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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…
Stocks open lower on Wall Street as coronavirus cases surge
Stocks are opening lower on Wall Street as investors are discouraged to see a surge in new coronavirus cases in the U.S. to their highest level in two months. The S&P 500 fell 0.6% in early trading Wednesday. The i…
Final section of Confederate monument removed from Raleigh
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Crews in North Carolina have finished removing the final pieces of a 75-foot-tall (23-meter-tall) Confederate monument that sat near the grounds of the state Capitol for 125 years.
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VIRUS DIARY: `Across the pond' becomes an Atlantic chasm
LONDON (AP) — “Across the pond …”
Israeli lawmakers grant Netanyahu tax exemptions on benefits
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's parliament has approved a request by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for tax exemptions for official benefits that could exceed $150,000.
IMF forecasts deeper Latin America recession in 2020
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The International Monetary Fund is forecasting a nearly double-digit recession for Latin America and the Caribbean in 2020 – a contraction of 9.4% – as the region is dragged down by its two la…
Mexico quake death toll rises to 6; hundreds of home damaged
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The magnitude 7.4 earthquake that rocked the southern Mexico resort of Huatulco killed at least 6 people, damaged hundreds of homes and four archaeological sites and temporarily cut power to more…
Slavery advocate's statue being removed in South Carolina
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — The historic South Carolina city of Charleston labored night and day to remove a symbol of its legacy on Wednesday, as crews struggled to take away a statue honoring John C. Calhoun, an earl…
3 shot amid unrest at Milwaukee police investigation scene
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Three people were shot, a house was set on fire and seven police officers and a firefighter were injured as a large unruly crowd gathered at the scene of an investigation into two missing teenage g…
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Philippine villagers brace as volcano grows restive
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine villagers near a restive volcano on a central island are bracing for possible evacuations that would require physical distancing because of the coronavirus pandemic, an officia…
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Indonesian fishermen discover 94 Rohingya adrift at sea
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian fishermen discovered 94 hungry, weak Rohingya Muslims on a wooden boat adrift off Indonesia’s northernmost province of Aceh, an official said Wednesday.
Eastern Libya urges Egypt to send troops if Sirte attacked
CAIRO (AP) — The speaker of Libya's east-based parliament urged Egypt on Wednesday to make good on its threat to send troops to fight rival Turkey-backed western Libyan forces should they attack the strategic city …