By Dakin Andone, CNN As the United States withdraws from Afghanistan, the world has watched as the Taliban has swiftly taken back control of the country, entering Kabul on Sunday as former Afghan President Ashraf Ghani fled the country and the United States evacuated its embassy. Now, many US veterans are expressing frustration and disappointment
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By Eric Bradner, CNN Some Texas school districts and students are seeking ways around Republican Gov. Greg Abbott‘s ban on mask mandates as the state grapples with a spike of coronavirus cases. One of those cases is Abbott himself: The second-term governor, who has played to his party’s base and blocked health mandates intended to
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By Julia Hollingsworth and Chandler Thornton, CNN New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced a nationwide lockdown after the country confirmed one coronavirus case — the first locally transmitted Covid-19 case in the community since February. Ardern told a press conference Tuesday authorities were assuming it was the contagious Delta variant, although genome sequencing
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The vacant lot on Cherry Street may remain empty for longer than expected now that Columbia City Council rejected a proposal to allocate 99 parking spots to a new hotel.
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TONIGHT: Partly cloudy and mild with lows in the upper 60s. TOMORROW: Partly to mostly sunny and warm with highs in the upper 80s to around 90. Heat index between 93-95. A spot storm is possible in the afternoon and diminishes by sunset. EXTENDED: Winds have started to shift south at the surface and to
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The Jefferson City Board of Education will meet Tuesday at 6 p.m. — its first since the district made the decision.
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By AJ Willingham, CNN The red-hot housing market that has created so much stress and competition for homebuyers could be cooling off soon, if some signs are to be believed. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things You Need to
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By Paul LeBlanc, CNN Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Tuesday that he was concerned that then-President Donald Trump “undermined” the US’ 2020 agreement with the Taliban by pushing for US forces to leave Afghanistan without the Taliban meeting the conditions of the deal. The Trump administration’s “Agreement for Bringing Peace to Afghanistan” outlined a
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By Diksha Madhok, CNN Business It’s been two days since Kabul fell to the Taliban and social media giants are scrambling to figure out how to deal with the takeover of Afghanistan by the militants. On Tuesday, Facebook reiterated its ban on accounts praising, supporting, or representing the Taliban from its platforms, including WhatsApp and
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By Holly Yan and Madeline Holcombe, CNN Those unvaccinated against Covid-19 aren’t just risking their own health — they’re also jeopardizing medical care for others and fueling a surge that’s forcing more students to quarantine, doctors say. Covid-19 hospitalizations have doubled over the past three weeks, with 83,693 people hospitalized this week, according to data
Continue Reading By Ben Tinker, CNN When my husband and I were counting down the days to the birth of our son last year, one of my best friends shared this quote with me: “Making the decision to have a child — it’s momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside
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By Amy Chillag, CNN The refugee crisis in Afghanistan is growing as the Taliban take over the country. Since the start of this year, 550,000 Afghans were forced to flee their homes due to internal fighting, according to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. Now, tens of thousands more are trying to leave the country
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By Clarissa Ward, Brent Swails and Ivana Kottasová, CNN The busy Kabul street looks almost as if nothing has changed. People rush by, as shopkeepers arrange their colorful merchandise, and police direct traffic. There’s one big change, though: There are almost no women here. Since the Taliban took over the Afghan capital on Sunday, women
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By Ben Burnstein, CNN The Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan is particularly disheartening to Americans who fought there. Across 20 years of combat, almost 800,000 troops deployed to the war zone — many of them more than once. Images of the American withdrawal and questions about the war’s legacy now aggravate long-held frustrations that have been
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By Maegan Vazquez, Ellie Kaufman and Mike Conte, CNN White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan on Tuesday said the Taliban have committed to providing a “safe passage” for civilians looking to flee Afghanistan as he defended the US’ chaotic withdrawal from the two-decade conflict. Sullivan said the military is in discussions with the Taliban
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By Brian Stelter, CNN Business Poppy Harlow’s father taught her to love the law profession. “As a little girl,” the CNN anchor recalled, “I would sit with him at the kitchen table and he would take apart a camera or a printer and say ‘Look, Poppy, this is where they infringed a patent.’ ‘This is
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By Jacqueline Howard, CNN More adolescents have received Covid-19 vaccinations in the past two weeks — representing about a fifth of all new vaccinations in the United States, data suggest. Public health experts call the increase in vaccinations good, but the cause may be grim. The rise in Covid-19 vaccinations among adolescents parallels an increase
Continue Reading By Diksha Madhok, CNN Business It’s been two days since Kabul fell to the Taliban and social media giants are scrambling to figure out how to deal with the takeover of Afghanistan by the militants. On Tuesday, Facebook reiterated its ban on accounts praising, supporting, or representing the Taliban from its platforms, including WhatsApp and
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By Jill Martin, Kay Jones and Eric Levenson, CNN The NFL’s Las Vegas Raiders announced Monday that the franchise will require fans to provide proof of Covid-19 vaccination to attend home games this season at their gleaming new Allegiant Stadium. The vaccine mandate will go into effect September 13, the date of the team’s first
Continue Reading By Oren Liebermann and Ellie Kaufman, CNN An incoherent strategy to rebuild Afghanistan, flush with resources but lacking cohesive leadership and a well-defined mission, doomed the 20-year US reconstruction effort that saw American taxpayers pour $145 billion into projects that were often unsustainable, corrupt, and forced through on unrealistic timelines. The conclusions from the latest
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