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Mikel Merino stars again as Spain edges Belgium 2-1 in the World Cup quarterfinals
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Mikel Merino scored in the 88th minute on a rebound yielded by backup Belgium goalkeeper …
Trump pitches 'back to normal' as Biden warns of tough days
WATERFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — President Donald Trump dangled a promise to get a weary, fearful nation “back to normal” on Friday as he looked to campaign past the political damage of the devastating pandemic. It…
Illinois judge OKs extradition of 17-year-old accused in Kenosha shootings to face homicide charges in Wisconsin
WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) — Illinois judge OKs extradition of 17-year-old accused in Kenosha shootings to face homicide charges in Wisconsin.
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Social issues a priority for cardinal-to-be Wilton Gregory
Washington, D.C. Archbishop Wilton Gregory, soon to become the Roman Catholic Church’s first Black cardinal from the United States, hopes the U.S. hierarchy can broaden its concept of “pro-life” so that other press…
El Salvador landslide kills 9; 35 missing
NEJAPA, El Salvador (AP) — At least nine people were killed and 35 were missing after a landslide during torrential rains in El Salvador, civil defense officials said Friday.
GOP Arkansas candidate faces criticism over Klan costume
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A Republican candidate for the Arkansas Senate who dressed up like a member of the Ku Klux Klan for a Halloween event when he was in high school is facing criticism from former classmates a…
Never flagged as a danger, Nice attacker traveled unimpeded
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — The 21-year-old Tunisian behind
Illinois judge OKs extradition of Rittenhouse to Wisconsin
WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) — An Illinois judge on Friday ordered a 17-year-old accused of killing two demonstrators in Kenosha, Wisconsin, to be extradited across the border to stand trial on homicide charges.
Russia's reputation, Olympic status on trial for doping
GENEVA (AP) — Russia’s status as an Olympic team, and its reputation as a serial cheater in international sports, goes on trial next week in more legal fallout from the country's state-backed doping saga.
Poland: Tens of thousands hold new protest over abortion ban
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Tens of thousands of people marched Friday through downtown Warsaw to the house of Poland's ruling party leader in what women's rights activists planned as the largest demonstration in nine da…
Lawyer: Mom, child trapped in crowd when police smashed car
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia officials plan to release the police body camera footage Wednesday of the encounter that led officers to fatally shoot Walter Wallace Jr., the latest in a line of police killings of…
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Tanzania's populist leader declared winner of flawed vote
DODOMA, Tanzania (AP) — Tanzania’s populist President John Magufuli has been declared the overwhelming winner of a second term amid allegations of widespread election fraud.
Sno(w)ctober? Early snowfall blankets much of northeast US
BOSTON (AP) — If you had snow in October on your 2020 bingo card, you're a lucky winner.
Polish activists gather for new mass protest on abortion ban
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Thousands of people were converging late Friday on a downtown Warsaw roundabout, for what women's rights activists vowed would be the largest in nine days of mass protests against a near-total…