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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…
Appellate judges let 2020 census continue through October
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A panel of three appellate judges on Wednesday upheld a lower court order allowing the 2020 head count of every U.S. resident to continue through October. But the panel struck down a provision …
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Editorial Roundup: US
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The Latest: Recovering from virus, Trump goes to Oval Office
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the 2020 presidential election (all times local):
Former Oregon Congressman James "Jim" Weaver dies at 93
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — James Weaver, a former Democratic congressman for Oregon’s 4th District who was a tireless advocate for environmental preservation, has died. He was 93.
Guard activated in Wisconsin before police shooting decision
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin's governor on Wednesday called in the National Guard ahead of an expected announcement about whether a police officer would face charges in the fatal shooting of a Black teenager in F…
Busy 2020 hurricane season has Louisiana bracing a 6th time
MORGAN CITY, La. (AP) — For the sixth time in the Atlantic hurricane season, people in Louisiana are once more fleeing the state's barrier islands and sailing boats to safe harbor while emergency officials ramp up …
'The military's #MeToo moment:' Fort Hood victims speak out
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Maria Valentine says she was just months into her training at Fort Hood, a U.S. Army base in Texas, in 2006 when a sergeant with a history of alleged harassment toward other soldiers wrote her …
Scene for VP debate: Red, white and blue — and plexiglass
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The stage in Utah has been set with all the trappings of a modern political debate: Red, white and blue carpets, a backdrop of the Declaration of Independence — and plexiglass.
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Mexico's ex-security chief pleads not guilty to drug charges
NEW YORK (AP) — Former top Mexican security official Genaro Garcia Luna pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to drug trafficking charges, including a new one of engaging in a continuing criminal enterprise that could ad…
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The Latest: New Orleans urged to stay vigilant about storm
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Latest on Hurricane Delta (all times CDT):
Uncle: Jacob Blake being treated at Illinois rehab center
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Jacob Blake, the 29-year-old Black man left paralyzed after he was shot in the back by a Kenosha police officer in August, was discharged from a Milwaukee hospital and is now undergoing treatment a…