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Aug 16, 2021 - World

How Kabul fell so fast

Updated Aug 16, 2021 - Energy & Climate

First-ever federal water shortage declared for Lake Mead, triggering cuts

A lake with water levels below normal.
Aug 16, 2021 - World

"They took off my flag": Afghan journalist makes emotional plea to Pentagon

Biden on Afghanistan: "I stand squarely behind my decision"

Photo of Joe Biden looking off into the distance

Afghan women and girls fear for their futures after Taliban victory

Zinat Karimi, 17, raises her hand during 10th-grade class at the Zarghoona high school on July 25 in Kabul, Afghanistan
Updated Aug 16, 2021 - Science

Tropical Storm Fred strikes Florida as Grace drenches Haiti

Satellite image of a tropical storm.

Scoop: Probe finds evidence fired Tennessee vaccine official bought dog muzzle sent to her

Updated Aug 16, 2021 - World

U.S. sending another 1,000 troops to help secure Kabul airport

Afghan civilians at Kabul airport
Updated Aug 16, 2021 - Politics & Policy

What they're saying: Congress reacts to the rapid fall of Afghanistan

Taliban fighters guarding a street in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Aug. 16.

Biden to address nation at 3:45pm after Taliban seize power in Afghanistan

President Biden speaking from the White House on Aug. 12.

U.S. opens formal probe into Tesla Autopilot crashes

Tesla cars
Aug 16, 2021 - Economy

U.S. consumer sentiment nosedives as Delta variant spikes

Jake Sullivan: Biden didn't think it was "inevitable" Taliban would take control

Aug 16, 2021 - World

System failure in Afghanistan

Taliban outside Kabul airport
Updated Aug 16, 2021 - Politics & Policy

Taliban declare victory in Afghanistan

Taliban fighters sit on a vehicle along the street in Jalalabad province on August 15
Aug 16, 2021 - Health

Mental health is the next big workplace issue

Illustration of a coffee mug that reads "I love my job" with a brain in place of the heart
Aug 16, 2021 - Health

Boosters take off

Illustration of a syringe as a rocket propelling through the atmosphere
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