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Sarah Kolinovsky / ABC News:
Biden says he did not see a way to withdraw from Afghanistan without ‘chaos ensuing’ — In an exclusive ABC News interview, Biden opens up on his decision to withdraw. — In an exclusive interview with ABC News' George Stephanopoulos, and the president's first since the fall of Afghanistan to the Taliban …
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Patrick Tucker / Defense One:
Trump's Pledge to Exit Afghanistan Was a Ruse, His Final SecDef Says — Chris Miller now says talk of a full withdrawal was a “play” to convince a Taliban-led government to keep U.S. counterterrorism forces. — AFGHANISTAN - WHITE HOUSE - PENTAGON - TERRORISM
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ABC News:
Full transcript of ABC News' George Stephanopoulos' interview with President Joe Biden — Stephanopoulos spoke to Biden in an exclusive interview Wednesday. — Read the full transcript of President Joe Biden's exclusive interview with ABC News' George Stephanopoulos on Wednesday.
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Washington Post:
Biden administration moved slowly to help Afghan refugees as it prepared to exit — The Biden administration moved slowly for months to address the plight of vulnerable Afghans who had worked for the United States even as a deadline for U.S. military withdrawal loomed, refugee advocates said …
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Ben Riley-Smith / Telegraph:
Parliament holds Joe Biden in contempt over Afghanistan — MPs and peers unite to condemn ‘dishonour’ of US president's withdrawal and his criticism of Afghan troops left behind to face Taliban — Joe Biden's handling of the Afghanistan withdrawal was condemned as “catastrophic” and …
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Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
Joe Biden bets a war-weary America will reward him for leaving Afghanistan
Joe Biden bets a war-weary America will reward him for leaving Afghanistan
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Wall Street Journal:
Afghan Women Are Already Fading From Public View as Fear of the Taliban and Uncertainty Prevail
Afghan Women Are Already Fading From Public View as Fear of the Taliban and Uncertainty Prevail
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Washington Post:
Afghanistan to be ruled under sharia law, Taliban commander says
Afghanistan to be ruled under sharia law, Taliban commander says
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Stuart Ramsay / Sky News:
Afghanistan: Desperate women throw babies over razor wire at compound, asking British soldiers to take them
Afghanistan: Desperate women throw babies over razor wire at compound, asking British soldiers to take them
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Washington Post:
Live updates: U.S. troops will remain in Afghanistan until all American citizens are evacuated, Biden tells ABC News
Live updates: U.S. troops will remain in Afghanistan until all American citizens are evacuated, Biden tells ABC News
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U.S. Embassy / U.S. Embassy in Afghanistan:
Security Alert: U.S. Embassy Kabul (August 18, 2021)
Security Alert: U.S. Embassy Kabul (August 18, 2021)
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Politico:
Biden scrambles to tamp down panic over Afghanistan
Biden scrambles to tamp down panic over Afghanistan
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Molly Nagle / ABC News:
US troops will stay until all Americans are out of Afghanistan, even if past Aug. 31 deadline: Biden to ABC News
US troops will stay until all Americans are out of Afghanistan, even if past Aug. 31 deadline: Biden to ABC News
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Julian E. Barnes / New York Times:
Intelligence Agencies Did Not Predict Imminence of Afghan Collapse, Officials Say
Intelligence Agencies Did Not Predict Imminence of Afghan Collapse, Officials Say
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James Hohmann / Washington Post:
History will judge Biden harshly. Biden himself said so.
History will judge Biden harshly. Biden himself said so.
