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David Rothkopf / The Atlantic:
Biden Deserves Credit, Not Blame, for Afghanistan — America's longest war has been by any measure a costly failure, and the errors in managing the conflict deserve scrutiny in the years to come. But Joe Biden doesn't “own” the mayhem on the ground right now.
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Farnaz Fassihi / New York Times:
American University of Kabul students and alumni trying to flee were sent home. — Hundreds of students and alumni of American University of Kabul gathered at a safe house on Sunday and boarded buses in what was supposed to be a final attempt at evacuation on U.S. military flights, students and alumni said.
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U.S. Central Command:
U.S. Central Command statement on defensive strike in Kabul — By U.S. Central Command Public Affairs U.S. Central Command Communication Integration — We are aware of reports of civilian casualties following our strike on a vehicle in Kabul today. — We are still assessing the results …
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Anita Kumar / Politico:
As Biden winds down Afghanistan, a refugee backlash looms at home — President Joe Biden has faced a torrent of criticism for abandoning Afghan partners as their country fell to the Taliban. Now, there is also a looming political controversy over the thousands of Afghans Biden will end up resettling over here.
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Washington Free Beacon, ImmigrationProf Blog, CNN and Associated Press
American Greatness:
Our Afghan Nightmare: Tanks for Nothing — Afghanistan has been reinvented as the best-equipped terrorist nation in the world, basking in the prestige of humiliating the world's superpower. — Joe Biden's scripted or no-questions press conferences, and the clean-up afterward by Antony Blinken …
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Michael Tomasky / New Republic:
Be Glad Donald Trump Isn't Running the Show in Afghanistan
Be Glad Donald Trump Isn't Running the Show in Afghanistan
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Washington Examiner, Salon, Mercury News and Political Wire
Nabih Bulos / Los Angeles Times:
Family says 7 children were killed in Kabul drone strike; U.S. is investigating
Family says 7 children were killed in Kabul drone strike; U.S. is investigating
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USA Today, The Daily Caller, BizPac Review and Outside the Beltway
Stephen Collinson / CNN:
Biden's presidency of crises pushes White House to its limits
Biden's presidency of crises pushes White House to its limits
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Politico
Scott Neuman / NPR:
Rockets Hit Near Kabul Airport A Day Before The Deadline For The Exit Of U.S. Forces
Rockets Hit Near Kabul Airport A Day Before The Deadline For The Exit Of U.S. Forces
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HotAir, Breitbart, NBC Los Angeles and Jihad Watch
Lara Seligman / Politico:
Pentagon prepared for ‘mass casualty’ attack at Kabul Airport hours before explosion
Pentagon prepared for ‘mass casualty’ attack at Kabul Airport hours before explosion
Wall Street Journal:
Trapped in Afghanistan, Rescued by Volunteers: How a Handful of Americans Freed 5,000 Afghans
Jake Zuckerman / Ohio Capital Journal:
Judge orders Cinci hospital to treat COVID-19 patient with Ivermectin, despite CDC warnings — A Butler County judge ruled in favor of a woman last week who sought to force a hospital to administer Ivermectin — an animal dewormer that federal regulators have warned against using in COVID-19 patients …
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David Gilbert / VICE:
QAnon Anti-Vaxxer Called COVID a Hoax Even as His ‘Lungs Stopped Functioning’ — Robert David Steele, a former CIA officer turned conspiracy theorist who claimed to be the first person to call COVID-19 a hoax, has died from COVID-19. — Steele, who was among the earliest QAnon promoters …
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Yelena Dzhanova / Insider:
An 88-year-old professor in Georgia resigned in the middle of class because a student refused to wear a mask over her nose: 'That's it, I'm retired' — A professor from the University of Georgia resigned last week after a student refused to wear a mask in class.
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James Osborne / Houston Chronicle:
You want tyranny? A war hero died because hospitals were full of COVID patients. — A little over a week ago, as U.S. soldiers risked their lives flying tens of thousands of Afghans and Americans to safety, U.S. Army veteran Daniel Wilkinson — who earned a Purple Heart in Afghanistan …
Brian C. Joondeph / American Thinker:
Who's Skipping the Vaccine? The Answer May Surprise You
Who's Skipping the Vaccine? The Answer May Surprise You
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Marisa Fernandez / Axios:
CDC: Unvaccinated teacher caused an outbreak in classroom
CDC: Unvaccinated teacher caused an outbreak in classroom
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Dan Levin / New York Times:
The U.S. reaches 100,000 average daily Covid hospitalizations for the first time since winter.
The U.S. reaches 100,000 average daily Covid hospitalizations for the first time since winter.
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Jason Lemon / Newsweek:
Rand Paul Claims ‘Hatred for Trump’ Hindering Research Into Ivermectin as COVID Treatment
Rand Paul Claims ‘Hatred for Trump’ Hindering Research Into Ivermectin as COVID Treatment
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The Hill, The Guardian and POLITICUSUSA
Amie Just / New Orleans Times-Picayune:
All of New Orleans without power after Hurricane Ida leaves ‘catastrophic transmission damage’ — A slow-moving Hurricane Ida has left all of Orleans Parish customers without power due to “catastrophic transmission damage,” according to Entergy New Orleans.
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Associated Press:
Ida weakens as rescues begin and damage checked in Louisiana — NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Hurricane Ida became a tropical storm as its top winds slowed over Mississippi on Monday, while across southeast Louisiana residents waited for daylight to be rescued from floodwaters and see how much damage …
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Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
Disney Held Unsuccessful Mediation Talks With Alleged Sexual-Assault Victims — Claims surfaced in lawsuit last week against former top producer Michael Corn, who denies the allegations; ABC is also a defendant — Walt Disney Co. and its ABC unit held unsuccessful mediation talks in June …
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Lachlan Cartwright / The Daily Beast:
Bombshell Lawsuit Has ‘GMA’ Co-Hosts at Each Other's Throats, Sources Say — Sources said a lawsuit accusing GMA's former executive producer of sexual assault has opened a new rift between the show's hosts and raised the anger of staffers demanding answers.
Ben Smith / New York Times:
Inside Politico's Billion-Dollar Drama — From “son of” to mogul in his own right: Robert Allbritton just became the unlikeliest winner of the new media sweepstakes. — I was sitting in a bar next to John Harris, a former national editor of The Washington Post.
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Russell Berman / The Atlantic:
The Obvious Voting-Rights Solution That No Democrat Will Propose — Democrats in Congress are considering a policy that was long unthinkable: a federal requirement that every American show identification before casting a ballot. But as the party tries to pass voting-rights legislation …
Keith Zhai / Wall Street Journal:
China Limits Videogames to Three Hours a Week for Young People — New regulation will ban minors from playing videogames entirely between Monday and Thursday — SINGAPORE—China has a new rule for the country's hundreds of millions of young gamers: No videogames during the school week …