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• Fires in the US are so bad they're pushing up severe Covid cases

  25-08-2021 23:15 via cnn.com
  
  The air around Lake Tahoe in California and Reno, Nevada, is thick with brown smoke this week, and the region is experiencing the worst air quality in the country by far, as the Caldor Fire torches its way through the El Dorado National Forest.
  
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• Lake Tahoe shrouded in smoke from surging Caldor fire – in pictures

  25-08-2021 22:03
  
  The pristine setting of Lake Tahoe, on the California-Nevada border, was obscured by thick plumes of smoke as thousands of firefighters worked to contain the nearby Caldor fire, which has burned more than 120,000 acres. Tourists wore masks outdoors and ducked into cafes and casinos to escape the haze and the smell Continue reading...
  
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• About 1,500 people who may be Americans are left in Afghanistan, Blinken says

  25-08-2021 21:33 via cnn.com
  
  Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday that there are approximately 1,500 people who may be Americans left in Afghanistan, adding that when evacuation operations began, there was a population of as many as 6,000 American citizens in the country who wanted to leave.
  
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• 'We were not aware of this visit': Pentagon on US congressmen in Kabul during evacuation – video

  25-08-2021 21:30
  
  The Pentagon has responded to the unexpected arrival of two US Congress members in Kabul airport, in what the congressmen claimed was a fact-finding mission but critics have dismissed as grandstanding. “They certainly took time away from what we had planned to do that day,” said John Kirby, the Pentagon press secretary.Seth Moulton, a Democratic representative from Massachusetts, and Peter Meijer, a Republican representative from Michigan, astonished state department and mi
  
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• Woman livestreamed flooding shortly before it claimed her life

  25-08-2021 21:24 via cnn.com
  
  When deadly floodwaters rushed around her Tennessee home Saturday morning, Linda Almond Bryant started a Facebook Live video.
  
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• ‘I saw children falling down’: panic and despair in Kabul as time runs out

  25-08-2021 21:16
  
  Faced with crowd stampedes and Taliban reprisals, even those eligible for travel to UK have begun to give up hopeFor the past four days, Nangyalai, a 42-year-old minicab driver from south London, has been queueing with his wife and 11-month-old baby outside the Baron hotel on the edge of Kabul airport, trying to get close enough to the entrance gate to show guards his British passport.There is a sign by the gate stating “British passport holders only”. Inside the hotel, officials are
  
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• For decades the Taliban's leaders have been shrouded in secrecy. Here's what we know about the key players

  25-08-2021 21:02 via cnn.com
  
  The Taliban's leadership structure has long been a mystery, with little known about how it works beyond the group's most influential figures.
  
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• You do not have the 'constitutional right' to refuse the Covid-19 vaccine

  25-08-2021 20:32 via cnn.com
  
  Now that the US Food and Drug Administration has approved the Pfizer/ BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for people age 16 and older, it's time for all governments across the country to mandate the vaccine for people taking part in indoor activities. There are no more valid excuses for not being vaccinated other than health reasons.
  
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• Kabul's mayor stayed in the city amid Taliban takeover. He tells CNN why

  25-08-2021 20:09 via cnn.com
  
  Kabul Mayor Mohammad Daoud tells CNN's Eleni Giokos why he stayed in Afghanistan's capital as the Taliban took over, and that he remains the mayor of the city.
  
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• Hear from Mayor of Kabul on new Taliban regime

  25-08-2021 20:09 via cnn.com
  
  Kabul Mayor Mohammad Daoud tells CNN's Eleni Giokos why he stayed in Afghanistan's capital as the Taliban took over, and that he remains the mayor of the city.
  
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• Terry Crews pumps up 'AGT' crowd with 'White Chicks' dance

  25-08-2021 20:07 via cnn.com
  
  "America's Got Talent" host Terry Crews reprised his choreographed dance from the movie "White Chicks" set to Vanessa Carlton's hit song "A Thousand Miles."
  
