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New York Times:
The Afghan Military Was Built Over 20 Years. How Did It Collapse So Quickly? — The Taliban's rapid advance has made clear that U.S. efforts to turn Afghanistan's military into a robust, independent fighting force have failed, with its soldiers feeling abandoned by inept leaders.
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Politico, The Daily Signal, Washington Free Beacon, The Daily Caller, IJR and Patterico's Pontifications
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Steven Erlanger / New York Times:
Afghanistan's Unraveling May Strike Another Blow to U.S. Credibility — Allies may understand the desire to give up on a failed project, but the retreat heightens the sense that America's backing is no longer unbounded. — BRUSSELS — Afghanistan's rapid unraveling is already raising grumblings …
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Just Above Sunset, Japan Times and EEAS
Deirdre Shesgreen / Yahoo News:
Reports: US Embassy in Kabul directs staff to destroy sensitive documents as many diplomats prepare for evacuation — The U.S. Embassy in Kabul has directed its staff to destroy sensitive documents as well as other material that could be used as propaganda, according to — CNN and other media outlets.
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CNN, New York Post, Gizmodo, Power Line, The Times of Israel, The Daily Caller, Insider, Bangor Daily News and Associated Press
Jon Lee Anderson / New Yorker:
The Return of the Taliban — Their comeback has taken twenty years, but it is a classic example of a successful guerrilla war of attrition. — Watching Afghanistan's cities fall to the Taliban in rapid succession, as the United States completes a hasty withdrawal from the country …
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Liberty Unyielding and CNN
Reuters:
Canada to accept 20,000 vulnerable Afghans such as women leaders, human rights workers
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Asian, Middle-East …, Sputnik News and Pajhwok Afghan News
Washington Post:
Taliban assault imperils slow-building U.S. effort to rescue Afghan allies
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Power Line, Los Angeles Times, Atlantic Council and Mediaite
Reuters:
In desperation, U.S. scours for countries willing to house Afghan refugees
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USA Today
Paul McLeary / Politico:
Sources: U.S. planning for a full embassy withdrawal as the Taliban close in on Kabul
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The Guardian, New York Times, One America News Network, Fox News, Al Jazeera, Townhall, Raw Story, Defense One and Associated Press
BBC:
Afghanistan: Panic and disbelief as thousands flee Taliban onslaught
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New York Post, Associated Press, Common Dreams and CNBC
CNN:
‘Your child will wait for another child to die.’ Amid Covid-19 surge, Dallas County has no pediatric ICU beds left, county judge says — Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations are surging and in Dallas County, Texas, there are “zero ICU beds left for children,” county judge Clay Jenkins said in a news conference Friday morning.
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HuffPost, Dallas Morning News, CBS News, Daily Kos, Mediaite and NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
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New York Magazine:
The Cuomo Touch How he lost the governorship. — In 2001, as he set out on his first, disastrous campaign for public office, Andrew Cuomo invited a columnist for this magazine to join him for a car ride through New York City. Bill Clinton had just departed office, leaving Washington …
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Mediaite, Fox News, New York Post, Washington Examiner, Politico, Townhall, TheBlaze and The Wrap
Shawn Cohen / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: At least 63 people on Martha's Vineyard have tested positive for Covid-19 since Barack Obama's maskless 60th birthday bash - the most cases on the island since April — A total of 63 people on Martha's Vineyard have tested positive for Covid-19 since former President Barack Obama's 60th birthday on Saturday
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The Gateway Pundit, Breitbart, Sputnik News and Metro.co.uk
Charles C. W. Cooke / National Review:
Rebekah Jones Invents a New Insane Lie about Ron DeSantis's Press Secretary — A few months ago, I noted that Rebekah Jones had disgracefully and deliberately lied about Ron DeSantis's press secretary, Christina Pushaw, having turned an administrative fracas that Jones herself manufactured …
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The Other McCain, RedState and Twitchy
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Grant Stern / The Stern Facts:
DeSantis Press Sec. gets nolle prosequi in case over Rebekah Jones' restraining order (EXCLUSIVE)
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HotAir, hogewash, Occupy Democrats and Twitchy
Lauren Trager / KMOV-TV:
Two St. Louis sheriff deputies fired after working private security for Rep. Cori Bush — ST. LOUIS (KMOV.com) — Two St. Louis City sheriff deputies were fired after working security for Congresswoman Cori Bush. Now, one of them is defending himself, saying his firing was unfair.
