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7:55 AM ET, August 21, 2021

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Linda Qiu / New York Times:
Biden's Inaccurate Claims in Defending Afghanistan Withdrawal  —  The president made misleading or false claims about the reaction of allies to the withdrawal, the presence of Al Qaeda and conditions for Americans traveling to the Kabul airport.  —  President Biden, in remarks on Friday …
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Daniel Marans / HuffPost:
Biden, Allies Frustrated With Media's Hawkish Coverage Of Afghanistan Withdrawal  —  After years of ignoring Afghanistan, many close to the Biden White House — and the president himself — feel some major outlets are adopting a pro-war stance.  —  As President Joe Biden ended his news conference …
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
Politico:
Austin contradicts Biden, says Americans have been ‘beaten’ by the Taliban
Politico:
Who the White House trusts on TV to address Afghanistan
Discussion: Fox News and Bloomberg
Josh Boak / Associated Press:
Taliban took Afghanistan but face cash squeeze
Discussion: Breitbart and HotAir
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.
Discussion: Breitbart and Outside the Beltway
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CNN:
Biden picks Rahm Emanuel as ambassador to Japan and Nicholas Burns as top envoy to China  —  (CNN)President Joe Biden on Friday announced his intention to nominate Rahm Emanuel as ambassador to Japan and Nicholas Burns as ambassador to China.  —  The two top diplomatic positions …
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The White House:
President Biden Announces His Intent to Nominate Three Individuals to Serve as Ambassadors
Discussion: Axios and Forbes
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.
Tom Kertscher / PolitiFact:
Firm led by top donor to Fla. Gov. Ron DeSantis donor isn't a major Regeneron investor  —  Citadel CEO Ken Griffin is a top campaign donor to DeSantis, but his firm isn't a major investor in Regeneron, a company that makes a treatment for COVID-19 that DeSantis endorses.  —  See the sources for this fact-check
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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
Discussion: NBC 6 South Florida
Robert Grant / 104.5 WOKV:
People pictured lying on the floor of Jacksonville antibody treatment site
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.
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 …
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.
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
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
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.
Bailey Schulz / USA Today:
CDC warns older adults, travelers in COVID high-risk groups not to take cruises, even if they're vaccinated  —  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has updated its guidance for travelers who are at increased risk for severe illness from COVID-19 to recommend they avoid cruise ships, regardless of vaccination status.
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?”
Sarah Ferris / Politico:
Dem centrists say DCCC is threatening to withhold fundraising if they oppose Biden priority  —  Multiple House Democratic centrists have fielded calls from their caucus's campaign arm that they took as a warning they would be cut off financially if they oppose their party's $3.5 trillion budget framework …
Discussion: Raw Story, The Daily Signal and CNBC
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
 
 
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Marshall Cohen / CNN:
DOJ wants three months in jail for Proud Boys leader who burned BLM flag
Ashton Pittman / Mississippi Free Press:
Gov. Reeves ‘Praying’ After 8th Grader's COVID Death, But Unmoved On Masks In Schools
Discussion: Michigan Advance
New York Times:
The Hill Is Sold to a TV Giant
Kelly Weill / The Daily Beast:
DHS Memo: Capitol Attackers Plotted in Advance
CNN:
Trump's conduct needs a federal investigation
Discussion: Raw Story
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Corbin Bolies / The Daily Beast:
D.C. Police Activate Entire Force for Upcoming Pro-Jan. 6 Rally
Discussion: DCist and Washingtonian
David Rothkopf / The Daily Beast:
Biden Insiders: Our Afghanistan Exit Is a Part of a Much Bigger Reset
Discussion: RedState
Associated Press:
COVID anxiety rising amid delta surge, AP-NORC poll finds
 

 
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