Taliban special forces bring abrupt end to women’s protest
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Taliban special forces bring abrupt end to women’s protest

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Taliban special forces in camouflage fired their weapons into the air Saturday, bringing an abrupt and…
As flood alerts lit up phones, did ‘warning fatigue’ set in?
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As flood alerts lit up phones, did ‘warning fatigue’ set in?

NEW YORK (AP) — Cellphones across New York and New Jersey pulsed with urgent warnings of catastrophic flooding as the…
Rescue groups: US tally misses hundreds left in Afghanistan
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Rescue groups: US tally misses hundreds left in Afghanistan

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Veteran-led rescue groups say the Biden administration’s estimate that no more than 200 U.S. citizens were…
Hurricane Ida turns spotlight on Louisiana power grid issues
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Hurricane Ida turns spotlight on Louisiana power grid issues

Power out, high voltage lines on the ground, weeks until electricity is restored in some places: The dismal state of…
Over 24 hours in Kabul, brutality, trauma, moments of grace
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Over 24 hours in Kabul, brutality, trauma, moments of grace

Bone-tired like everyone else in Kabul, Taliban fighters spent the last moments of the 20-year Afghanistan war watching the night…
Afghan women demand rights as Taliban seek recognition
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Afghan women demand rights as Taliban seek recognition

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A small group of Afghan women protested near the presidential palace in Kabul on Friday, demanding…
Efforts grow to stamp out use of parasite drug for COVID-19
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Efforts grow to stamp out use of parasite drug for COVID-19

WASHINGTON (AP) — Health experts and medical groups are pushing to stamp out the growing use of a decades-old parasite…
Biden tells storm-ravaged Louisiana: ‘I know you’re hurting’
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Biden tells storm-ravaged Louisiana: ‘I know you’re hurting’

LAPLACE, La. (AP) — Giant trees knocked sideways. Homes boarded up with plywood. Off-kilter street signs. Less than a week…
The Latest: Taliban fire weapons into air, at least 2 killed
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The Latest: Taliban fire weapons into air, at least 2 killed

ISTANBUL — An official at Emergency Hospital in Kabul says two people were killed and 12 wounded after Taliban fighters…
Brazil starts booster shots while many still await a 2nd jab
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Brazil starts booster shots while many still await a 2nd jab

SAO PAULO (AP) — Some cities in Brazil are providing booster shots of the COVID-19 vaccine, even though most people…
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