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• See what Virgin Hyperloop could look like in the future

  25-08-2021 20:06 via cnn.com
  
  Virgin Hyperloop's aerodynamic pods could transport riders up to 670 mph. While the technology has a long road ahead of it, this is what the hyperloop could look like.
  
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• Fossil confiscated in police raid is one of the most complete pterosaur skeletons ever found

  25-08-2021 20:00 via cnn.com
  
  A discovery made during a police raid has been identified as the most complete fossil of a flying reptile from Brazil. The remains revealed new information about tapejarids, or pterosaurs that soared across the skies during the Early Cretaceous period between 100.5 million and 145 million years ago.
  
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• Samoa’s former PM accuses Jacinda Ardern of plot to replace him with a woman

  25-08-2021 19:30
  
  Tuilaepa Sa’ilele Malielegaoi lost the recent election and was succeeded by the country’s first female leader, an outcome he is blaming on the New Zealand PMThe former prime minister of Samoa has accused Jacinda Ardern of being behind the recent political crisis in Samoa, suggesting she had wanted to install a female prime minister.“I am starting to get suspicious maybe New Zealand is behind all of this,” said Tuilaepa Sa’ilele Malielegaoi, during an interview with
  
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• ‘Genetic fossil’: intact DNA from woman who lived 7,200 years ago discovered in Indonesia

  25-08-2021 19:30
  
  Skeleton of hunter-gatherer found in Leang Panninge cave sheds light on ancient human migrationArchaeologists have discovered ancient DNA in the remains of a woman who died 7,200 years ago in Indonesia, a find that challenges what was previously known about migration of early humans.The remains, belonging to a teenager nicknamed Bessé, were discovered in the Leang Panninge cave on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi. Initial excavations were undertaken in 2015. Continue reading...
  
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• Inside the round-the clock volunteer effort to save Afghans

  25-08-2021 19:23 via cnn.com
  
  The woman and her two children had tried nearly a dozen times without success to get into Hamid Karzai International Airport for an evacuation flight out of Kabul to join her husband in the United States.
  
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• Fact check: Republican House leader Kevin McCarthy makes at least 5 false claims in 7-minute Fox News interview

  25-08-2021 19:00 via cnn.com
  
  House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy made at least five false claims during a seven-minute Sunday interview on Fox News.
  
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• What the ivermectin debacle reveals about the hypocrisy of the anti-vaxxer crowd

  25-08-2021 18:59 via cnn.com
  
  Stores in Oklahoma are struggling to keep ivermectin, a drug used to de-worm large animals, in stock. In Mississippi, 70% of the recent calls to the state's poison control center are about ingestion of ivermectin formulations meant for animals and purchased at livestock supply centers. Calls to Alabama's poison control center regarding ivermectin have more than doubled of late.
  
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• Naked 'Nevermind' baby sues Nirvana for 'child pornography'

  25-08-2021 18:56 via cnn.com
  
  Spencer Elden, who appeared as a naked baby on the cover of Nirvana's 1991 album "Nevermind," has claimed the record's iconic artwork is child pornography and is suing the band over alleged "child sexual exploitation."
  
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• Aryana Sayeed: Afghanistan returns to miserable time for women

  25-08-2021 18:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Afghan singer Aryana Sayeed on fleeing the country and her concerns for those who remain.
  
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• Attempted murder probe after seven poisoned at university

  25-08-2021 18:18 via cnn.com
  
  German police have opened an attempted murder investigation after seven people who had consumed food and drink at a university kitchen showed symptoms of poisoning on Monday.
  
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• 2020 was Europe's hottest year on record 'by a considerable amount,' scientists say

  25-08-2021 18:12 via cnn.com
  
  Last year was Europe's hottest on record, according to a report published Wednesday by the American Meteorological Society, which also found 2020 to be among the three hottest years globally.
  
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• Afghanistan's economy in crisis after Taliban take-over

  25-08-2021 17:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Even before the Taliban gained control, Afghanistan's economy was fragile.
  
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• Virgin Hyperloop releases new video of 670 mph passenger pods

  25-08-2021 17:46 via cnn.com
  
  Virgin Hyperloop has released a new concept video showing its plans for a transportation system it says will allow passengers to travel in a pod in a near-vacuum tube, reaching speeds of up to 670 mph.
  
