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12:55 AM ET, August 14, 2021

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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 …
Discussion: Financial Times, EEAS and Breitbart
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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.
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 …
Discussion: CNN
David Rothkopf / The Daily Beast:   America's Catastrophic Afghanistan Exit Has Many Fathers
Reuters:
In desperation, U.S. scours for countries willing to house Afghan refugees
Discussion: Slate
The United Nations:
Secretary-General's press encounter on Afghanistan
Discussion: Associated Press and The Hill
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.
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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Dallas Morning News:
Texas hospitals are facing a COVID-19 disaster. Gov. Abbott must act
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 …
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
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 …
Discussion: RedState and Twitchy
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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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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 …
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 …
Discussion: Washington Examiner and CNN
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.
Discussion: New York Post and TheBlaze
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 …
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.
Discussion: 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.
Discussion: RedState, Associated Press and TheBlaze
John Nichols / The Nation:
The Next Gerrymandering Nightmare Has Begun  —  With the release of 2020 Census data, GOP legislators will rush to draw new maps.  If they get their way, they're likely to flip the US House.  —  It may not be too late to prevent the partisan gerrymandering of electoral maps that Republicans believe …
Discussion: Breitbart and POLITICUSUSA
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The Guardian:
America is full of ‘democracy deserts’. Wisconsin rivals Congo on some metrics
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.
Discussion: Washington Post
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.
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
9 Moderate Democrats Threaten to Tank Entire Biden Presidency The party has managed to work together, until now.  —  Joe Biden's success to date has owed itself to many factors, the largest of which is the willingness of congressional Democrats to compromise with each other.
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Meet the handful of Democrats who are threatening to derail Biden's agenda
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 …
Discussion: Raw Story and Daily Kos
Steve Contorno / Tampa Bay Times:
Inside Fox News, DeSantis is ‘the future of the party.’ And he's taking advantage.  —  Emails show the Florida governor is in high demand on the network — and gets his way.  —  Updated Just now  —  Early in Florida's vaccine rollout, during a period marked by confusion and images of seniors …
Reuters:
Canada to accept 20,000 vulnerable Afghans such as women leaders, human rights workers  —  Canada plans to resettle more than 20,000 vulnerable Afghans including women leaders, human rights workers and reporters to protect them from Taliban reprisals, Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino said on Friday.
The Times of Israel:
Last known surviving fighter of Warsaw Ghetto Uprising dies at age 97  —  Leon Kopelman fought the Germans in the ghetto and later managed to survive and join the Polish resistance; he said his large family was his greatest victory over the Nazis  —  Leon Kopelman, possibly the last surviving man …
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.
CBS Denver:
‘South Park’ Creators Trey Parker & Matt Stone Say They've Agreed To Buy Casa Bonita  —  DENVER (CBS4) - “South Park” creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone told Colorado's governor they've tentatively agreed to purchase Casa Bonita, the Colorado landmark in Lakewood that is both a restaurant and a beloved small entertainment center.
 
 
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Josh Partlow / Washington Post:
‘This is a very dangerous combination’: New study says wildfire smoke linked to increased covid cases, deaths
Discussion: Raw Story and New York Post
Ben Samuels / Haaretz:
In Light Criticism, U.S. Official Says It's Critical for Israel to Refrain From Unilateral Settlement Activity
Jacqueline Feldscher / Defense One:
Some Veterans Say Republicans are Blocking Their Ability to Vote
Discussion: Raw Story
New York Times:
A Gallery Sells Hunter Bidens. The White House Says It Won't Know Who's Buying.
Discussion: Breitbart
Lee O. Sanderlin / The Clarion-Ledger:
'We should not be here, y'all': Parking garage field hospital set to open for COVID-19 patients
Discussion: HuffPost and Joe.My.God.
 Earlier Items: 
Pia Singh / CNBC:
Dr. Scott Gottlieb expects coronavirus to be an ‘endemic’ virus in U.S. after delta surge
Kasha Patel / Washington Post:
July 2021 was Earth's hottest month ever recorded, NOAA finds
Discussion: Denver Post, UPI, NPR, noaa.gov and CBS News
Farnaz Fassihi / New York Times:
Iran's Health System ‘Beyond Disastrous’ from Covid Surge
New York Times:
Where Police Killings Often Meet With Silence: Rural America
Discussion: The Marshall Project
 

 
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