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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 …
Despite pledges, Czechs face 2nd lockdown as system totters
PRAGUE (AP) — Czechs had been assured it wouldn't happen again.
Despite pledges, Czechs face 2nd lockdown as system totters
PRAGUE (AP) — Czechs had been assured it wouldn't happen again.
Photographer helps laid-off expats bid goodbye to Dubai
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — When the coronavirus pummeled Dubai this spring, the maternity and wedding shoots and all the gigs that freelance photographer Paula Hainey had lined up vanished almost overnight.
In Dubai, oil-rich UAE sees a new wonder: A coal power plant
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A new wonder is rising in the southern desert of Dubai against the backdrop of Persian Gulf beaches, but it's not another skyscraper to grace the futuristic sheikhdom. Instead, it…
The Latest: India issues virus warning ahead of state polls
NEW DELHI — Indian authorities are worried elections in the third-largest state and a religious congregation could spread the coronavirus.
Final debate could thrust foreign policy back into campaign
As Joe Biden hopscotched through Iowa and New Hampshire in late 2019, he also name-dropped his way across the globe.
'Call them out': In Maine, Gideon asks voters to punish GOP
CAMDEN, Maine (AP) — The last time Democrat Sara Gideon ran for office, she trounced her Republican challenger and spent a measly $4,299.99 doing it.
Thailand cancels emergency decree in bid to calm protests
BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s government on Thursday canceled a state of emergency it had declared for Bangkok last week after the embattled prime minister suggested the gesture to cool massive student-led protests see…
AP Explains: What's next for the Supreme Court nomination
WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett is speeding toward confirmation, with a majority of the Senate supporting her and a final vote expected Monday. She could be sworn in as a justice almost im…
Sent from Gitmo to UAE, detainees fear final stop: Yemen
The Guantanamo detainees were promised they were being sent to a Muslim country for rehabilitation that would help integrate them into society, opening the way to jobs, money, and marriage, according to their lawye…
Viewers' Guide: After chaotic debate, Trump, Biden try again
After meeting last month in perhaps the most chaotic debate in modern history, President Donald Trump and his Democratic rival, Joe Biden, will take the stage Thursday to give it another go.
Judge throws out extortion charges against megachurch leader
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Citing insufficient evidence, a judge on Wednesday threw out extortion charges against the leader of a Mexican megachurch but left in place accustations of child rape and human trafficking.
In deep-red Oklahoma, GOP fights to regain lost seat
EDMOND, Okla. (AP) — Democratic U.S. Rep. Kendra Horn, a lawyer from Oklahoma City, accomplished the most stunning political upset in the nation two years ago when she ousted a two-term GOP incumbent and captured a…
Senate GOP to push Barrett forward over Dem boycott of vote
WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite a Democratic boycott, Republicans are powering ahead to confirm Amy Coney Barrett to the
In video classes teachers parse clues to student wellbeing
Christi Brouder had finally gotten her 10-year-old daughter settled on the hallway floor with a laptop and signed into a video class on Google Meet when the girl's 6-year-old brother leaped over computer the screen…