front of her three young children has been sentenced to 25 years in prison.
Israeli lawmakers approve phone tracking of virus cases
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's parliament approved a law Wednesday granting the country's internal security agency limited authority to use phone surveillance to track coronavirus cases as the country struggles to conta…
Montenegro backs same-sex partnership as it seeks EU entry
PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) — Lawmakers in the small Balkan country of Montenegro on Wednesday approved same-sex partnership as part of efforts to push on with joining the European Union.
Richmond orders removal of Confederate statues on city land
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The mayor of Richmond, Virginia, on Wednesday ordered the immediate removal of all Confederate statues on city land, saying he was using his emergency powers to speed up the healing process for…
FBI: Breonna Taylor case 'top priority' in Louisville office
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Federal officials are working “urgently and expeditiously” to investigate possible civil rights violations by the Louisville officers who fatally shot Breonna Taylor, Kentucky's top FBI agent…
Mississippi retiring its rebel-themed former flag to museum
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi officials are holding a ceremony Wednesday afternoon to relegate the former state flag to history, a day after Republican Gov. Tate Reeves signed a new law removing official status…
Richmond mayor orders removal of all Confederate statues standing on city land
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Richmond mayor orders removal of all Confederate statues standing on city land.
Family: Human remains found in Texas are missing soldier
KILLEEN, Texas (AP) — The family of a soldier who has been missing since April believes partial remains that were found in Central Texas are her remains, the lawyer for her family said Wednesday, and the Army said …
Richmond mayor orders prompt removal of Confederate statues
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney on Wednesday ordered the immediate removal of all Confederate statues in the city, saying he was using his emergency powers to speed up the healing process for the f…
The Latest: Experts warn Florida to brace for virus measures
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Experts say Florida residents should brace themselves for further coronavirus restrictions, warning the Sunshine State and other southern U.S. states didn’t adopt strong enough measures to c…
Pence to stop in Arizona as state hits new virus records
PHOENIX (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence is traveling to Arizona Wednesday as the state sees skyrocketing coronavirus infections and hospitals prepare for a surge in patients.
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