More than 80,000 people, more than 4,400 of them American citizens, have been airlifted since Aug. 14.
Carol Semple
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Federal rules to protect right whales from gear may extend to other fisheries
A new phase of rules could include fisheries that use gillnets and those that use traps and pots.
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Jesse Jackson says he’s doing ‘fairly well’ in hospital with COVID-19
Family members have said Jesse and Jacqueline Jackson were admitted to the hospital in part because of their age and that both have been responding positively to treatment.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World, Schools and Education
U.S. outbreaks force early reversals of in-person learning
As infections mount, more than 80 school districts or charter networks have closed or delayed in-person classes for at least 1 entire school in more than a dozen states.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World
Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts dies at age 80
The quiet, elegantly dressed Watts was often ranked with Keith Moon, Ginger Baker and a handful of others as a premier rock drummer.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Biden decides to stick with Aug. 31 final pullout from Kabul
The president asked his national security team to create contingency plans in case a situation arose for which the deadline needed to be extended slightly.
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U.S. troops surge evacuations out of Kabul but threats persist
Twenty-eight U.S. military flights ferried about 10,400 people to safety out of Taliban-held Afghanistan over the 24 hours that ended early Monday morning.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Moderates bring House to standstill in Biden budget clash
Rep. Jared Golden of Maine is among 9 moderate House Democrats trying to upend leaders’ plans for enacting President Biden’s multitrillion-dollar domestic agenda.
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Internal probe clears officer in Capitol riot shooting of Ashli Babbitt
Federal prosecutors also cleared the officer of any wrongdoing after an investigation into the shooting and did not publicly name the name, whose lawyer says his client has had to leave his home because of ‘credible death threats.’
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Florida orders school boards to do away with mask mandates or risk their pay
Florida on Friday surpassed 3 million total COVID-19 cases since the beginning of the pandemic, and reported 1,486 new deaths in a week.