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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…
Horn handily captures Democratic nod in closely watched race
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — U.S. Rep. Kendra Horn easily dispatched her lone opponent Tuesday to capture the Democratic nomination in Oklahoma's 5th Congressional District, while Republicans pared down a crowded field see…
Boston to remove statue of slave kneeling before Lincoln
BOSTON (AP) — Boston's arts commission voted unanimously Tuesday night to remove a statue that depicts a freed slave kneeling at Abraham Lincoln’s feet.
White Florida officer charged in shoving of Black woman
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A white Florida police officer was charged with battery Tuesday for allegedly shoving a kneeling Black woman to the ground during a protest march last month, prosecutors said.
Australia plans $190 billion defense boost over decade
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s prime minister on Wednesday announced 270 billion Australian dollars ($190 billion) in additional defense spending over the next decade, which will include long-range missiles…
After security law's passage, Hong Kong marks China rule
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s leader strongly endorsed the new security law China's central government is imposing on the semi-autonomous territory in her speech marking Wednesday's anniversary of its handover from …
John Hickenlooper wins Colorado's Democratic Senate primary
DENVER (AP) — Former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper won the Democratic nomination Tuesday to face Republican Sen. Cory Gardner in November, overcoming a series of stumbles and beating back a challenge from his lef…
Mexican president to visit Trump in US on July 8, 9
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador will visit U.S. President Donald Trump on July 8 and 9 in his first trip abroad as the country's leader, the foreign relations secretary confirmed Tu…
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Fauci: US 'going in wrong direction' in coronavirus outbreak
US Rep Horn easily captures Democratic nod in 5th District
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — U.S. Rep. Kendra Horn easily dispatched her lone opponent Tuesday to capture the Democratic nomination in Oklahoma's 5th Congressional District, while Republicans were paring down a crowded fie…
Arizona faces new closures as hospitals prep for virus surge
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona hospitals are hiring out-of-state nurses, squeezing in more beds and preparing for the possibility of making life-and-death decisions about how to ration care as they get ready for an expecte…
Outrage in Colombia over alleged soldier abuse of Indigenous
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Accusations that a group of soldiers sexually assaulted two young Indigenous girls in rural Colombia have sparked protests outside army bases and rekindled fears about the military’s human r…
Oklahoma voters pick Inhofe as Republican nominee
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma Republicans overwhelmingly picked U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe as the state's Republican nominee on Tuesday, while voters around Oklahoma City were paring down a crowded field of congressional…
The Latest: China reports just 3 new virus cases; no deaths
BEIJING — China has reported just three new confirmed cases of coronavirus, all in the capital Beijing where an outbreak last month appears to have run its course amid intense testing and case tracing.
PM Modi says virus status 'critical,' warns of carelessness
NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in a live address Tuesday that the country's coronavirus death rate is under control, but that the country is at a “critical juncture.”
Calls for UN probe of China forced birth control on Uighurs
Politicians around the world have called for a United Nations probe into a Chinese government birth control campaign targeting largely Muslim minorities in the far western region of Xinjiang, even as Beijing said i…