Tuesday, August 31, 2021

GOP demands accountability over Afghan failings



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The Taliban Celebrate Victory, With a Crisis Looming


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Social Security is projected to be insolvent a year earlier than previously forecast.


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In a few pockets of Afghanistan, resistance fighters are still opposing the Taliban.


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2 killed, at least 10 injured after Mississippi highway collapses



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Is rural America becoming a new Confederacy?



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Huracanes y cambio climático: esto es lo que sabemos


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Reflections on Our Summer Reading Contest and Our Final Week of Winners


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There’s a Better Way to Stop Ransomware Attacks


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Revocatoria a Gavin Newsom: una guía para los votantes


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Let’s Talk About ‘Sellouts’


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Governors DeSantis and Abbott, ‘Undermining Public Health’


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Downed lines are making it hard for Entergy to restore power in Louisiana.


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Monday, August 30, 2021

Oysters, in the Form of a C.S.A.


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Howie Rose Steps Away From Mets, but Plans to Return Next Year


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White House Weighs Clemency to Keep Some Drug Offenders Confined at Home


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Afghanistan drone strike: 'Ten people died here.. including my daughter'

A family comb through rubble for remains of relatives they say were killed by a US drone strike.

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College Senior Who Bragged About Capitol Riot 'Infamy' Takes Plea Deal



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Lightning captured near Ida's eye before landfall



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Vetting Afghan Refugees



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Your Tuesday Briefing


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The world is still short of everything. Get used to it.


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La variante delta se infiltró en un aula de primaria. Así sucedió


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What’s Better, a Prize or a Patent?


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When the ‘Silent Majority’ Isn’t White


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Afghan left behind by UK: I'm fighting to stay alive

An Afghan who had authorisation to fly to the UK speaks to the BBC about his struggle to escape.

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Sunday, August 29, 2021

Your Monday Briefing


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Ida leaves behind flooding and dangerous storm surge.


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Tropical Storm Nora Unleashes Rain and Flash Floods in Mexico


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When Will Biden Join the Fight for Voting Rights?


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Watch this live video of Hurricane Ida striking New Orleans



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Hurricane Hunters fly through Ida's Eye



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Biden Observes Return of Troops Killed in Kabul Bombing


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Jamaican reggae icon Lee 'Scratch' Perry dies aged 85

Perry, a legendary singer and music producer, is known for his pioneering experiments with dub.

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Biden pays respects to US troops killed in Afghanistan



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Hellish living conditions are the new Kabul reality



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Hurricane Ida Makes Landfall in Louisiana as a Category 4


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As the virus surges in Oregon, counties are asking for mobile morgues to house the dead.


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Ron DeSantis, How Many Covid Deaths Are Enough?


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Ida Strengthened Quickly Into a Monster. Here’s How.


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Saturday, August 28, 2021

Evidence of extensive corrosion in collapsed condo



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What we know about the 13 U.S. service members killed in the Kabul attack.


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Europe migrant crisis: More than 500 people rescued off Italian island

Italian coastguards rescue 539 people from a small fishing boat believed to have set off from Libya.

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Chelsea Proves a Point While Collecting One at Liverpool


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