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Fri, 27 Aug 2021 04:00:00 EDT
A blood-soaked exit from Afghanistan blights Biden's big plan: to end the 9/11 era
U.S. President Joe Biden has a goal and he won't be dissuaded, not by dead marines, nor desperate Afghan allies, dismayed NATO partners, or dropping poll numbers. He wants to end the post-9/11 era. An...

Fri, 27 Aug 2021 03:39:05 EDT
Evacuation flights resume in Kabul after deadly bombings
Evacuation flights from Afghanistan resumed with new urgency on Friday, a day after two suicide bombings targeted the thousands of desperate people fleeing the Taliban takeover.

Thu, 26 Aug 2021 18:43:50 EDT
Gunmen release some students in northern Nigeria months after kidnapping
Gunmen have released some of the children kidnapped from a school in northern Nigeria back in May, some of whom were as young as 5 years old, the school's head teacher said late Thursday. ...

Thu, 26 Aug 2021 03:40:20 EDT
Biden vows U.S. forces will hunt down perpetrators of attacks near Kabul airport which killed dozens
U.S. President Joe Biden vowed that the U.S. mission in Afghanistan would continue and that American forces would not be deterred by today's deadly bombings near the international airport in Kabul. ...

Thu, 26 Aug 2021 14:37:03 EDT
U.S. projected to see nearly 100,000 more COVID-19 deaths by Dec. 1
The U.S. is projected to see nearly 100,000 more COVID-19 deaths between now and Dec. 1, according to the nation's most closely watched forecasting model. But health experts say that toll could be cut...

Thu, 26 Aug 2021 18:06:21 EDT
Time's Up CEO Tina Tchen resigns in wake of Andrew Cuomo scandal
The chief executive of the sexual harassment victims' advocacy group Time's Up resigned Thursday amid outrage over revelations that its leaders advised former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's administrati...

Thu, 26 Aug 2021 17:07:47 EDT
Canadian travellers to United Kingdom not required to quarantine starting Monday
Canadians travelling to the United Kingdom will not be required to quarantine upon arrival as of Monday, regardless of whether they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

Thu, 26 Aug 2021 18:12:28 EDT
2nd beluga imported by U.S. aquarium from Marineland is in failing health
Connecticut's Mystic Aquarium says a second of the five beluga whales it imported in May from the Ontario theme park Marineland is in failing health.

Thu, 26 Aug 2021 14:07:12 EDT
Donald Trump, allies sued by Capitol Police officers caught in Jan. 6 attack
U.S. Capitol Police officers who were attacked and beaten during the Capitol riot filed a lawsuit on Thursday against former U.S. president Donald Trump, his allies and members of far-right extremist ...

Thu, 26 Aug 2021 15:09:53 EDT
U.S. to forgive loans for 100,000 students who went to ITT Tech
The U.S. Department of Education announced Thursday it will forgive student debt for more than 100,000 borrowers who attended colleges in the now-defunct ITT Technical Institute chain but left before ...

Thu, 26 Aug 2021 08:15:26 EDT
Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on Thursday
COVID-19 vaccinations in Africa tripled over the past week, though protecting even 10% of the continent by the end of September remains "a very daunting task," the Africa director of the World Health ...

Thu, 26 Aug 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Why ISIS-K poses a significant security threat in Afghanistan as civilians, troops attempt to flee
As Afghans and others seek to escape Taliban-controlled Afghanistan, U.S. officials have expressed concerns about the potential for an attack by ISIS-K, a militant group known for staging suicide at...

Thu, 26 Aug 2021 13:37:01 EDT
95% of existing ocean climates could disappear by 2100 if CO2 emissions continue to climb
A new study published in the journal Nature suggests that our oceans' climates — existing environments with delicately balanced ecosystems — face extreme change under two climate-change scenarios....

Wed, 25 Aug 2021 18:09:48 EDT
6-year sentence for man convicted in plot to kidnap Michigan governor
A man upset over state-ordered coronavirus restrictions was sentenced to just over six years in prison on Wednesday for planning to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a significant break that refl...

Wed, 25 Aug 2021 15:44:13 EDT
Diamond Princess cruise ship won't sail again until next year
The Diamond Princess cruise ship, which became one of the earliest hotbeds for coronavirus infections when the pandemic broke out last year, will delay its return to sailing to spring of 2022, vessel ...

Wed, 25 Aug 2021 12:03:15 EDT
New York's new governor adds 12,000 COVID-19 deaths to state's previous tally
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is acknowledging nearly 12,000 more deaths in the state from COVID-19 than had been publicized by her predecessor, Andrew Cuomo.

Wed, 25 Aug 2021 09:27:35 EDT
Western countries rush to complete Afghan evacuation before troops leave
Western nations rushed to evacuate people from Afghanistan on Wednesday but acknowledged that many Afghans who helped during two decades of war would be left behind to face an uncertain fate under th...

Wed, 25 Aug 2021 15:56:20 EDT
Naked baby from Nevermind album cover sues Nirvana for 'child pornography'
Spencer Elden, who appears naked as a baby on the cover of Nirvana’s 1991 album Nevermind, is suing the band for alleged child exploitation and pornography.

Wed, 25 Aug 2021 17:42:01 EDT
China denounces U.S. 'politicization' of COVID-19 origin tracing efforts
China on Wednesday criticized the U.S. "politicization" of efforts to trace the origin of the coronavirus, demanding without any evidence that American labs be investigated, ahead of the release of a ...

Wed, 25 Aug 2021 16:42:09 EDT
Flooding, mudslides leave at least 20 dead in western Venezuela
At least 20 people have died in the western Venezuelan state of Merida following intense rains that caused mudslides and rivers to overflow.



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