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Aug 19, 2021 - World

Taliban takes over U.S. war chest given to Afghan military

Picture of military vehicles lines up
Aug 19, 2021 - World

The cases for and against Biden's key decisions on Afghanistan

Updated Aug 19, 2021 - Politics & Policy

Suspect in "bomb threat" near Library of Congress in police custody

First responders and police investigate a possible bomb threat near the US Capitol

The multiracial identity revolution among U.S. Latinos

Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett, center, encourages folks from the Latino community to fill out their Census paperwork during the "Stand Up and Be Counted" rally in Langley Park, Md.

Tropical Storm Henri poses increasing threat to New England

Satellite image showing a group of white clouds that is organized into a tropical storm.

FTC accuses Facebook of "buy or bury" scheme in new antitrust complaint

Illustration of a gavel bearing down on Facebook's "f" logo
Aug 19, 2021 - World

7,000 people evacuated from Kabul since Aug. 14, Pentagon says

U.S. Department of Defense Press Secretary John Kirby (R) speaks as Army Major General William Taylor (L) listens during a news briefing at the Pentagon August 17, 2021
Aug 19, 2021 - World

Haiti quake death toll tops 2,000 as anger grows over lack of aid

Firefighters remove debris in search of survivors after a 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck Haiti

Biden denies Afghanistan will look the same 20 years after 9/11

Aug 19, 2021 - Economy

Building like it's 2007

Aug 19, 2021 - Technology

How Facebook aims to move work meetings to VR

Mark Zuckerberg, speaking to reporters in a VR meeting using Facebook's Horizon Workrooms software.

Scoop: Manchin and Sinema advising House centrists

Kyrsten Sinema
Aug 19, 2021 - Health

What the new vaccine data does and doesn't tell us

Illustration of larger-than-life syringes pointing to a person.
Aug 19, 2021 - Economy

OnlyFans has tons of users, but can't find investors

Illustration of a coin with the OnlyFans logo on it.
Aug 19, 2021 - Health

America's Delta toll

Aug 19, 2021 - World

Taliban celebrates Afghan Independence Day by declaring victory over the U.S.

Taliban check points are seen in the streets of Jalalabad city, Afghanistan on August 18
Updated Aug 19, 2021 - World

Taliban responds to protesters' resistance with deadly violence

Taliban check points are seen in the streets of Jalalabad city, Afghanistan on August 18

Federal judge voids permits for major Alaska oil project

Illustration of a growing crack heading towards oil barrels
Aug 18, 2021 - Health

Texas ban on second-trimester abortion procedure upheld by appeals court

Texas abortion advocates outside the U.S. Supreme Court on June 27, 2016 in Washington, DC.

Hurricane Grace nears Mexico as Tropical Storm Henri heads for New England

Satellite image of Hurricane Grace
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