In the ‘Midnight Zone’

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简报：塔利班用暴力回应首批抗议者；中国该如何应对阿富汗危机

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For Mets Offense, ‘the Message Was Sent, and We Got It’

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Biden Announces Virus Measures for Schools and Nursing Homes

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Court Blocks a Vast Alaskan Drilling Project, Citing Climate Dangers

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Nominee Would Be 1st Native American To Head National Parks

President Joe Biden on Wednesday nominated Oregon resident and tribal citizen Charles F. Chuck Sams III to head the National Park Service.

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States Banning Mask Mandates Could Face Civil Rights Probes

In an escalating battle with Republican governors, President Joe Biden on Wednesday ordered his Education secretary to explore possible legal action against states that have blocked school mask mandates and other public health measures meant to protect students against COVID-19.

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Taliban Keep Some Evacuees From Reaching Kabul Airport, As U.S. Vows To Finish Airlift

Armed members of the Taliban kept people desperate to flee Afghanistan from reaching Kabul's airport on Wednesday, witnesses said, while President Joe Biden vowed to keep U.S. troops in the country until all Americans are evacuated.

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Aaj Ka Panchang, August 19, 2021: Check Out Tithi, Shubh Muhurat, Rahu Kaal and Other Details for Thursday

Aaj Ka Panchang, August 19, 2021: The sunrise will be at 5:52 am, while the sun will set at 6:56 pm. The moonrise on August 19 will be at 4:46 pm, while it will set at 3:12 am on August 20

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How Our Classrooms Became Battlegrounds

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Taliban intensify search for those who worked with U.S. and British forces, U.N. document says.

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What to Know About Boosters if You Got the Johnson & Johnson Vaccine

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Biden Ramps Up Virus Strategy for Nursing Homes and Schools, and Urges Booster Shots

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Coronavirus is just one of Afghanistan’s many health concerns.

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Series of U.S. Actions Left Afghan Allies Frantic, Stranded and Eager to Get Out

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U.S. Focused on Evacuating Americans, Allies From Afghanistan

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Father Of First American Killed: Afghanistan End 'Shameful'

Mike Spann, a Marine turned CIA officer, felt a duty to go to Afghanistan in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.

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Appeals Court Upholds Texas Law To Ban Abortion Procedure

A Texas law outlawing an abortion method commonly used to end secondtrimester pregnancies was upheld Wednesday by a federal appeals court in New Orleans.

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Woman Seriously Injured In Moose Attack In Western Colorado

An elderly woman is recovering from severe injuries after she was attacked by a cow moose outside a home in western Colorado.

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San Francisco DA Sues 3 California-based 'Ghost Gun' Makers

San Francisco's district attorney said Wednesday he is suing three California companies that make and distribute ghost guns, the untraceable, buildityourself weaponry that accounted for nearly half the firearms recovered in gun killings in the city last year.

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Mexico President Backs Cenbank Hikes Over Inflation, But Slams Board Member

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Wednesday backed the central bank's recent moves to raise interest rates, but took a swipe at a board member for criticizing his plan to allocate International Monetary Fund resources to pay off debt.

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U.S. Will Limit Some Chinese Passenger Air Carriers To 40% Capacity -- Order

The U.S. Transportation Department on Wednesday said it will limit some Chinese air carrier flights to 40% passenger capacity for four weeks after the Chinese government imposed similar limits on four United Airlines flights.

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Biden Says Aug. 31 Deadline In Afghanistan Might Have To Be Extended

U.S. troops may stay in Afghanistan past an Aug. 31 deadline to evacuate Americans, President Joe Biden said on Wednesday and the Pentagon said the U.S. military does not have the ability to reach people beyond the Kabul airport.

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