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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…
Barrett to senators: Courts 'should not try' to make policy
WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court nominee
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Biden visit Monday caps push into Ohio, once a longshot
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Joe Biden is set to make his first general election campaign visit Monday to Ohio, signaling the former vice president’s hopes of winning the state Democrats lost by a significant margin in th…
UK at 'tipping point:' England braces for more restrictions
LONDON (AP) — Millions of people in northern England are anxiously waiting to hear how much further virus restrictions will be tightened as one of the British government's leading medical advisers warned Sunday tha…
Fire erupts, homes evacuated in Georgia train derailment
LILBURN, Ga. (AP) — A train derailment in metro Atlanta early Sunday sparked a small fire, created runoff concerns and briefly forced some residents from their homes, a fire official said.
The Latest: Lebanon orders lockdown for 169 towns, villages
BEIRUT — Lebanon’s Interior Ministry has ordered a lockdown in 169 villages and towns as well as ordering all nightclubs and pubs to close around the country amid a sharp increase of coronavirus cases.
Conservative PAC draws charges of racism in Missouri
O'FALLON, Mo. (AP) — A conservative political action committee in Missouri is facing accusations of racism after posting a website that uses images of violent protests and photos of Black politicians to attack the …
GOP governors in spiking states strain for silver linings
Hospitalizations from COVID-19 have hit their highest points recently throughout the Midwest, where the growth in new cases has been the worst in the nation.
Dem challenger in SC Senate race raises record $57 million
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina Democrat Jaime Harrison has shattered congressional fundraising records, bringing in $57 million in the final quarter for his U.S. Senate campaign against Republican incumbent L…
Fake asteroid? NASA expert IDs mystery object as old rocket
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The jig may be up for an “asteroid” that’s expected to get nabbed by Earth’s gravity and become a mini moon next month.
Turkish Cypriots choose leader with peace deal at stake
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Turkish Cypriots began voting Sunday for a leader tasked with overcoming their deep political chasms with Greek Cypriots in order to pave the way for a deal to end 46 years of ethnic division…
Iran currency slides and head of nuclear body contacts virus
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s currency on Sunday hit another record low on the same day a local news report said the head of the country’s atomic energy organization had tested positive for the coronavirus, becoming t…
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SKorea worries about missile shown in NKorea military parade
SKorea worries about missile shown in NKorea military parade
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea on Sunday urged North Korea to commit to its past disarmament pledges while expressing concerns over the North’s unveiling of a suspected new long-range missile during a milita…
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