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• Thumbs up: Baez caps unlikely Mets comeback in resumption

  31-08-2021 23:57 via foxnews.com
  
  Javier Báez sprinted home from first for the game-ending run on Michael Conforto’s single, earning cheers from a fanbase he insulted days earlier in the New York Mets’ 6-5 win over the Miami Marlins on Tuesday.
  
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• Fact check: Psaki claims US doesn't 'have a presence on the ground' in Yemen and Somalia

  31-08-2021 23:57 via rss.cnn.com
  
  As the war in Afghanistan came to a stark end Monday, the Biden administration now faces questions over the level of risk the US and other Western countries face with the Taliban taking control of the country.
  
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• Pentagon will launch drone strikes in Afghanistan 'if and when we need to,' spokesman says

  31-08-2021 23:53 via foxnews.com
  
  The Pentagon will continue to conduct drone strikes against ISIS-K militants and other targets within Afghanistan when necessary even after the permanent withdrawal of the U.S. military presence within the country, spokesman John Kirby said on Tuesday.
  
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• Nevada officials prepare for Caldor Fire threat

  31-08-2021 23:46
  Nevada officials say they're preparing for the worst as the Caldor Fire advances towards communities around Lake Tahoe along the California-Nevada state line. (August 31)      
  
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• Mother of Marine Killed in Kabul Vows to Travel to WH, Demand 'Traitor' Biden Resign Day After Son's Funeral

  31-08-2021 23:33
  
  The mother of one of the 13 brave American heroes who died last week in Afghanistan due to President Joe Biden’s incompetent exit from the country blistered him in a […]
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• Kiss' Gene Simmons tests positive for COVID-19, tour postponed

  31-08-2021 23:25 via foxnews.com
  
  Following a Friday announcement that Paul Stanley tested positive for the virus — and that the band was canceling the evening’s show as a result — Gene Simmons has also tested positive, and the group will be postponing multiple upcoming shows as a result.
  
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• Psaki doesn't deny Biden looked at watch during ceremony for 13 service members killed in Kabul

  31-08-2021 23:20 via foxnews.com
  
  White House press secretary Jen Psaki did not deny that President Biden looked at his watch during a dignified transfer ceremony in honor of the 13 U.S. service members killed by ISIS-K in Kabul.
  
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• KT McFarland: Biden's Afghanistan speech was a chance to speak to a nation in pain. It utterly failed

  31-08-2021 23:18 via foxnews.com
  
  Instead of speaking to a nation in pain on Tuesday, President Biden made this speech all about himself. He dodged and weaved, blamed others, and even claimed our evacuation from Afghanistan was a great success, while most everyone else saw it as an unmitigated disaster.
  
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• Biden's angry Afghan withdrawal 'victory lap' panned: An 'extraordinary success' that's also 'Trump's fault'

  31-08-2021 23:17 via foxnews.com
  
  President Biden's speech touting the military withdrawal from Afghanistan had critics howling over what was described as his “angry” tone all while simultaneously taking credit for the decision and blaming his predecessor, former President Trump.
  
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• Biden defends departure from Afghan 'forever war'

  31-08-2021 23:11
  A defensive President Joe Biden calls the U.S. military airlift to extract more than 120,000 Afghans, Americans and allies an "extraordinary success," though more than 100 Americans and thousands of Afghans looking to leave remain. (Aug. 31)      
  
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• Asante Samuel blasts Bill Belichick following Cam Newton release: 'Cold blooded is a understatement!'

  31-08-2021 23:10 via foxnews.com
  
  The Patriots shocked the NFL world by cutting ties with former league MVP Cam Newton on Tuesday afternoon, confirming that the Mac Jones era is set to begin in New England.
  
