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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…
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'Ticking time bomb:' Lack of beds slows Delhi's virus fight
NEW DELHI (AP) — In New Delhi, a sprawling capital region of 46 million and home to some of India's highest concentration of hospitals, a pregnant woman’s death after a frantic hunt for a sickbed was a worrying sig…
Floyd killing finds echoes of abuse in South Africa, Kenya
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Collins Khosa was killed by law enforcement officers in a poor township in Johannesburg over a cup of beer left in his yard. The 40-year-old black man was choked, slammed against a wa…
Asian shares slide as rising virus cases haunt reopenings
TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares tumbled Thursday as reports of rising numbers of coronavirus infections in many countries raised fears over risks from reopenings from pandemic shutdowns.
AP PHOTOS: 1 year on, tumult of Hong Kong protests echoes
HONG KONG (AP) — A year has passed since the beginning of anti-government protests in Hong Kong that brought hundreds of thousands of people into the streets of the semi-autonomous Chinese territory. While the demo…
Troubled Iran struggles to maintain sway over Iraq militias
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi militia factions expected the usual cash handout when the new head of Iran’s expeditionary Quds Force made his first visit to Baghdad earlier this year, succeeding the slain Gen. Qassim Soleima…
Protesters in Virginia topple statue of Confederate President Jefferson Davis along Richmond's famed Monument Avenue.
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Protesters in Virginia topple statue of Confederate President Jefferson Davis along Richmond's famed Monument Avenue.
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Hunt on for gunman who ambushed California deputy
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hundreds of California police officers were hunting Thursday for a gunman suspected of opening fire at a police station, wounding a deputy with a shot to the face and killing a transient with a b…
South China cleaning up from floods but more rain on the way
BEIJING (AP) — Parts of southern China still cleaning up Thursday from floods that have left at least 20 people dead or missing are forecast to be hit with more rain over coming days.
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Jefferson Davis statue torn down in Richmond, Virginia
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Protesters pulled down a more than century-old statue of Confederate President Jefferson Davis in the former capital of the Confederacy, adding it to the list of rebel monuments damaged as demo…
NASCAR bans Confederate flag from its races, venues
For more than 70 years, the Confederate flag was a common and complicated sight at NASCAR races. Through the civil rights era right on through the season opener at Daytona in February, the flag dotted infield camps…
Homes for disabled hit hard by COVID, faced past violations
Neil Sullivan was angry, frustrated and crushed with guilt. His brother Joe had been rushed from his home for the developmentally disabled by ambulance to the emergency room, with a possible case of the coronavirus.
Police: Man carrying 3 explosives arrested at NY hosptial
STONY BROOK, N.Y. (AP) — A man who was dressed in tactical gear was found with three explosive device in his backpack at a Long Island hospital and has been arrested on weapons and drug charges, police said Wednesd…