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Ukraine’s Leader, Meeting Biden, Seeks Security Assurances After Afghan Pullout

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By BY ANDREW E. KRAMER from NYT World https://ift.tt/3gPbowN

Biden defends pulling US troops out before all Americans evacuated

Joe Biden defends his decision to pull US troops out of Afghanistan before all Americans were evacuated. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3jyuI3u

With no American presence, some Afghans celebrate while others worry about the future.

By Unknown Author from NYT World https://ift.tt/2V1AKQr

Young British star Emma Raducanu notches her first U.S. Open main draw victory.

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By BY BEN ROTHENBERG from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/2WJ2lXB

The Taliban Celebrate Victory, With a Crisis Looming

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By BY JIM HUYLEBROEK, NAJIM RAHIM AND ERIC NAGOURNEY from NYT World https://ift.tt/3BqPsQE

Social Security is projected to be insolvent a year earlier than previously forecast.

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By BY ALAN RAPPEPORT AND MARGOT SANGER-KATZ from NYT Business https://ift.tt/3Dx0B4j

In a few pockets of Afghanistan, resistance fighters are still opposing the Taliban.

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By BY SHARIF HASSAN AND JIM HUYLEBROEK from NYT World https://ift.tt/3DBUtaP

Teenage Lifeguard Killed in Lightning Strike: ‘It Was Like a Bomb’

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By BY ASHLEY WONG from NYT New York https://ift.tt/38t4EAh

Huracanes y cambio climático: esto es lo que sabemos

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By BY VERONICA PENNEY from NYT en Español https://ift.tt/2WHlLfh

Reflections on Our Summer Reading Contest and Our Final Week of Winners

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By BY NATALIE PROULX from NYT The Learning Network https://ift.tt/3ywJsnD

College Football Changes: More 2-Point Tries and a Crackdown on Stadium Gamesmanship

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By BY ALAN BLINDER from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/3mOFiFx

This Is the Moment the Anti-Vaccine Movement Has Been Waiting for

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By BY TARA HAELLE from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3jxvtcV

Bangladeshi manufacturers criticize the expansion of a deal to protect workers.

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By BY ELIZABETH PATON from NYT Business https://ift.tt/3kIOkkr

There’s a Better Way to Stop Ransomware Attacks

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By BY PAUL ROSENZWEIG from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3BvP17Q

Revocatoria a Gavin Newsom: una guía para los votantes

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By BY JILL COWAN AND SHAWN HUBLER from NYT en Español https://ift.tt/3jz4k9D

Governors DeSantis and Abbott, ‘Undermining Public Health’

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By Unknown Author from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3kJnyIG

The U.S. faces a series of dilemmas in dealing with a Taliban government.

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By BY MAX FISHER from NYT World https://ift.tt/3BpMjR9

Female journalist who interviewed Taliban flees

Beheshta Arghand, who made headlines when she interviewed the Taliban, has spoken out after fleeing the country. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2WG5x6i

Afghanistan: How can the West stop terror bases?

The foreign secretary says the UK will fight ISIS by all means available - but what does that mean? from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2YhVepD

The Lighter Side of Octopus

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By BY FLORENCE FABRICANT from NYT Food https://ift.tt/3jA8s9r

This is how Ida kept up its power and wind speed for so long.

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By BY WINSTON CHOI-SCHAGRIN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3zzkFk3

A Streusel Cake to Write Home About

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By BY FLORENCE FABRICANT from NYT Food https://ift.tt/2Y1UGDU

A Chef’s Apron From Tom Colicchio

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By BY FLORENCE FABRICANT from NYT Food https://ift.tt/3zuWrHP

A Sip of Paradise

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By BY FLORENCE FABRICANT from NYT Food https://ift.tt/2WDEyIh

Oysters, in the Form of a C.S.A.

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By BY FLORENCE FABRICANT from NYT Food https://ift.tt/3yw6nzt

Afghanistan drone strike: 'Ten people died here.. including my daughter'

A family comb through rubble for remains of relatives they say were killed by a US drone strike. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3gKTfQV

Howie Rose Steps Away From Mets, but Plans to Return Next Year

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By BY DAVID WALDSTEIN from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/3DovqrI

With a Tuesday withdrawal deadline for U.S. troops, hope dwindles for Afghans to flee via the airport.

By BY JIM HUYLEBROEK from NYT World https://ift.tt/3mMuTtG

White House Weighs Clemency to Keep Some Drug Offenders Confined at Home

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By BY ZOLAN KANNO-YOUNGS AND CHARLIE SAVAGE from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3sXhQH0

Your Tuesday Briefing

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By BY MELINA DELKIC from NYT Briefing https://ift.tt/2WGkN2Q

The world is still short of everything. Get used to it.