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• Biden COVID task force urges vaccine requirements

  31-08-2021 23:06
  The White House Coronavirus task force is urging public and private sector vaccine requirements to boost vaccination rates and make headway against COVID-19. (Aug. 31)      
  
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• Psaki grilled on Biden's broken promise not to strand Americans in Afghanistan

  31-08-2021 23:05 via foxnews.com
  
  White House press secretary Jen Psaki was grilled Tuesday on whether President Biden regrets promising to keep U.S. troops in Afghanistan until every American citizen is out after he broke that promise by leaving more than a hundred behind Monday.
  
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• Biden warns ISIS-K: ‘We are not done with you yet’

  31-08-2021 23:05 via foxnews.com
  
  In a defiant speech Tuesday, President Biden stood by his decision to withdraw all troops from Afghanistan but warned the terrorist group ISIS-K, “We are not done with you yet.”
  
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• California recall contender makes misleading claim that young people don't need Covid vaccines

  31-08-2021 23:03 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Larry Elder, the leading GOP candidate vying to replace California Gov. Gavin Newsom, said he doesn't think it's necessary for young people to get vaccinated against Covid-19 or for children to wear masks at school, and he vowed to repeal any mask or vaccine mandates for California's state workers if he is elected to replace the Democratic governor in the September 14 special election.
  
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• Biden: 'It was time to end war' in Afghanistan

  31-08-2021 23:03
  President Joe Biden is defending his handling of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, including the frantic final evacuation from Kabul airport.(Aug. 31)      
  
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• Hurricanes, wildfires and drought: US battling climate disasters on several fronts

  31-08-2021 22:51 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Hurricanes, wildfires, floods, heat waves, and drought wreaking havoc on much of the United States paint a picture of a nation in peril. Region by region, the country faces compounding disasters.
  
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• US Army Spec Ops Soldier Goes Behind Enemy Lines to Rescue Americans and Afghan Allies

  31-08-2021 22:46
  
  Images from Afghanistan over the past few weeks have been jarring for any American to see. The scenes of men, women and children  desperately attempting to escape as a radical […]
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• Former UFC Fighter Goes Behind Enemy Lines to Rescue Americans and Afghan Allies

  31-08-2021 22:46
  
  Images from Afghanistan over the past few weeks have been jarring for any American to see. The scenes of men, women and children  desperately attempting to escape as a radical […]
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• 20 US states sue Biden admin over guidance allowing biological males on women’s sports teams

  31-08-2021 22:44 via rt.com
  
  A coalition of 20 US states has filed a lawsuit accusing the Biden administration of “changing law” by ordering schools to allow transgender girls, who are biologically male, to compete on female sports teams.The lawsuit was filed on Tuesday by attorneys general from 20 Republican-run states, led by Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slattery. The suit claims that an executive order issued by Biden in January, along with two directives issued by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commi
  
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• Biden Snaps at Gold Star Dad Who Forced Him to Look at Photo of His KIA Son

  31-08-2021 22:26
  
  In the aftermath of America’s botched withdrawal from Afghanistan, President Joe Biden has been forced to face the consequences of his incompetence. This has included confronting the families of the […]
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• Gov. Hochul: NY schools to require masks this fall

  31-08-2021 22:16
  New York Gov. Kathy Hochul says students returning to school this fall will be required to wear face masks, and she is pushing to compel teachers, staff and others to get vaccinated or take weekly COVID-19 tests to enter school buildings. (Aug. 31)      
  
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• Album Featuring Songs Like 'Jesus Lord' and 'Praise God' Takes Music World by Storm, Surges to Top of Charts

  31-08-2021 22:08
  
  Kanye West’s new album, “Donda” was a winner with music fans this week, who put the album at the top of the Apple Music charts for both individual songs and […]
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• Gov. tells Calif. fire victims 'we have your back'

  31-08-2021 22:00
  A huge firefighting force gathered Tuesday to defend Lake Tahoe from a raging wildfire that forced the evacuation of California communities. "We're doing everything in our power to have your back,"Gov. Gavin Newsom said. (Aug. 31)      
  
