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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…
Court: Permit for oil refinery planned near national park OK
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The North Dakota Supreme Court has sided with state regulators in a challenge to an air quality permit for a proposed oil refinery near Theodore Roosevelt National Park in the western part of …
The Latest: Oregon extends COVID-19 state of emergency
SALEM, Oregon - Oregon Gov. Kate Brown has extended the COVID-19 state of emergency for 60 days.
Security Council trying again for first COVID-19 resolution
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council is trying again to reach agreement on its first resolution on COVID-19 since the coronavirus started circling the global in February, after a lengthy dispute between …
California border region agrees to backpedal on reopening
CALEXICO, Calif. (AP) — A farming region on California's border with Mexico has sent hundreds of patients to hospitals outside the area, an official said Tuesday, as its leaders accepted Gov. Gavin Newsom's recomme…
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ELECTION 2020-VIRUS SPREAD-STATE DEATHS — Chart. This digital embed shows that the share of new coronavirus deaths in states that voted Republican in the 2016 presidential race has approached and occasionally surpa…
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ELECTION 2020-VIRUS SPREAD-STATE CASES — Chart. This digital embed shows that the share of new coronavirus infections in states that voted Republican in the 2016 presidential race has surpassed that of Democratic-v…
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ELECTION 2020-VIRUS SPREAD-COUNTY CASES — Chart. This digital embed reveals that rate of coronavirus infection in U.S. counties that voted Republican in the 2016 presidential race has nearly matched Democratic-voti…
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ELECTION 2020-VIRUS SPREAD-CASES-GOVERNORS — Chart. This digital embed shows that the share of new coronavirus infections in states led by Republican governors has surpassed that of states led by Democrats. This ch…
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ELECTION 2020-VIRUS SPREAD-CASES-GOVERNORS — Chart. This digital embed shows that the share of new coronavirus deaths in states led by Republican governors is approaching that of states led by Democrats. This chart…
Funeral held for Black man found hanging from tree
LITTLEROCK, Calif. (AP) — A 24-year-old Black man found hanging from a tree at a park in Southern California was remembered Tuesday as a cheerful young man who loved music, sports, video games and spending time wit…
Fugitive now in China sentenced in 'birth tourism' scheme
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A fugitive who pleaded guilty to a visa fraud scheme in which Chinese women gave birth in California so their children would be U.S. citizens has been formally sentenced.
1 of 2 Oklahoma officers shot during traffic stop dies
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — One of the two Tulsa, Oklahoma, police officers who were shot during a traffic stop has died, authorities said Tuesday.
White man charged with pointing gun at Black homeowner
MIAMI (AP) — A white Florida man has been charged after he pointed a gun at a Black homeowner and accused the other man of stealing a flyer from his own mailbox, authorities said.
Coronavirus' spread in GOP territory, explained in 6 charts
Coronavirus first spread in the United States as a mostly coastal and big-city scourge, sparing many rural areas, small towns and even small cities. Translated into U.S. political geography: The virus hit Democrati…
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Fauci: US 'going in wrong direction' in coronavirus outbreak