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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…
Prosecutors order ex Haiti strongman transferred to new jail
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A day after ex-paramilitary leader Emmanuel “Toto” Constant was deported from the U.S., Haitian prosecutors on Wednesday ordered him transferred to the northern coastal town of Gonaives…
US Forecast
US Forecast for Thursday, June 25, 2020
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VIRUS-OUTBREAK-YOUNGER-CASES — Line chart. Although every age group saw an increase in cases weeks after the first states began their reopening process, new cases shot up fastest among 18-to-49-year-olds. This char…
'Coming back and biting us': US sees virus resurgence
HOUSTON (AP) — A coronavirus resurgence is wiping out two months of progress in the U.S. and sending infections to dire new levels across the South and West, with hospital administrators and health experts warning …
Editorial Roundup: US
Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad:
3 men indicted on murder charges in killing of Ahmaud Arbery
ATLANTA (AP) — Three white men have been indicted on murder charges in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery, a Black man fatally shot while running in a neighborhood near Georgia's coast.
Prosecutor decides not to charge officer who shot Black teen
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina prosecutor said Wednesday that he will not file charges against the white police officer who fatally shot a Black teenager who pointed a gun at the officer as he ran away.
Faith-based mutual aid flourishes amid pandemic, protests
(RNS) — Groceries. Prepared meals. Face masks. Prayer requests. Housing. Rent assistance. Mental health care. Spiritual guidance. Career advice. Transportation.
Egypt news outlet says police raid office, arrest editor
CAIRO (AP) — An Egyptian news outlet said security forces arrested its editor Wednesday following a raid on its offices in Cairo, in the latest government action cracking down on news media.
Turkey not considering lockdowns despite rise in virus cases
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey isn’t considering tightening its lockdown restrictions even though the number of daily coronavirus infections registered since they were eased is "higher than anticipated,” the health m…
Election results are delayed again. Get used to it.
Kentucky and New York had primaries Tuesday, but the
Prosecutor: Grand jury indicts 3 men on murder charges in shooting death of Black man in Georgia, Ahmaud Arbery
BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — Prosecutor: Grand jury indicts 3 men on murder charges in shooting death of Black man in Georgia, Ahmaud Arbery.
Tucson, Arizona, police chief offers resignation after man's death in custody comes to light; three officers quit
PHOENIX (AP) — Tucson, Arizona, police chief offers resignation after man's death in custody comes to light; three officers quit.
South Carolina prosecutor decides not to charge white police officer who fatally shot Black teen holding gun as he fled
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina prosecutor decides not to charge white police officer who fatally shot Black teen holding gun as he fled.
Police: Missing girls were never at Milwaukee home set afire
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Two missing teenage girls were never at a Milwaukee house that was set on fire during unrest that saw three people shot and 10 police officers and a firefighter injured as a large unruly crowd gath…