Tuesday, August 31, 2021

Afghanistan drone strike: 'Ten people died here.. including my daughter'

A family comb through rubble for remains of relatives they say were killed by a US drone strike.

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With a Tuesday withdrawal deadline for U.S. troops, hope dwindles for Afghans to flee via the airport.


By BY JIM HUYLEBROEK from NYT World https://ift.tt/3mMuTtG

White House Weighs Clemency to Keep Some Drug Offenders Confined at Home


By BY ZOLAN KANNO-YOUNGS AND CHARLIE SAVAGE from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3sXhQH0

Your Tuesday Briefing


By BY MELINA DELKIC from NYT Briefing https://ift.tt/2WGkN2Q

The world is still short of everything. Get used to it.


By BY PETER S. GOODMAN AND KEITH BRADSHER from NYT World https://ift.tt/3yoUmvy

A university in Bangladesh evacuates almost 150 young women from Kabul.


By BY ISABELLA KWAI from NYT World https://ift.tt/2WGltoU

New York’s Brief Hot Restaurant Summer: Bread Binges and Tabletop Coke


By BY BECKY HUGHES from NYT Food https://ift.tt/3ytNY6q

E. U. Proposes New Travel Restrictions on Unvaccinated U.S. Visitors


By Unknown Author from NYT World https://ift.tt/38mT8qa

La variante delta se infiltró en un aula de primaria. Así sucedió


By BY SABRINA IMBLER AND EMILY ANTHES from NYT en Español https://ift.tt/3kJ4L0u

What Voters in a California Swing District Say About Afghanistan


By BY JENNIFER MEDINA from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/38pAOfV

What’s Better, a Prize or a Patent?


By BY PETER COY from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/38rLPO0

When the ‘Silent Majority’ Isn’t White


By BY JAY CASPIAN KANG from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3gJ3GnS

New data confirm Pfizer and Moderna vaccines bring a small risk of heart problems, especially for boys and younger men.


By BY EMILY ANTHES from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3gIgz1O

N.J. will end pandemic unemployment benefits this weekend.


By BY PRECIOUS FONDREN from NYT New York https://ift.tt/3zwA0lx

Here are some ways to help victims of the storm.


By BY CHRISTINE HAUSER from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3mM9mRW

Starbucks Faces Rare Union Challenge as Buffalo Workers Seek Vote


By BY NOAM SCHEIBER from NYT Business https://ift.tt/3Bu8RjN

A planeload of sorely needed medical supplies lands in Mazar-i-Sharif.


By BY DANIEL E. SLOTNIK from NYT World https://ift.tt/3gLoxqP

Supreme Court Asked to Block Texas Law Banning Most Abortions


By BY ADAM LIPTAK from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3kEhtNW

Simona Halep defeats Camila Giorgi.


By BY BEN ROTHENBERG from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/2UYNjMq

Fans faced a long wait to get into the grounds.


By BY DAVID WALDSTEIN from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/3DsBhwe

Afghan left behind by UK: I'm fighting to stay alive

An Afghan who had authorisation to fly to the UK speaks to the BBC about his struggle to escape.

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Monday, August 30, 2021

U.S. Conducts Drone Strike in Kabul and Winds Down Airlift as Deadline Nears


By BY DAVID ZUCCHINO from NYT World https://ift.tt/3t0pQaq

Your Monday Briefing


By BY AMELIA NIERENBERG from NYT Briefing https://ift.tt/3mK1YXu

Ida leaves behind flooding and dangerous storm surge.


By BY MELINA DELKIC from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3sXz5rM

At Least One Dead as Tropical Storm Nora Lashes Mexico With Heavy Rain


By BY ALYSSA LUKPAT from NYT World https://ift.tt/3jrpJkN

When Will Biden Join the Fight for Voting Rights?


By BY ADAM JENTLESON from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2Y2TvEh

Two of the U.S. service members killed in the Kabul attack were women.


By BY DAVE PHILIPPS from NYT World https://ift.tt/3mKxrsq

American University of Kabul students and alumni trying to flee were sent home.


