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Millions of fans will watch as Argentina and Spain appear in the World Cup final. Spain looks to dethrone reigning champion Argentina, while Argentina hopes Lionel Messi leads them to glory again.
Worry no more about wildfire smoke and $10,000 ticket prices. Sunday's final between Argentina and Spain — the first meeting of their transcendent stars — is here and seems destined to be a classic.
NPR – US Millions of fans will watch as Argentina and Spain appear in the World Cup final. Spain looks to dethrone reigning champion Argentina, while Argentina hopes Lionel Messi leads them to glory again.
NPR – US Millions of fans will watch as Argentina and Spain appear in the World Cup final. Spain looks to dethrone reigning champion Argentina, while Argentina hopes Lionel Messi leads them to glory again.
The boy in the baby bath has unbelievably become the successor to Messi at Barcelona and now, maybe, on the world stage too “Maybe Lionel Messi has picked up lots of babies, maybe it’s chance, but for those of us who have faith, who believe in something beyond, ‘chance’ is God’s pseudonym when he doesn’t want to sign his name,” Luis de la Fuente says. “In life, everything happens for a reason. Sometimes it’s true th…
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NYTimes – US Republican Sen. Susan Collins and Democratic challenger Troy Jackson held their first Maine Senate debate, clashing over President Trump, ICE, trade, abortion, and Collins's record of independence. Collins distanced herself from Trump, citing votes against his agenda, while Jackson portrayed her as ineffective in pushing back. The race is among the most competitive Senate contests of the midterms.
NYTimes – US Democratic congressional candidate Bernadette Greene-Placentia said she was attacked and raped in August while repairing a damaged campaign sign in Arizona. The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office said a report was filed on Aug. 31. Greene-Placentia said she is sharing her story to fight for victims of sexual assault.
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