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• Ida search and rescue efforts continue in Louisiana

  31-08-2021 21:56
  Rescue teams in boats and high-water vehicles continue the search for residents stranded by Hurricane Ida's floodwaters. (Aug. 31)      
  
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• House Republicans Furious After Democrat Blocks Their Bid to Ensure Americans Trapped in Afghanistan Are Evacuated

  31-08-2021 21:42
  
  Nearly two dozen House Republicans gathered on Tuesday to call for a vote on legislation to keep American troops in Afghanistan until every American is evacuated. “In the roughly five-minute […]
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• GOP demands accountability over Afghan failings

  31-08-2021 21:41
  House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy on Tuesday described the Biden administration's handling of the evacuation as "probably the biggest failure in American government on a military stage in my lifetime." (Aug. 31)      
  
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• Vaccine mandates are nothing new. Here's how they've been used throughout history.

  31-08-2021 21:40
  
  Vaccine mandates have been around the U.S. since 1777. Here's how much power states have to enact mandates and the history of vaccine controversies.      
  
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• Upbeat Biden calls Kabul evacuation ‘EXTRAORDINARY SUCCESS’ in first speech since messy Afghanistan pullout ends

  31-08-2021 21:38 via rt.com
  
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• Biden calls Kabul evacuation ‘EXTRAORDINARY SUCCESS,’ claims it marks end of era of US trying to ‘remake countries’ militarily

  31-08-2021 21:38 via rt.com
  
  With the last US troops leaving Afghanistan after a devastating bombing, President Joe Biden has described the chaotic evacuation of Kabul as an “extraordinary success” the likes of which “no nation has done in all of history.”“Last night in Kabul, the US ended 20 years of war in Afghanistan, the longest war in American history,” Biden told reporters on Tuesday, almost a day after the last US plane took off from Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul.&nbs
  
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• Bob Ehrlich: We're Suffering Because Biden Had to Reverse Every Trump Decision, Especially the Successful Ones

  31-08-2021 21:21
  
  In Washington, things have gone off the rails in a hurry. Many blame an invigorated unthinking progressive agenda for broken government. And they are correct. Think about it. How else […]
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• After Car Flies Off Road Into Pond, Trooper Jumps In to Save Man and Dog from Drowning

  31-08-2021 21:16
  
  L/Cpl. Adam J. Marshall has been a trooper with the South Carolina Highway Patrol since June 2015. He transferred to Troop 5 in the Grand Strand area in September 2019 […]
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• Family vows to free US journalist held in Myanmar

  31-08-2021 21:11
  The parents and brother of an American journalist who has been detained in Myanmar for 100 days are vowing to never stop working to secure his release (Aug. 31)      
  
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• FBI Investigating Deadly Attack Against Lyft Driver and Police Station as Potential Terrorism Incident

  31-08-2021 21:10
  
  Dallas-area police are investigating the murder of a Lyft driver and a subsequent assault on a police station as a potential act of terrorism, according to reports. Police said Imran […]
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• Disastrous photos show Hurricane Ida's damage to Louisiana barrier island, Grand Isle

  31-08-2021 21:09
  
  Ida left catastrophic damage throughout Louisiana. The barrier island, Grand Isle, saw extensive damage to the boats and lake houses in the area.      
  
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• Afghan Translator Who Fled His Country Fears for the Family He Was Forced to Leave Behind

  31-08-2021 21:09
  
  A 39-year-old man who served as a translator for the Italian military and embassy in Afghanistan says he is relieved to be safe in Italy but worries about his wife […]
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• Afghan refugees have found a home in Florida, hoping for a 'peaceful and calm' life

  31-08-2021 21:02
  
  Several Afghan refugees, arriving on a Special Immigrant Visa, are in Florida to begin the resettlement process after the Taliban takeover.      
  