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New York Post and TheBlaze
Ruth Marcus / Washington Post:
The most dangerous Trump official you've never heard of needs to be heard from — “People tell me Jeff Clark is great, I should put him in. People want me to replace DOJ leadership,” President Donald Trump told acting attorney general Jeffrey Rosen on a Dec. 27, 2020, phone call …
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Washington Examiner and CNN
Los Angeles Times:
Recall candidate Larry Elder appears to have not properly disclosed his finances — Larry Elder, the leading contender vying to replace Gov. Gavin Newsom if he is recalled, appears to have not properly listed his business holdings on a financial disclosure statement designed to reveal …
Wilson Wong / NBC News:
Parent attacks teacher after mask dispute on first day of school in California district, official says — A parent attacked a teacher following a mask dispute on the first day of school, a California superintendent said. — The incident occurred about an hour after the first day ended …
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KQCA-TV, Raw Story, Los Angeles Times, Digby's Hullabaloo, Daily Kos, TheBlaze and The Daily Caller
Dean Sterling Jones / BuzzFeed News:
The Co-Founder Of The Fact-Checking Site Snopes Was Writing Plagiarized Articles Under A Fake Name — David Mikkelson, the co-founder of the fact-checking website Snopes, has long presented himself as the arbiter of truth online, a bulwark in the fight against rumors and fake news.
Ana Ceballos / Miami Herald:
Education Secretary ‘deeply concerned’ about DeSantis' order — U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona on Friday said he is “deeply concerned” that Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration is threatening to levy financial penalties against school district that impose mask mandates …
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Dallas Morning News, Politico and The Guardian
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Department of Homeland Security:
Summary of Terrorism Threat to the U.S. Homeland — The Secretary of Homeland Security has issued a new National Terrorism Advisory System (NTAS) Bulletin regarding the current heightened threat environment across the United States. The Homeland continues to face a diverse …
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POLITICUSUSA, CBS News, Lenta.ru, RedState, Washington Post, Al Jazeera, Insider and CatholicVote org
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Geneva Sands / CNN:
Calls for violence online similar to before January 6 Capitol attack, DHS Intel chief says
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Raw Story
Josh Partlow / Washington Post:
‘This is a very dangerous combination’: New study says wildfire smoke linked to increased covid cases, deaths — Harvard University researchers studied more than 90 counties in the West that were hit hard by wildfires in 2020. — In a new study published on Friday, a team of researchers …
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Raw Story and New York Post
CNN:
Volatile California governor recall has Democrats nervous about Feinstein seat — CA gubernatorial candidate Elder pushes back on being called a ‘Trump supporter’ — (CNN)It's the Democrats' doomsday scenario: California Gov. Gavin Newsom loses his recall race this fall, and a Senate vacancy is later filled by a GOP governor.
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HuffPost, Raw Story, Mercury News and Truth or Fiction?
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John Nichols / The Nation:
The Next Gerrymandering Nightmare Has Begun
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Breitbart, POLITICUSUSA and The Guardian
The Bulwark:
An Open Letter to Joe Biden on Afghanistan — It's not too late to change course, protect America's interests, and stop a humanitarian disaster. — (PHOTOS: GETTYIMAGES) — The situation in Afghanistan is dire. But it is not too late to deploy forces to stabilize it, and ultimately turn it around.
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Defense One
Los Angeles Times:
Wake up, California! Removing Gavin Newsom would be a disaster — Ballots for the Sept. 14 special recall election have been mailed to 22 million California voters. The ballot poses two questions. The first is whether Gov. Gavin Newsom should be removed from office.
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RedState, Associated Press and TheBlaze
Rachel Feintzeig / Wall Street Journal:
These People Who Work From Home Have a Secret: They Have Two Jobs — When the pandemic freed employees from having to report to the office, some saw an opportunity to double their salary on the sly. Why be good at one job, they thought, when they could be mediocre at two? — They were bored.
Ryan J. Reilly / HuffPost:
A D.C. Cop At The Jan. 6 Riot Died By Suicide. Sleuths Identified 1 Of The Rioters He Battled. — Less than 24 hours after a Capitol rioter was identified by online sleuths as a Capitol Hill chiropractor, the family of the late Officer Jeff Smith filed a lawsuit.
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Washington Post
Washington Post:
DeJoy bought up to $305,000 in bonds from USPS board chair's investment firm — Board of Governors Chairman Ron Bloom, a managing partner at the firm, has backed DeJoy's plans to slow mail delivery and raise prices — Postmaster General Louis DeJoy purchased up to $305,000 in bonds …
Jillian Kay Melchior / Wall Street Journal:
The Vulnerable Pay the Price for Covid Eviction Moratoriums — The government set out to help small businesses but left landlords at the mercy of abusive tenants. — The U.S. Supreme Court's Thursday injunction against New York state's eviction moratorium didn't come too soon for Rosanna Morey.
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