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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: VP Pence calls off campaign bus tour of Florida
WASHINGTON — Vice President Mike Pence is calling off a planned bus tour in Florida to benefit his and President Donald Trump’s re-election as the state experiences a surge in confirmed coronavirus cases.
UK police charge suspect with murder of 3 in Reading park
LONDON (AP) — U.K. counter-terrorism police have charged a 25-year-old man with three counts of murder and three counts of attempted murder for a stabbing attack in an English park that killed three men a week ago.
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Police: Baby girl dies in Virginia after being left in car
SPRINGFIELD, Va. (AP) — A 11-month-old girl has died after being inadvertently left unattended in a vehicle for “an extended period of time,” police in northern Virginia said Saturday.
Bomb blast kills 2 Afghan human rights commission staffers
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A bomb exploded in the Afghan capital Kabul on Saturday killing two employees of the country's human rights commission, the organization said in a statement.
Lebanese judge bans media from interviewing US ambassador
BEIRUT (AP) — A Lebanese judge Saturday banned local and foreign media outlets in the country from interviewing the U.S. ambassador to Beirut for a year, calling a recent interview in which she criticized the power…
The Latest: Florida records new daily high in COVID-19 cases
MIAMI — The state of Florida has set another record in daily confirmed coronavirus cases.
Speedway loses partnerships after 'Bubba rope' post
PINE HALL, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina racetrack has lost some partnerships after its owner advertised “Bubba Rope” for sale online days after NASCAR said a noose had been found in the garage stall of Bubba Wallac…
Virginia man charged in connection with cross burning
MARION, Va. (AP) — A Virginia man was charged in federal court this week in connection with the burning of a cross on the front lawn a Black teenager who had recently organized a civil rights protest.
Malawi leader blasts vote rerun as opposition poised to win
LILONGWE, Malawi (AP) — Malawi’s president on Saturday called the historic re-run of the presidential election “the worst in Malawi’s history” but urged the country to move on peacefully as it awaits official resul…
Ethiopian monk said to be 114 years old survives coronavirus
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — An Ethiopian Orthodox monk whose family says he is 114 years old has survived the coronavirus.
The Latest: Italy
ROME — Italy has registered the lowest day-to-day tally of COVID-19 deaths on Saturday since March 1, a week before the country went into nationwide lockdown.
'Occupy City Hall' protest urges budget cuts for NYC police
NEW YORK (AP) — Hundreds of protesters camped outside City Hall are demanding that lawmakers slash the New York City police budget.
Critics question `less lethal' force used during protests
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — When a participant at a rally in Austin to protest police brutality threw a rock at a line of officers in the Texas capital, officers responded by firing beanbag rounds — ammunition that law en…
Ethiopian monk thought to be aged 114 survives coronavirus
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — An Ethiopian monk believed to be 114 years old has survived the coronavirus.