First Pass Friday: I Immediately Fall Into a Trap, and You Can, Too!

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Texas drops enforcement of governor’s mask mandate ban for now.

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Defiant Afghans Wave Flags Amid Fears of Taliban Crackdown

Tens of thousands of people have tried to flee Afghanistan since the Taliban swept into the capital Kabul on Sunday, completing a stunning rout of government forces in a matter of days.

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Afghanistan News LIVE Updates: Before Withdrawal, US Cable Warned its Officials of Rapid Taliban Takeover; Afghan Soccer Player Died Trying to Cling onto Military Plane

Afghanistan-Taliban News LIVE Updates: The cable dated July 13 warned of rapid territorial gains by the Taliban and the subsequent collapse of Afghan security forces.

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简报：反塔利班抗议在阿富汗蔓延；中国华融将获国资救助

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Judge Rejects Restraining Order Against Trevor Bauer

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25-Year Sentence for Iowa Woman Who Drove Into Children Because of Their Race

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Texas drops enforcement of governor’s mask mandate ban for now.

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Here is how news organizations rescued their Afghan colleagues.

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U.S. Afghans, seeing the Taliban return to power, fear for family and friends.

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Sluggish Visa Process Strands Thousands of Afghans Who Worked for U.S.

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Fight Over Voting Rights in Texas Nears End as Democrats Return

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How News Organizations Got Afghan Colleagues Out of Kabul

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Feds Seize Over 3,000 Fake Vaccination Cards In Anchorage

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7,000 People Evacuated From Afghanistan Since August 14: Pentagon

A total of 7,000 people have been evacuated from Afghanistan since the start of evacuation operations on August 14 and over 5,200 US troops are in Kabul, the Pentagon said on Thursday. Cumulatively, the number of people moved out of Afghanistan is somewhere near 12,000.

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Aaj Ka Panchang, August 20, 2021: Check Out Tithi, Shubh Muhurat, Rahu Kaal and Other Details on Varalakshmi Vratam

Aaj Ka Panchang, August 20, 2021: The sun will rise at 5:53 am, while the sunset will take place at 6:56 pm. The timings for moonrise and moonset are 5:41 pm and 4:18 am respectively on August 21

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Afghan forces once backed by the U.S. are in hiding and hunted by Taliban.

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N.Y.P.D. will discipline unvaccinated officers who don’t wear masks.

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Sluggish Visa Process Strands Thousands of Afghans Who Worked for U.S.

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With the Taliban in power, Moscow’s influence grows in Central Asia.

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Republican Senators Seek Accountability For US Military Equipment In Taliban's Hands

Over two dozen Republican senators on Thursday sought accountability from the Biden administration over US military equipment that landed into the hands of the Taliban in Afghanistan. "As we watched the images coming out of Afghanistan as the Taliban retook the country, we were horrified to see US equipment including UH-60 Black Hawks in the hands of the Taliban," Republican Senators wrote in a letter to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin.

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U.S. Diplomats Sent Cable In Mid-July Warning Of Potential Swift Taliban Takeover -WSJ Report

About two dozen U.S. diplomats in Afghanistan sent an internal cable last month warning Secretary of State Antony Blinken of the potential fall of Kabul to the Taliban as U.S. troops withdrew from the country, The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.

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Ainslie's Back For Brits In SailGP; US Crewmember Injured

After watching the last two regattas from another continent, Sir Ben Ainslie will be back at the wheel of the British boat for SailGPs regatta Friday and Saturday in Aarhus, Denmark.

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