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Miranda Devine / New York Post:
Damning pic of a weak leader
Axios:
Exclusive: Inside the White House scramble to protect Afghan allies
Exclusive: Inside the White House scramble to protect Afghan allies
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Lara Jakes / New York Times:
Desperate Afghan Women Wait for U.S. Protection, as Promised
Desperate Afghan Women Wait for U.S. Protection, as Promised
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Wall Street Journal:
Taliban Is Denied Foreign Aid but Taps Billion-Dollar Drug Trade
Taliban Is Denied Foreign Aid but Taps Billion-Dollar Drug Trade
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Noah Bierman / Los Angeles Times:
Kamala Harris has touted her role on Afghanistan policy. Now, she owns it too
Kamala Harris has touted her role on Afghanistan policy. Now, she owns it too
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Peter Wehner / The Atlantic:
Biden's Long Trail of Betrayals
Biden's Long Trail of Betrayals
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Associated Press:
Afghans plead for faster US evacuation from Taliban rule
Afghans plead for faster US evacuation from Taliban rule
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Adam Kredo / Washington Free Beacon:
Biden State Dept Moved to Abolish Crisis Response Bureau Months Before Taliban Takeover of Afghanistan
Biden State Dept Moved to Abolish Crisis Response Bureau Months Before Taliban Takeover of Afghanistan
Valerie Strauss / Washington Post:
Biden orders Education Department to take action against governors who ban school mask mandates — President Biden ordered Education Secretary Miguel Cardona on Wednesday to take action against governors who have banned universal masking in public schools, taking a tough stand …
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Miami-Dade school board approves mask mandate, defying state
Miami-Dade school board approves mask mandate, defying state
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
The GOP is losing the argument on coronavirus mandates
The GOP is losing the argument on coronavirus mandates
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Aaron Katersky / ABC News:
Trump family friend, associate Ken Kurson re-arrested on cyber-stalking charges — Kurson was pardoned by then-President Donald Trump in January. — Seven months after he was granted a pardon by then-President Donald Trump, Ken Kurson, a friend of Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner …
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New York Times:
Kushner Friend Who Was Pardoned by Trump Is Charged in New York
Kushner Friend Who Was Pardoned by Trump Is Charged in New York
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Shayna Jacobs / Washington Post:
Kushner friend Ken Kurson charged in N.Y. eavesdropping case after Trump pardon
Kushner friend Ken Kurson charged in N.Y. eavesdropping case after Trump pardon
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Josh Partlow / Washington Post:
Federal judge rejects Trump-era permits for major Alaska oil project — Wednesday's decision is a setback for ConocoPhillips's Willow project, which aims to produce more than 100,000 barrels a day on the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska — A federal judge on Wednesday threw out the permits …
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Andrea Salcedo / Washington Post:
A mom of 4 who died of covid days after her husband makes one final wish: ‘Make sure my kids get vaccinated’ — A few weeks ago, Lydia Rodriguez thought her body was strong enough to fight the coronavirus without the vaccine. — But after a week-long church camp, she and other members …
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Claire McNear / The Ringer:
“A Smile With Sharp Teeth”: Mike Richards's Rise to ‘Jeopardy!’ Host Sparks Questions About His Past — The ‘Jeopardy!’ host search is finally over. New reporting reveals that concerns about Richards and the show's selection process remain. — One day in the fall of 2013, Mike Richards called Ken Jennings.
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Timothy Bella / Washington Post:
An Alabama doctor watched patients reject the coronavirus vaccine. Now he's refusing to treat them. — In Alabama, where the nation's lowest vaccination rate has helped push the state closer to a record number of hospitalizations, a physician has sent a clear message to his patients …
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Oli Coleman / Page Six:
Larry David ‘screamed’ at Alan Dershowitz at grocery store over Trump ties — It seems that Alan Dershowitz's ties to the Trump administration have made him persona non grata among the Martha's Vineyard elite — including Larry David. — A Page Six spy spotted the Harvard Law professor …
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Will Oremus / Washington Post:
Facebook shared new data about what's popular on its platform. The answers are deeply weird. — Report shows a Green Bay Packers alumni page and an online CBD store, not right-wing pundits, are among the most viewed links in people's feeds, as Facebook pushes back against independent studies.
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Dan Goldberg / Politico:
GOP governors embrace Covid cocktails over masks as cases surge — Republican governors in some of the states hardest hit by the pandemic are pushing expensive Covid cocktails over cheap masks. — The governors in Florida, Missouri and Texas are promising millions of dollars in antibody treatments …
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Stuart Taylor Jr / RealClearInvestigations:
Guided by Faith, Divinity Student Fought His ‘Antiracist’ Princeton Seminary — and Won — Timothy Keiderling's decision to enroll in the Princeton Theological Seminary reflected his commitment “to give my life to work for justice and to live out the values of the Kingdom of God.”
Harrison Smith / Washington Post:
Joseph Galloway, chronicler and champion of soldiers in Vietnam, dies at 79 — In November 1965, journalist Joseph L. Galloway hitched a ride on an Army helicopter flying to the Ia Drang Valley, a rugged landscape of red dirt, brown elephant grass and truck-size termite mounds in the Central Highlands of South Vietnam.
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Tim Miller / The Bulwark:
Herd Immunity Herp Derp — The pandemic's wrongest theory. — A lot of people, including many experts, made blunders when assessing the best ways to combat the novel coronavirus that emerged from Wuhan in late 2019. For a while people were sanitizing their grocery bags. Mask guidance was all over the map.
Tom Nichols / USA Today:
Trump is not ruining democracy, we are. And it's been anguishing to confront — I was worried long before Trump and the Capitol riot, as political jousting turned zealous and well-off friends called America a disastrous mess. — I've written about a lot of unpleasant, even frightening, subjects.