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U.S. wins 4th World Cup title, 2nd in a row, beats Dutch 2-0

By Associated Press

The United States won its record fourth Women’s World Cup title and second in a row, beating the Netherlands 2-0 Sunday night when Megan Rapinoe converted a penalty kick in the second half and Rose Lavelle added a goal.

AP Explains: Iran’s nuclear program as 2015 deal unravels

By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran announced Sunday it will raise its enrichment of uranium, breaking another limit of its faltering 2015 nuclear deal with world powers and further heightening tensions between Tehran and the U.S. Iran made the decision a year…

Tens of thousands in Hong Kong take message to mainlanders

By Ken Moritsugu, Alice Fung, Associated Press

Tens of thousands of people, many wearing black shirts and some carrying British colonial-era flags, marched in Hong Kong on Sunday, targeting a mainland Chinese audience as a month-old protest movement showed no signs of abating.

Top UK diplomat in USA criticizes Trump in leaked memos

By Gregory Katz, Associated Press

Leaked diplomatic cables reveal that Britain's ambassador to the United States regards President Donald Trump's administration as inept, hobbled by infighting, and unlikely to improve.

Iran to raise uranium enrichment beyond nuclear deal limits

By Joe Gambrell, Nasser Karimi, Associated Press

Iran announced Sunday it will increase its uranium enrichment to an unspecified level beyond the terms of its 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, breaking another limit set under the accord and furthering heightening tensions between Tehran and the U.S.

Financier Jeffrey Epstein arrested on sex trafficking, molestation charges

By Michael R. Sisak, Jim Mustian, Associated Press

Wealthy financier and registered sex offender Jeffrey Epstein was arrested Saturday in New York on new sex-trafficking charges involving allegations that date to the early 2000s, according to law enforcement officials.

2 earthquakes in 2 days: Is California closer to the ‘Big One?’

By Nsikan Akpan

No, according to geologists.

Explosion at Florida shopping plaza injures 20, 2 seriously

By Terry Spencer, Associated Press

Twenty people were injured after a vacant pizza restaurant exploded in a South Florida shopping plaza Saturday, according to police.

From Libya to Texas, tragedies illustrate plight of migrants

By Lori Hinnant, Jamey Keaten, Associated Press

As their choices narrow on land and at sea, migrants are often seen as a political headache in the countries they hope to reach and ignored in the countries they flee. Most live in limbo, but recent tragedies have focused…

Rivals Biden, Harris to circle each other in South Carolina

By Meg Kinnard, Juana Summers, Associated Press

Democratic presidential candidates Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are circling each other again — this time in South Carolina, a crucial early-voting state that will test the depths of their support with black voters.