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Asia
The U.S. Has 1 Week To Complete Its Evacuation Mission From Kabul
President Biden says he's determined to end the U.S. airlift by his Aug. 31 deadline. The Taliban are hardening their positions. They say Afghans will no longer be allowed to leave the country.
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Politics
An Impasse In The House Threatens To Derail A Part Of Biden's Domestic Agenda
House Democratic leaders aim to get President Biden's multi-trillion-dollar budget plan over a key hurdle. Voting came to a standstill Monday night as negotiations continue with moderate lawmakers.
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Asia
Commercial Airlines Will Help In The Evacuation Of People From Afghanistan
As the Biden administration looks for ways to speed up the evacuation of American citizens and others from Afghanistan, the Defense Department has activated the Civil Reserve Air Fleet.
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Asia
Evaluating The Examples Of The Ways The Taliban Say They've Changed
The Taliban are back in power in Afghanistan. What does it mean for the Afghan people? In the 90s, when last they ruled, it was a brutal, utterly ruthless regime that terrorized its people.
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Politics
A Mission To Give Afghans Democracy Became A Bid To Repair America's Own
The United States inadvertently took on a mission to democratize Afghanistan, and instead undermined democracy at home, as unpopular wars tend to do.
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Morning News Brief
Florida's school districts consider whether to require masks. The latest data on a recovering job market is released Friday. A sprinter from Belarus, who fled the Olympics, is now in Poland.
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Sports
An Olympic Sprinter From Belarus Who Fled To Poland Tells Her Story
The athlete from Belarus who fled to Poland after a dispute with her coaches at the Tokyo Olympics has been explaining why she decided not to return home.
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Morning News Brief
The World Health Organization says it is not the time to give out booster shots. President Biden will unveil proposed rules aimed at fighting climate change. Iran's new president takes office.
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National
A New York AG Investigation Says That Gov. Andrew Cuomo Sexually Harassed Women
A new report from New York's attorney general alleges that Gov. Andrew Cuomo sexually harassed multiple women and violated federal and state laws.
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National
Some Florida Hospitals Report More Patients Than At Any Point In The Pandemic
Florida leads the nation in COVID-19 infections and has seen a seven-fold increase of cases in the past six weeks. Hospitals say they're seeing more young people than before, some with severe cases.