By BY FARNAZ FASSIHI from NYT World https://ift.tt/3sUvJG2

When Will Biden Join the Fight for Voting Rights?


By BY ADAM JENTLESON from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3yCACVz

Biden Observes Return of Troops Killed in Kabul Bombing


By BY THE NEW YORK TIMES from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3ywsB45

Hundreds of thousands of customers are without power. It could be weeks before they have it back.


By BY TARIRO MZEZEWA from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3ylZz7q

Jamaican reggae icon Lee 'Scratch' Perry dies aged 85

Perry, a legendary singer and music producer, is known for his pioneering experiments with dub.

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More than 300,000 customers are without power. It could be weeks before they have it back.


By BY TARIRO MZEZEWA from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2Y2MHGJ

After Katrina, New Orleans became a fortress. Ida is testing its strength.


By BY CHRISTOPHER FLAVELLE from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3gJbS7M

Hurricane Ida Makes Landfall in Louisiana as a Category 4


By BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS AND STORYFUL from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2XYPJf4

On the road to Kabul, hundreds of families can’t go home and wait for help.


By Unknown Author from NYT World https://ift.tt/2WAMuu3

As the virus surges in Oregon, counties are asking for mobile morgues to house the dead.


By BY MATT RICHTEL, SERGIO OLMOS AND MIKE BAKER from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3ksVYiM

Ron DeSantis, How Many Covid Deaths Are Enough?


By BY CHARLES M. BLOW from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2V2DsW4

Ida Strengthened Quickly Into a Monster. Here’s How.


By BY HENRY FOUNTAIN from NYT Climate https://ift.tt/3kwWo88

Winds whip through New Orleans’s deserted streets as the storm bears down.


By BY CHELSEA BRASTED, KATY RECKDAHL AND CHRISTIAAN MADER from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3jq9yEs

The E.U. is set to reimpose travel restrictions on U.S. visitors.


By BY ELIAN PELTIER AND STEVEN ERLANGER from NYT World https://ift.tt/3ylZjFq

Ed Asner, Emmy-Winning Star of ‘Lou Grant’ and ‘Up,’ Dies at 91


By BY ANITA GATES from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/3sYUIrv

Meteorologists were amazed by how fast Ida strengthened.


By BY ALYSSA LUKPAT AND TARIRO MZEZEWA from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3sUnd9U

Afghanistan: US drone strike 'eliminates airport bomb threat'

The strike on a vehicle prevented another suicide bombing by Islamic State, military officials say.

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Sunday, August 29, 2021

Turkey, Qatar and G7 to discuss the future of Kabul airport.


By BY LARA JAKES from NYT World https://ift.tt/3jvB2J3

Unlike his predecessor, President Biden saw no middle ground in Afghanistan.


By BY PETER BAKER from NYT World https://ift.tt/3DBJX3A

Uh? Oh …


By BY CAITLIN LOVINGER from NYT Crosswords & Games https://ift.tt/2WCG917

In all, over a dozen countries have evacuated 240,000 people from Afghanistan.


By BY MARIA CRAMER from NYT World https://ift.tt/3ztjEd8

What we know about the 13 U.S. service members killed in the Kabul attack.


By BY NICHOLAS BOGEL-BURROUGHS from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3zsBhd9

Europe migrant crisis: More than 500 people rescued off Italian island

Italian coastguards rescue 539 people from a small fishing boat believed to have set off from Libya.

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After Video of Abusive Nurse, Canada’s Indigenous Seek Health Overhaul


By BY DAN BILEFSKY from NYT World https://ift.tt/38iC3h7

What we know about the 13 U.S. service members killed in the Kabul attack.


By BY NICHOLAS BOGEL-BURROUGHS from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3sUDtYw

Sixteen years after Katrina, a New Orleans resident sees just partial progress.


By BY RICHARD FAUSSET from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3BoxPke

Chelsea Proves a Point While Collecting One at Liverpool


By BY RORY SMITH from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/3jrjf5m

Evacuees from Afghanistan arrive in Virginia, tired, relieved, and worried for those they left behind.


By Unknown Author from NYT World https://ift.tt/2WypXOy