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11:30 PM ET, August 20, 2021

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Joan E Greve / The Guardian:
US omits Macron's plea for ‘moral responsibility’ from record of Afghanistan call  —  French readout of call with Biden included phrase  —  Macron said of Afghan allies: ‘We cannot abandon them’  —  The White House's readout of a call between Joe Biden and Emmanuel Macron on the crisis …
Discussion: The White House
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Politico:
Austin contradicts Biden, says Americans have been ‘beaten’ by the Taliban  —  Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told lawmakers Friday that Americans trying to leave Afghanistan have been beaten by Taliban fighters, according to several people who participated in a briefing call with Austin and other top officials.
Politico:
Who the White House trusts on TV to address Afghanistan
Discussion: Fox News and Bloomberg
Politico:
‘This Is Actually Happening’  —  President Joe Biden and his inner circle were in an ebullient mood.
Reuters:
EXCLUSIVE FBI finds scant evidence U.S. Capitol attack was coordinated-sources  —  The FBI has found scant evidence that the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol was the result of an organized plot to overturn the presidential election result, according to four current and former law enforcement officials.
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Zoe Tillman / BuzzFeed News:
Infowars Host Owen Shroyer Has Been Charged In The Jan. 6 Riots  —  WASHINGTON — Infowars host Owen Shroyer is facing criminal charges in connection with the Jan. 6 riots at the US Capitol.  —  In a new complaint filed on Friday, the US attorney's office in Washington charged Shroyer …
Corbin Bolies / The Daily Beast:
D.C. Police Activate Entire Force for Upcoming Pro-Jan. 6 Rally
Discussion: Washingtonian and DCist
Kelly Weill / The Daily Beast:
DHS Memo: Capitol Attackers Plotted in Advance
Susannah George / Washington Post:
The treacherous journey into Kabul airport to escape Taliban-controlled Afghanistan  —  Dispatch from Afghanistan  —  KABUL — Two days after the Taliban's sudden takeover of Kabul, we were given a chance to escape: seats on a chartered plane to Qatar set to take off from the city's airport within hours.
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Tom Rogan / Washington Examiner:
US general tells British special forces: Stop rescuing people in Kabul, you're making us look bad
Discussion: Army Times and The Western Journal
Jamie Dettmer / Voice of America:
Hardline Haqqani Network Put in Charge of Kabul Security  —  The Taliban has placed security for the Afghan capital, Kabul, in the hands of senior members of the Haqqani Network, which has close ties with foreign jihadist groups including a long-standing association with al-Qaida.
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William Saletan / Slate:
Pompeo Is Lying About Afghanistan
Discussion: CarolineGlick.com and Power Line
Josh Boak / Associated Press:
Taliban took Afghanistan but face cash squeeze
Discussion: Breitbart and HotAir
Thomas Joscelyn / The Dispatch:
No, Mr President. Al-Qaeda Is Not ‘Gone’ From Afghanistan.
Discussion: CBS News and Bloomberg
Paul P. Murphy / CNN:
‘These people were in bad, bad shape.’ A look inside of a Florida library converted to a Covid-19 treatment site  —  (CNN)The scene at the Jacksonville main public library was haunting, Louis Lopez recalled.  As he waited for a Covid-19 monoclonal antibody treatment, he saw people so sick they couldn't even stand.
Discussion: NBC 6 South Florida
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NBC News:
Capitol Police officer who shot Ashli Babbitt exonerated in internal probe  —  The Capitol Police officer who fatally shot Ashli Babbitt outside a door of the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 riot has been formally exonerated after an internal investigation, according to a department memo obtained by NBC News.
Kevin Spear / Orlando Sentinel:
Orlando urges reduced water usage as liquid oxygen used to purify water goes to COVID patients  —  The city of Orlando and its water utility made an urgent appeal Friday afternoon for residents to cut back sharply on water usage for weeks because of a pandemic-triggered shortage of liquid oxygen used to purify water.
David Bauder / Associated Press:
AP urges DeSantis to end bullying aimed at reporter  —  NEW YORK (AP) — The Associated Press called on Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Friday to end “harassing behavior” by one of his press aides against an AP reporter who has received threats and other online abuse.
Sheri Fink / New York Times:
Maker of Popular Covid Test Told Factory to Destroy Inventory  —  One of the leading producers of rapid tests purged supplies and laid off workers as sales dwindled.  Weeks later, the U.S. is facing a surge in infections with diminished capacity.  —  For weeks in June and July …
Discussion: Bangor Daily News
New York Times:
The F.D.A. is aiming to give full approval to Pfizer's Covid vaccine on Monday.  —  The Food and Drug Administration is pushing to approve Pfizer-BioNTech's two-dose Covid-19 vaccine on Monday, further expediting an earlier timeline for licensing the shot, according to people familiar with the agency's planning.
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Ali Sullivan / Virginian-Pilot:
University of Virginia disenrolls 238 students for not complying with vaccine requirement  —  CHARLOTTESVILLE — The University of Virginia disenrolled 238 students ahead of its fall semester for noncompliance with the school's COVID-19 vaccine requirement.  —  Of that number …
Discussion: Raw Story
David Zweig / New York Magazine:
The Science of Masking Kids at School Remains Uncertain  —  At the end of May, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published a notable, yet mostly ignored, large-scale study of COVID transmission in American schools.  A few major news outlets covered its release by briefly reiterating …
Discussion: Twitchy and NBC Palm Springs
David Gilbert / VICE:
One of QAnon's Most Antisemitic Influencers Is Actually a 39-Year-Old Baptist From Florida  —  One of QAnon's most prolific, popular, and antisemitic influencers has been revealed to be a deeply religious 39-year-old Trump supporter in Florida.  —  Researchers at Logically on Friday published …
Discussion: Raw Story
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New York Times:
Facebook, Fearing Public Outcry, Shelved Earlier Report on Popular Posts  —  The company praised itself this week for being “the most transparent platform on the internet.”  —  When Facebook this week released its first quarterly report about the most viewed posts in the United States …
Erika D. Smith / Los Angeles Times:
Column: Larry Elder is the Black face of white supremacy.  You've been warned  —  Larry Elder smiled the smug smile of a Black conservative who could very well be liberal California's next governor.  —  “Where do you start with the damage Gavin Newsom has done to the state that we both love?”
Wall Street Journal:
‘The Taliban Are Here’: The Final Days Before Kabul's Collapse  —  A lack of urgency in the U.S. and Afghanistan led many to believe the capital city had more time  —  Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, a former World Bank technocrat and author of the book “Fixing Failed States,” …
Discussion: CNN and Kevin Drum
 
 
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CNN:
Trump's conduct needs a federal investigation
Discussion: Raw Story
Associated Press:
US appeals court refuses to end CDC's eviction moratorium
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Discussion: Blue Virginia
David Rothkopf / The Daily Beast:
Biden Insiders: Our Afghanistan Exit Is a Part of a Much Bigger Reset
Discussion: RedState
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Mostly Pre-Afghanistan Turmoil, Biden Job Approval 49%
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