A Times of London reporter says he found the papers scattered on the ground as he toured the capital’s abandoned diplomatic district with a Taliban escort this week.
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Drone kills member of group blamed in Kabul bombing, U.S. says
The airstrike fulfilled a vow President Biden made to the nation Thursday when he said, ‘We will hunt you down and make you pay.’
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Young dad-to-be was among 13 U.S. troops killed in Afghanistan
Eleven Marines, one Navy sailor and one Army soldier were among the dead, while 18 other U.S. service members were wounded in Thursday’s bombing in Kabul.
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More COVID-19 shots, studies offer hope for U.S. schools
The Biden administration says half of U.S. adolescents ages 12-17 have gotten at least their first vaccine, as research shows schools that can open safely if they do the right things.
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Stocks rally to records, with relief that rates will remain low
Stocks have set record after record this year thanks in large part to the Federal Reserve’s massive efforts to prop up the economy and financial markets.
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COVID-19 surge pummels Hawaii and its native population
The governor is urging tourists to stay away and residents to limit travel, and leaders are reimposing caps on sizes of social gatherings.
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House panel seeks records from tech companies in Capitol riot probe
Requests are issued to technology giants including Google, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and TikTok, and also to Reddit, Parler, Telegram, 4chan and 8kun.
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Consumer spending up only 0.3% as delta threatens
Last month’s spending was not even a third of the 1.1% rise in June, the Commerce Department reported Friday.
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Queen Elizabeth II to attend U.N. climate change conference
World leaders and activists from around the world are due to be at the event in Scotland in November.
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False claims on voting machines obscure real flaws, experts say
An attorney for plaintiffs in a long-running lawsuit filed by proponents of hand-marked paper ballots says they’re grappling with how to expose vulnerabilities without fueling conspiracy theories.