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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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Georgia primary: Will protest energy shift to voting booth?
ATLANTA (AP) — President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger, Joe Biden, worked to strengthen their campaigns in primary contests across Georgia and West Virginia on Tuesday that tested whether the protest movem…
Bond hearing scheduled for man accused in Uber rider's death
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The man accused of killing a South Carolina woman who got into his car thinking it was her Uber ride is seeking to get out of jail while he awaits trial.
George Floyd, whose death energized a movement, to be buried
HOUSTON (AP) — George Floyd was lovingly remembered Tuesday as Big Floyd — a "gentle giant," a father and brother, athlete and mentor, and now a force for change — at a funeral for the black man whose death has spa…
Hong Kong leader says all should learn from year of protests
HONG KONG (AP) — A year on from the start of Hong Kong's anti-government protests, the leader of the semi-autonomous Chinese city said Tuesday that all sides should learn from the difficulties and challenging times…
Yemen's rebels crack down as COVID-19 and rumors spread
CAIRO (AP) — In the darkness, the bodies of suspected victims of coronavirus are carried in silence, one after the other, to be buried in several cemeteries across northern Yemen. Flashlights flicker as mourners ma…
The Latest: UAE capital extends virus lockdown another week
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The capital of the United Arab Emirates has extended an emirate-wide lockdown for another week over the coronavirus pandemic.
Protesters heartened by swift reform, but vow broader change
ATLANTA (AP) — Tweet: In the two weeks since George Floyd’s killing, cities around the nation have begun implementing changes such as banning chokeholds. But advocates and demonstrators say they are pushing for lon…
Georgia Democrats face off in Senate primary after delay
ATLANTA (AP) — The Democratic candidates vying to take on Republican Sen. David Perdue of Georgia in November face off in a primary election Tuesday after weeks of delay caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
Bond hearing scheduled for man accused in Uber rider's death
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The man accused of killing a South Carolina woman who got into his car thinking it was her Uber ride is seeking to get out of jail while he awaits trial.
Hong Kong leader says all should learn from year of protest
HONG KONG (AP) — A year on from the start of Hong Kong's anti-government protests, the leader of the semi-autonomous Chinese city said Tuesday that all sides should learn from the difficulties and challenging times…
South Carolina's Graham taking on 3 Republican challengers
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — In the next step of a race already on pace to become the most expensive in South Carolina history, U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham is taking on three little-known GOP challengers in Tuesday's primary…
George Floyd, whose death energized a movement, to be buried
HOUSTON (AP) — The black man whose death has inspired a worldwide reckoning over racial injustice will be buried in Houston Tuesday, carried home in a horse-drawn carriage.
Crowds return: 35,000 fans expected at Super Rugby matches
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The Dunedin-based Highlanders are hoping 20,000 fans will attend Saturday’s Super Rugby Aoteroa match against the Chiefs, the first major rugby match to be played in front of fans sin…
'Save me': Texas man's in-custody death raises key questions
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Police video and documents released more than a year after the in-custody death of a black man in Texas show that sheriff’s deputies repeatedly used a stun gun on him despite multiple pleas tha…