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• Prof at Top University Says 'Whiteness' Is Responsible for Opposition to School Mask Mandates

  31-08-2021 21:01
  
  Hakeem Jefferson is an assistant professor of political science at Stanford University, one of America’s premier institutions of higher learning. “Race is the central organizing feature of American politics,” Jefferson […]
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• 'Take Some Time to Learn Their Stories': Grieving Families Confront Biden

  31-08-2021 20:53
  
  Grieving families who lost loved ones in the Kabul terrorist attack confronted President Joe Biden over their deaths. Biden met with the families at Dover Air Force Base on Sunday. […]
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• Before and after photos reveal the horror of California's Caldor Fire near Lake Tahoe

  31-08-2021 20:41
  
  The Caldor Fire tearing through northern California has burned for weeks, forcing an evacuation of the well-known resort town South Lake Tahoe.      
  
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• Texas' 6-week abortion ban lets private citizens sue providers

  31-08-2021 20:34 via rss.cnn.com
  
  A Texas state law that bans abortion after as early as six weeks into the pregnancy could provide the playbook for red states to pass extreme abortion restrictions -- without having to wait for the Supreme Court to revisit Roe v. Wade.
  
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• Chilling Audio Reveals Disturbing Actions Taliban Took Immediately After US Withdrawal: Report

  31-08-2021 20:33
  
  Disturbing video and audio posted online in the hours after the U.S. military officially left Afghanistan reportedly show the city of Kabul has descended into chaos as Taliban terrorists exact […]
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• Triumphant Taliban declare victory from airport

  31-08-2021 20:31
  The Taliban triumphantly marched into Kabul's international airport on Tuesday, hours after the final US troop withdrawal that ended America's longest war. (Aug. 31)      
  
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• Right After Airport Attacks, Tone Deaf Attorney Says Pro-Lifers Are Like Suicide Bombers

  31-08-2021 20:18
  
  On Thursday, 13 American servicemen and 169 Afghans were killed in a suicide bombing at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, in the midst of the allied evacuation operation. […]
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• Five states that banned mask mandates are under investigation and may be found in breach of disability law

  31-08-2021 20:09 via rt.com
  
  The US Department of Education has warned school officials in five states that it is investigating whether their bans on mask mandates are “prevent[ing] students with disabilities from safely returning to in-person education.”Officials in Iowa, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Utah have been warned by the department’s Office of Civil Rights that, while the office hasn’t yet determined there had been a violation, the ban on universal indoor masking may prevent scho
  
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• Caldor Fire: Roads packed after South Lake Tahoe ordered to evacuate; all national forests in California closed due to wildfires

  31-08-2021 20:06
  
  Thousands of people rushed to leave South Lake Tahoe after the iconic freshwater lake came under evacuation orders due to the raging Caldor Fire.      
  
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• 'Blood on Your Hands': Biden Slammed by Furious Relatives of Abandoned Afghans in WH Protest

  31-08-2021 19:59
  
  Protesters gathered outside the White House this weekend to demand that President Joe Biden extend the Tuesday evacuation deadline that’s displacing a number of Americans and Afghan allies left behind […]
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• Judge Grants Temporary Restraining Order Partially Blocking Texas Heartbeat Act

  31-08-2021 19:38
  
  A federal judge has granted a temporary restraining order blocking pro-life activists from filing lawsuits against attorney Michelle Simpson Tuegel. Pro-abortion activists are racing against the clock to block the […]
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• Continuing Immigration Surge Leads to Troubling Border Record Being Set

  31-08-2021 19:30
  
  The border crisis has led to a tremendous increase in drownings among illegal immigrants seeking to cross the Rio Grande in one Mexican border state. “Since January, 110 migrants drowned […]
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• Gavin Newsom Speaks at Event for Communist-Linked Chinese Newspaper, Praises Publication for 'Journalistic Integrity'

  31-08-2021 19:27
  
  A news organization that the Department of Justice has forced to register as a foreign agent has been praised by Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom for its “journalistic integrity.” The […]
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