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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…
Sri Lankan court acquits ex-rebel lawmaker of murder charges
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A Sri Lankan court on Wednesday acquitted a rebel-turned-lawmaker of charges that he was involved in the killing of an ethnic Tamil legislator at the height of the island’s long civil war.
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UN official: Terrorists using pandemic to stoke extremism
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. counter-terrorism chief warned Tuesday that terrorists are exploiting the COVID-19 pandemic and appealing to new “racially, ethnically and politically motivated violent extremist grou…
Israelis hold torch-lit protest accusing PM of corruption
JERUSALEM (AP) — Dozens of Israeli protesters carrying lit torches, megaphones and flags gathered at dawn Wednesday outside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's official residence to highlight his corruption trial, …
Iran holds missile drill in Gulf of Oman amid tensions
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s navy began a short-range missile drill in the Gulf of Oman on Wednesday and inaugurated its largest military vessel, state TV reported, amid heightened tensions over Tehran’s nuclear prog…
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Demoted? Pushed aside? Fate of Kim Jong Un's sister unclear
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — What has happened to Kim Yo Jong, the North Korean leader’s influential sister?
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House races to oust Trump; he blames accusers for US 'anger'
Pandemic's toll shows up on students' college applications
In a college application season like no other, students who have seen every aspect of their lives disrupted by the coronavirus are grappling with how to show their potential.
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Flint water crisis: Rooted in neglect, fallout continues
Former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder, his health director and other ex-officials have been told they’re being charged after a new investigation of the Flint water scandal, The Associated Press has learned.
VIRUS TODAY: Little appetite for lockdowns as deaths soar
Here's what's happening Tuesday with the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S.:
Attorney Fred Levin, who fought tobacco industry, dies at 83
PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) — Florida attorney Fred Levin, who won a major legal battle against the tobacco industry in the 1990s, died Tuesday, several days after contracting the coronavirus. He was 83.