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Goals, technology and hydration breaks: How the biggest World Cup in history will be remembered 07/20/2026 03:29am • ATLANTA (AP) — The World Cup final between Spain and defending champion Argentina marked the end of the biggest tournament in the competition’s history. At the final whistle in New Jersey on Sunday, a record 104 games had been played across almost six weeks and three countries. The supersized to Japanese beetle advances through northern Italy's vineyards and orchards, frustrating farmers 07/20/2026 03:19am • DONNAS, Italy (AP) — The iridescent green beetles native to Japan have become a growing menace in Italy, swarming through orchards and vineyards and leaving behind devastating lattice patterns in leaves that weaken the plants and reduce production. The Popillia japonica, or Japanese beetle, is a f A wave of student loan borrowers have entered default since pandemic-era protections lapsed 07/20/2026 03:14am • Defaults on student loans have surged across the United States, reaching record levels as borrowers struggle to keep up with payments. The numbers have spiked since payments came due again following a lengthy pause intended to provide relief during the COVID-19 pandemic. Today, around 9.5 million pe As defaults on student loans surge, millions are trying to get their lives back on track 07/20/2026 03:13am • Life after college did not go as Ashley Dreahn planned. After starting out as a teacher, she went back to school — and took out more loans — in hopes of landing a higher-paying job in the chemical processing industry. It never materialized, and then came Hurricane Harvey, a job loss and a car Congo says deaths in Ebola outbreak top 900 out of more than 2,300 confirmed cases 07/20/2026 02:20am • BUNIA, Congo (AP) — Congo says deaths in Ebola outbreak top 900 out of more than 2,300 confirmed cases. Ryanair: Fiscal Q1 Earnings Snapshot 07/20/2026 02:14am • DUBLIN AIRPORT, Ireland (AP) — DUBLIN AIRPORT, Ireland (AP) — Ryanair Holdings PLC (RYAAY) on Monday reported fiscal first-quarter earnings of $625.1 million. On a per-share basis, the Dublin Airport, Ireland-based company said it had net income of $1.19. The results missed Wall Street expectati Dallas faces New York, seeks 7th straight victory 07/20/2026 02:09am • New York Liberty (13-12, 8-3 Eastern Conference) at Dallas Wings (17-8, 7-6 Western Conference) Arlington, Texas; Monday, 8 p.m. EDT LINE: Liberty -3.5; over/under is 174.5 BOTTOM LINE: Dallas Wings heads into a matchup against New York Liberty as winners of six consecutive games. The Wings are 8-3 In the Israeli-occupied West Bank, too much cash is breaking the economy 07/20/2026 01:47am • RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Picture this: A gas station customer pulls out a wad of bills to pay for a fill-up. The cashier refuses the money, explaining that the station's bank has stopped accepting notes and coins as deposits because it already is drowning in cash. In most places, cash is king. Children describe how Nigerian militants moving south are seizing more young captives 07/20/2026 01:14am • ESINELE, Nigeria (AP) — Aliyu Saheed feared he might not see his three young sons again. For nearly two months after al-Qaida-linked fighters carried out a mass abduction of schoolchildren in an area of Nigeria formerly free of such attacks, he could hardly sleep at night. He wondered what the boy Kuwait says its air defenses are working to intercept incoming Iranian fire 07/20/2026 12:38am • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Kuwait says its air defenses are working to intercept incoming Iranian fire. High-A Northwest League Glance 07/20/2026 12:36am • x-first half winner All Times EDT Saturday's Games Eugene 3, Hillsboro 1 Spokane 6, Everett 5, 10 innings Vancouver 6 Tri-City 2 Sunday's Games Everett 21, Spokane 3 Hillsboro 12, Eugene 2 Tri-City 2, Vancouver 1 Monday's Games No games scheduled Tuesday's Games Vancouver at Hillsboro, 9:35 p.m. Tr NASCAR Cup Series Window World 450 Results 07/20/2026 12:11am • Sunday At North Wilkesboro Speedway North Wilkesboro, N.C. Lap length: 0.62 miles (Start position in parentheses) 1. (11) Joey Logano, Ford, 450 laps, 73 points. 2. (7) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 450, 51. 3. (30) Chase Briscoe, Toyota, 450, 45. 4. (2) Ty Gibbs, Toyota, 450, 43. 5. (8) Shane Van Gisbergen Michigan Sportswatch Daily Listings 07/20/2026 12:03am • Detroit at Chicago — Detroit SportsNet, Marquee, MLB.TV The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive TV listings provided by LiveSportsOnTV. Pennsylvania Sportswatch Daily Listings 07/20/2026 12:03am • Los Angeles at Philadelphia — NBCS PHL, SportsNet LA, TBS, truTV, HBO Max, MLB.TV, Sling TV, SNLA+ Pittsburgh at New York — SportsNet Pittsburgh, YES, MLB.TV The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive TV listings provided by LiveSportsOnTV. Bahrain sounds its missile alert sirens, warning of an Iranian retaliatory attack after US airstrikes 07/19/2026 11:38pm • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Bahrain sounds its missile alert sirens, warning of an Iranian retaliatory attack after US airstrikes.