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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…
Vulnerable US Latino communities hard hit by COVID-19
GUADALUPE, Ariz. (AP) — A Hispanic immigrant working at a fast-food restaurant in North Carolina is rushed to the hospital after she contracts COVID-19. A sickened Honduran woman in Baltimore with no health insuran…
Apple closes stores in 4 states, again, as infections rise
SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — Apple is closing 11 stores in Arizona, Florida, North Carolina and South Carolina that it had reopened just few weeks ago as coronavirus infections rates in some regions in the U.S. begin t…
The Latest: US capital city moves to next reopening phase
WASHINGTON - The capital of the United States is moving to the second phase of its reopening next week.
Stocks shed early gains, but still on track for winning week
NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is stumbling in Friday afternoon trading after worries about rising coronavirus infections in several U.S. states undercut an earlier rally.
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Unrest and virus make Juneteenth activist and reflective
In years past, Christopher Johnson saw Juneteenth as a celebration, a symbol that African Americans had moved past the “stain” of racism and slavery.
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The Latest: WHO says Beijing virus likely a European import
LONDON — The emergencies chief of the World Health Organization has confirmed that China shared coronavirus sequences from its latest outbreak with the global community and says it appears the virus was imported to…
UN: China's latest virus outbreak likely came from Europe
LONDON (AP) — The emergencies chief of the World Health Organization confirmed Friday that the U.N. agency received genetic sequences from China involving Beijing's recent coronavirus outbreak and said it appears t…
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Reports: TSA insider faults agency's response to coronavirus
A Transportation Security Administration official is accusing the agency of failing to adequately protect airport screeners from the new coronavirus, endangering both the officers and the traveling public.
Lawyer: Officer's knee to neck killed man during 2018 arrest
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Drawing direct comparisons to the death of George Floyd, a civil rights lawyer said he's filing suit against a Florida police department in the death of a 36-year-old white man who collapsed wi…
Hate crimes plan in Georgia criticized as time grows short
ATLANTA (AP) — A new proposal to give Georgia a law penalizing hate crimes — under attack from advocates who say it's too broad it would penalize crimes against nearly everyone and also lacks key protections for tr…