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• Ancient DNA from a teen girl reveals previously unknown group of humans

  25-08-2021 17:17 via cnn.com
  
  The bones of a teenage hunter-gatherer who died more than 7,000 years ago on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi tell the story of a previously unknown group of humans.
  
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• The militant group told women not to go to work, admitting soldiers are 'not trained' to respect them

  25-08-2021 17:03 via cnn.com
  
  Fear is mounting for women and girls in Afghanistan after the Taliban told working women to stay at home, admitting they were not safe in the hands of the militant group's soldiers.
  
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• WATCH: Desperate Afghans wait at Kabul airport

  25-08-2021 16:57
  
  Desperate Afghans, including small children, continue the endless wait outside Kabul airport, some standing in knee-deep water and trash.
  
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• Milk crate challenge has doctors warning it’s ‘worse than falling from a ladder’

  25-08-2021 16:54
  
  Experts say dangerous injuries can occur as videos of people falling off precariously stacked crates go viral on social mediaThe latest challenge to take the internet by storm involves milk crates, balance and some painful falls.In the milk crate challenge, which recently started on TikTok, participants take on a set of milk crates precariously stacked in the shape of a pyramid, attempt to climb to the top and then back down again without toppling over. Continue reading...
  
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• WATCH: Dolphins surprise paddleboarders off English coast

  25-08-2021 16:36
  
  Dolphins surprise a group of paddleboarders and give them an impromptu show in a rare moment near Dorset, off the English Coast.
  
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• 'The Mandalorian' reveals the tricks that brought Luke Skywalker back

  25-08-2021 16:35 via cnn.com
  
  Mark Hamill thought there would be stories about Luke Skywalker's exploits after the original "Star Wars" trilogy, but, he said, "I just assumed they'd get an age-appropriate actor."
  
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• New York district attorneys ask state attorney general to hold off releasing Cuomo investigation materials

  25-08-2021 16:28 via cnn.com
  
  Three New York district attorneys' offices are urging the state attorney general's office either to delay or withhold from publicly releasing transcripts and other materials from its investigation that found former Gov. Andrew Cuomo sexually harassed multiple women, concerned that doing so now may "hinder" their ongoing criminal investigations, according to documents obtained by CNN.
  
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• US warns of 'very specific threat stream' from ISIS-K against airport crowds

  25-08-2021 16:20 via cnn.com
  
  Concerns about security around Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul have increased based on "a very specific threat stream" from ISIS-K about planned attacks against crowds outside the airport, a US defense official has told CNN.
  
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• Evacuating Afghanistan: a visual guide to flights in and out of Kabul

  25-08-2021 16:12
  
  Flights stopped as the Taliban seized control, but numbers are back up and the vast majority of aircraft are now militaryKabul airport’s air traffic now seems to be at a stable level due to an increase in military aircraft evacuating people, new Guardian analysis has revealed.Fewer than 15 aircraft arrived or departed each day between 16 and 19 August, according to data from Flightradar24. Continue reading...
  
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• The US Open will offer mental health services to athletes this year

  25-08-2021 16:08 via cnn.com
  
  The US Open will offer athletes mental health support during this year's tournament, in addition to typical health services, US Open officials said in a statement Tuesday.
  
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• 'Matrix 4' trailer and title drops at CinemaCon

  25-08-2021 16:07 via cnn.com
  
  We now know more about the new "Matrix" sequel.
  
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• This is what Trump said about US' evacuation of Afghan allies

  25-08-2021 16:03 via cnn.com
  
  CNN's John Avlon breaks down how some "nativist" GOP voices are resorting to anti-refugee rhetoric to demonize the US' Afghan allies and contrasts that to a CBS/YouGov poll that shows overwhelming bipartisan support for helping Afghan interpreters resettle in the US.
  