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By BY PETER S. GOODMAN AND KEITH BRADSHER from NYT World https://ift.tt/3yoUmvy

A university in Bangladesh evacuates almost 150 young women from Kabul.

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By BY ISABELLA KWAI from NYT World https://ift.tt/2WGltoU

New York’s Brief Hot Restaurant Summer: Bread Binges and Tabletop Coke

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By BY BECKY HUGHES from NYT Food https://ift.tt/3ytNY6q

E. U. Proposes New Travel Restrictions on Unvaccinated U.S. Visitors

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By BY ELIAN PELTIER from NYT World https://ift.tt/38mT8qa

La variante delta se infiltró en un aula de primaria. Así sucedió

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By BY SABRINA IMBLER AND EMILY ANTHES from NYT en Español https://ift.tt/3kJ4L0u

After Kabul Bombing, Some in the U.S. Feel Numbed, but Are Focused Inward: ‘Not Our War to Fight Anymore’

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By BY JENNIFER MEDINA from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/38pAOfV

What’s Better, a Prize or a Patent?

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By BY PETER COY from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/38rLPO0

When the ‘Silent Majority’ Isn’t White

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By BY JAY CASPIAN KANG from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3gJ3GnS

New data confirm Pfizer and Moderna vaccines bring a small risk of heart problems, especially for boys and younger men.

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By BY EMILY ANTHES from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3gIgz1O

Human Most of All: In Moscow, a Theater Stages ‘Gorbachev’

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By BY IVAN NECHEPURENKO from NYT Theater https://ift.tt/2WwCqls

Afghan left behind by UK: I'm fighting to stay alive

An Afghan who had authorisation to fly to the UK speaks to the BBC about his struggle to escape. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/38mKS9E

Possum skin cloaks: Reviving an Aboriginal cultural tradition

Indigenous people in south-east Australia are reviving an expression of cultural identity. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3ypGMIb

Japan's huge army of under-employed ex-housewives

Why women are still battling for better jobs in the world's third largest economy. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2Ycsn65

In India, growing clamour to criminalise rape within marriage

An Indian court ruled that forced sex with a spouse is not rape. Campaigners say it's time for new laws. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2Y8bjhr

Everything’s Abuzz

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By BY RACHEL FABI from NYT Crosswords & Games https://ift.tt/2XZ35rI

Virtually all oil and gas production in the Gulf was halted.

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By BY STACY COWLEY from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3mFpu7X

Ed Asner: Lou Grant and Up actor dies aged 91

He'll be remembered for his roles as TV newsman Lou Grant and the lead voice role in Pixar hit Up. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3kEf2ef

The U.S. carried out another strike in Kabul.

By Unknown Author from NYT World https://ift.tt/3Bp8lmS

U.S. Conducts Drone Strike in Kabul and Winds Down Airlift as Deadline Nears

By BY DAVID ZUCCHINO from NYT World https://ift.tt/3t0pQaq

Your Monday Briefing

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By BY AMELIA NIERENBERG from NYT Briefing https://ift.tt/3mK1YXu

Ida leaves behind flooding and dangerous storm surge.

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By BY MELINA DELKIC from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3sXz5rM

Tropical Storm Nora Unleashes Rain and Flash Floods in Mexico

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By BY ALYSSA LUKPAT from NYT World https://ift.tt/3jrpJkN

Two of the U.S. service members killed in the Kabul attack were women.

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By BY DAVE PHILIPPS from NYT World https://ift.tt/3mKxrsq

American University of Kabul students and alumni trying to flee were sent home.

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By BY FARNAZ FASSIHI from NYT World https://ift.tt/3sUvJG2

When Will Biden Join the Fight for Voting Rights?

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By BY ADAM JENTLESON from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2Y2TvEh

Jamaican reggae icon Lee 'Scratch' Perry dies aged 85

Perry, a legendary singer and music producer, is known for his pioneering experiments with dub. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3zvdUzH

Biden Observes Return of Troops Killed in Kabul Bombing

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By BY THE NEW YORK TIMES from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3ywsB45

Hundreds of thousands of customers are without power. It could be weeks before they have it back.

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By BY TARIRO MZEZEWA from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3ylZz7q

After Katrina, New Orleans became a fortress. Ida is testing its strength.

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By BY CHRISTOPHER FLAVELLE from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3gJbS7M

Hurricane Ida Makes Landfall in Louisiana as a Category 4

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By BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS AND STORYFUL from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2XYPJf4