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The White House:
Statement by President Joe Biden on the Evacuation Mission in Kabul — This morning, I met with my national security team in Washington and my commanders in the field. We discussed the strike that U.S. forces took last night against the terrorist group ISIS-K in Afghanistan.
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Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Used a Special Hellfire Missile in Afghanistan Airstrike on Islamic State — A secret weapon until recently, the missile employs blades instead of explosives, officials say, to limit damage — WASHINGTON—The Pentagon used a special Hellfire missile that packs no explosives …
Associated Press:
Taliban block Kabul airport to most as foreign airlifts wane
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Washington Post:
Biden to withdraw U.S. diplomatic staff from Afghanistan as future relationship with the Taliban remains unclear
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Associated Press
Lara Seligman / Politico:
‘Guidance is to just do it:’ Biden greenlights more strikes on ISIS-K
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Wall Street Journal:
Biden Warns Another Attack in Afghanistan Likely as U.S. Begins Final Stage of Withdrawal
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New York Times:
What Went Wrong With the Pandemic in Florida — Even a large state that emphasized vaccinations in combating the coronavirus can be crushed by the Delta variant when no other measures are put in place. — MIAMI — The unexpected and unwelcome coronavirus surge now unfolding in the United States …
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Matt Dixon / Politico:
Florida starts turning on DeSantis
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U.S. Department of Defense:
DOD Identifies Marine Corps, Navy and Army Casualties — The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of 13 service members who were supporting Operation Freedom's Sentinel. They died Aug. 26, 2021, as the result of an enemy attack while supporting non-combatant evacuation operations in Kabul, Afghanistan.
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Dave Philipps / New York Times:
Died, Two Women on the Frontline — The Defense Department on Saturday officially identified the service members who were killed, and family and friends paid tribute to their lives and their sacrifice. — One of the last photos that Marine Sgt. Nicole Gee shared with her family shows …
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Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs / New York Times:
What we know about the 13 U.S. service members killed in the Kabul attack. — The Department of Defense on Saturday identified the 13 members of the U.S. military who were killed in the attack on the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Thursday as they worked to evacuate people to safety.
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Bill Dries / Daily Memphian:
Miss. Gov.: South's response to COVID impacted by belief in ‘eternal life’ — Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves talked about the pandemic Thursday, Aug. 26, at a re-election fundraiser in Shelby County held at a replica of the Mississippi governor's mansion. … TOPICS
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Washington Post:
Surprise, panic and fateful choices: The day America lost its longest war — KABUL — On the day that Afghanistan's capital fell to the Taliban, delivering the definitive verdict on a war that had lumbered on ambiguously for nearly 20 years, one of the city's top security officials woke up preparing for battle.
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New York Post
CNN:
Clarissa Ward's chilling interview with ISIS-K leader — The terror group ISIS-K has claimed responsibility for the deadly bombing attack outside Kabul airport which killed 13 US troops and more than 90 Afghans. CNN chief international correspondent Clarissa Ward speaks with an ISIS-K leader …
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Chris Cillizza / CNN:
Donald Trump's recounting of his 2020 conversation with a Taliban leader is something else — (CNN)Donald Trump called into conservative talk radio host Hugh Hewitt's show on Thursday, spending almost 45 minutes doling out his usual mix of braggadocio, blame-gaming and just plain old riffing.
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Tampa Bay Times:
Doctor advising DeSantis promoted ivermectin to treat COVID-19 despite FDA warnings — 'Any physician that espouses this should be reported to the state medical association," one medical expert said. — Updated Just now — A California psychiatrist who has advised Gov. Ron DeSantis …
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Ariana Eunjung Cha / Washington Post:
A Calif. elementary school teacher took off her mask for a read-aloud. Within days, half her class was positive for delta. — A CDC-funded simulation projects that without masking or testing, up to 75 percent of children under 12 could be infected within three months.
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
All in or All Out? Biden Saw No Middle Ground in Afghanistan — President Biden's reductionist formula has prompted a debate over whether the mayhem in Kabul was inevitable or the result of a failure to consider other options. — As the American military withdrawal from Afghanistan capping …
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Jonathan Turley / The Hill:
Justified shooting or fair game? Shooter of Ashli Babbitt makes shocking admission — “That's my job.” Those three words summed up a controversial interview this week with the long-unnamed officer who shot and killed Ashli Babbitt on Jan. 6. Shortly after being cleared by the Capitol Police …
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Bradley P. Moss / The Atlantic:
The Sanctioning of Trump's Lawyers Is Exactly What Is Supposed to Happen — The lawyers who battled for President Donald Trump in the days after the 2020 election are now fighting to salvage their professional careers—a fight they pretty much invited by openly flouting many of the core ethical precepts …
Céline R. Gounder / The Atlantic:
Americans Are Losing Sight of the Pandemic Endgame — Doctors and scientists need to have an honest conversation with the American people about what the goals of COVID-19 vaccination are and how the pandemic will end. — Even without the rise of the Delta variant, no one should be surprised …
Chauncey DeVega / Salon:
Trumpists live in an alternate reality — but they believe in it, and that's terrifying — It has shaped their world, and it's killing America — I had not seen my mother for two years, for reasons we all understand too well. Several weeks ago, I was finally able to journey home.
Wall Street Journal:
Taliban Move to Ban Opium Production in Afghanistan — Prices of the raw material for heroin soar in anticipation; the group is seeking acceptance from the international community — Taliban leaders, seeking international acceptance after seizing power in Afghanistan …
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