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• Climate change be damned. More Americans are moving to high-risk areas

  25-08-2021 16:01 via cnn.com
  
  Seventeen years ago, when Adriana Nichols moved from New York City to Los Angeles, she had a simple wish list: natural light (her New York studio apartment was dark), a yard and quiet neighbors. She managed to check everything off that list -- and has spent nearly two decades living in the canyons of LA.
  
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• Haiti earthquake 10 days on: survivors still 'hungry and thirsty' – video report

  25-08-2021 15:39
  
  The death toll is still rising 10 days after a catastrophic earthquake struck southern Haiti on the morning of 14 August. More than 2,200 deaths have been recorded so far, while at least 30,000 families have had to abandon their homes. Many were sleeping on the streets when Tropical Storm Grace struck two days later, bringing high winds and pelting rain. But despite the hardship, many Haitians are wary of the massive international aid response that is under wayHaiti needs hel
  
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• See how the Wuhan lab at center of leak theory is designed

  25-08-2021 15:32 via cnn.com
  
  CNN's David Culver looks in to the theory that coronavirus was potentially leaked from a lab in Wuhan, China.
  
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• US troops surge evacuations out of Kabul but threats persist

  25-08-2021 15:24 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  The U.S. military pulled off its biggest day of evacuation flights out of Afghanistan Monday, but deadly violence that has blocked entry to Kabul's airport persisted.
  
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• Twenty years after Aaliyah's death, we still wonder what could have been

  25-08-2021 15:24 via cnn.com
  
  Like so many who die young, Aaliyah is forever frozen in time -- youthful, beautiful and left with dreams unfulfilled.
  
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• Aaliyah: 20 years after her death, we still wonder what could have been

  25-08-2021 15:24 via cnn.com
  
  Like so many who die young, Aaliyah is forever frozen in time -- youthful, beautiful and left with dreams unfulfilled.
  
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• Former CIA officer on possible Havana syndrome incident: This was no coincidence

  25-08-2021 15:22 via cnn.com
  
  Former CIA senior intelligence officer Marc Polymeropoulos joins CNN's Brianna Keilar to discuss the delay of Vice President Kamala Harris' trip in Southeast Asia. Harris' departure was delayed after her office was informed of a "report of a recent possible anomalous health incident." That term is how the government usually refers to the mysterious Havana syndrome that has sickened hundreds of US officials over the past few years.
  
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• OnlyFans suspends proposed ban on sexually explicit content

  25-08-2021 15:21 via cnn.com
  
  OnlyFans said Wednesday that it will suspend its upcoming policy change to restrict sexually explicit material, citing "assurances" it received that would allow it to be "a home for all creators."
  
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• US concerned about 'very specific threat stream' from ISIS-K against crowds outside Kabul airport

  25-08-2021 15:01 via cnn.com
  
  Concerns about security around Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul have increased based on "a very specific threat stream" from ISIS-K about planned attacks against crowds outside the airport, a US defense official has told CNN.
  
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• Taliban warns women to stay indoors, say their fighters are not trained to respect women

  25-08-2021 14:56 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  The Taliban is warning employed women in Afghanistan to stay indoors until they train security forces on “how to deal with women.”
  
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• Serena Williams to miss US Open due to hamstring injury

  25-08-2021 14:40 via cnn.com
  
  Twenty-three-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams will miss the final tennis major of the year, the US Open, so she can recover from a torn hamstring.
  
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• Jacob Zuma appeals to public for donations to fight legal battles

  25-08-2021 14:35 via cnn.com
  
  Former South African President Jacob Zuma has called out to South Africans to support him with donations as he fights a series of legal battles including a wide-ranging corruption trial.
  
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• More kids are catching Covid as US turns into a bellwether

  25-08-2021 14:24 via cnn.com
  
  • Fitness trainer declined vaccine. Stunning photos show what happened to him
  • New Zealand sees worst outbreak this year
  
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• More kids are catching Covid-19

  25-08-2021 14:24 via cnn.com
  
  Fears are growing about rising Covid-19 infections among children as the United States is turning into a bellwether for other countries, some of which are preparing for a return to school without mask mandates in classrooms and access to vaccines for younger age groups.
  
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