The president insists on withdrawing by Aug. 31 in the face of the Taliban takeover.
Allison Busemeyer
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Supply issues take shakes off the menu at British McDonald’s
The fast-food chain cites a shortage of truckers.
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Modest gains nudge Nasdaq above 15,000 for the 1st time
Banks and a mix of retailers, travel companies and restaurant chains account for much of the upward move.
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Proud Boys leader who burned BLM flag gets 5 months in jail
Enrique Tarrio pleaded guilty last month to destruction of property and weapons charges.
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Fiesta Bowl, Caesars announce sports betting partnership
It’s the first partnership between a college bowl game and a company that specializes in sports betting.
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Five dead, 2 missing in fire on Mexican Gulf oil platform
Th shutdown of 125 wells will cost PeMex about $25 million per day in lost income.
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Stocks rise broadly, pushing Nasdaq to all-time high
The S&P 500 regains the ground it lost last week and closes just shy of another record.
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Biden urges vaccine-hesitant to get shots after FDA’s Pfizer approval
Meanwhile, hospitals are swelling with unvaccinated patients who have contracted the more contagious delta variant.
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With no dollars coming in, Afghanistan faces an economic cataclysm
It’s one of the world’s poorest countries, with a cash economy and only 10 percent of the adult population holding a bank account.
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‘Imbecilic’: Ex-U.K. leader Tony Blair slams Afghan withdrawal
The former British prime minister says the pullout risks undermining everything that had been achieved in Afghanistan over the past two decades, including advances in living standards and the education of girls.