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By BY NATASHA FROST Briefing https://ift.tt/3D2qd92 Hiding and hunted by the Taliban. New York Times August 20, 2021 at 03:22AM
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Corrections: Aug. 20, 2021
By Unknown Author Corrections https://ift.tt/2XIdzMb Corrections that appeared in print on Friday, Aug. 20, 2021. New York Times August 20, 2021 at 03:11AM
Quotation of the Day: Venom of Political and Culture Battles Seeps Into School Halls
By Unknown Author Today’s Paper https://ift.tt/3CZduUq Quotation of the Day for Friday, August 20, 2021. New York Times August 20, 2021 at 03:11AM
President Biden will speak Friday on the troubled evacuation effort.
By BY CHRIS CAMERON World https://ift.tt/3y293EA The remarks come after days of tumult in and around Hamid Karzai International Airport since the Taliban took Kabul. New York Times Afghanistan War (2001- ) August 20, 2021 at 02:47AM
First Pass Friday: I Immediately Fall Into a Trap, and You Can, Too!
By BY DEB AMLEN Crosswords & Games https://ift.tt/3iYLuZ0 Join me as I flail my way through the first part of a Randolph Ross puzzle. New York Times Crossword Puzzles August 20, 2021 at 02:00AM
Texas drops enforcement of governor’s mask mandate ban for now.
By BY RON DEPASQUALE AND LAUREN HARD U.S. https://ift.tt/2Wbubv3 The state education agency said in new guidance that it would immediately stop enforcing the ban on mask mandates until litigations were resolved. New York Times Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) August 20, 2021 at 12:59AM
First Pass Friday: I Immediately Fall Into a Trap, and You Can, Too!
By BY DEB AMLEN Crosswords & Games https://ift.tt/3ghHMYQ Join me as I flail my way through the first part of a Randolph Ross puzzle. New York Times Crossword Puzzles August 20, 2021 at 02:00AM
简报：反塔利班抗议在阿富汗蔓延；中国华融将获国资救助
By BY EMILY CHAN AND KONEY BAI World https://ift.tt/3iZhM6k 赴美移民签证审核缓慢，阿富汗盟友陷入困境；俄罗斯在喀布尔乱局中“接管”中亚；美国国会山遭遇炸弹威胁；东京残奥会出现首宗感染病例……这里是今日要闻。 New York Times August 20, 2021 at 01:47AM
Judge Rejects Restraining Order Against Trevor Bauer
By BY JAMES WAGNER Sports https://ift.tt/3AY7CsE The Dodgers pitcher is still under investigation on suspicion of sexual assault by both the police and M.L.B., but a Los Angeles judge said Bauer did not pose a threat to his accuser. New York Times Baseball, Sex Crimes August 20, 2021 at 01:26AM
How News Organizations Got Afghan Colleagues Out of Kabul
By BY MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM, TIFFANY HSU AND KATIE ROBERTSON Business https://ift.tt/2UvNles The evacuation of those who worked for outlets like The New York Times and The Washington Post came after a global rescue effort stretching from the Pentagon to Qatar. New York Times Afghanistan War (2001- ), News and News Media, Newspapers August 19, 2021 at 11:02PM
25-Year Sentence for Iowa Woman Who Drove Into Children Because of Their Race
By BY AZI PAYBARAH U.S. https://ift.tt/3j0ULzS Nicole Poole Franklin, 43 of Des Moines, was sentenced on two federal hate crime charges in connection with the 2019 attacks. New York Times Traffic Accidents and Safety, Prisons and Prisoners, Sidewalks, Youth, Hate Crimes August 20, 2021 at 01:02AM
Texas drops enforcement of governor’s mask mandate ban for now.
By BY RON DEPASQUALE U.S. https://ift.tt/382TdyQ New York Times August 20, 2021 at 12:59AM
Here is how news organizations rescued their Afghan colleagues.
By BY MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM, TIFFANY HSU AND KATIE ROBERTSON World https://ift.tt/3y1LYlz The evacuation of those who worked for outlets like The New York Times and The Washington Post came after a global rescue effort stretching from the Pentagon to Qatar. New York Times August 20, 2021 at 12:51AM
U.S. Afghans, seeing the Taliban return to power, fear for family and friends.
By BY THOMAS FULLER, GIULIA HEYWARD AND HOLLY SECON World https://ift.tt/3D4qg48 New York Times August 20, 2021 at 12:41AM
Afghan forces once backed by the U.S. are in hiding and hunted by Taliban.
By BY MATTHEW ROSENBERG World https://ift.tt/3sySHST The Afghan forces disintegrated ahead of the Taliban’s rapid advance. Now, the militants are searching for thousands of Afghan soldiers and security officials. New York Times August 20, 2021 at 12:20AM
Sluggish Visa Process Strands Thousands of Afghans Who Worked for U.S.
By BY LARA JAKES, ANNIE KARNI AND KENNETH P. VOGEL U.S. https://ift.tt/3y0tfH6 Officials described impatience across the Biden administration with the State Department as thousands of Afghans wait outside Kabul’s airport. New York Times Afghanistan War (2001- ), Visas, United States International Relations, Evacuations and Evacuees August 19, 2021 at 11:57PM
Fight Over Voting Rights in Texas Nears End as Democrats Return
By BY J. DAVID GOODMAN AND DAVID MONTGOMERY U.S. https://ift.tt/3syWeR9 More than 50 Democrats fled to Washington last month in a last-ditch effort to prevent passage of a restrictive voting measure. Three came back to the Capitol on Thursday, clearing the way for a quorum. New York Times August 19, 2021 at 11:37PM
N.Y.P.D. will discipline unvaccinated officers who don’t wear masks.
By BY MICHAEL GOLD World https://ift.tt/3kflHeO New York Times August 20, 2021 at 12:00AM
Sluggish Visa Process Strands Thousands of Afghans Who Worked for U.S.
By BY LARA JAKES, ANNIE KARNI AND KENNETH P. VOGEL U.S. https://ift.tt/3y2rhWs Officials described impatience across the Biden administration with the State Department as thousands of Afghans wait outside Kabul’s airport. New York Times Afghanistan War (2001- ), Visas, United States International Relations, Evacuations and Evacuees August 19, 2021 at 11:57PM
With the Taliban in power, Moscow’s influence grows in Central Asia.
By BY ANDREW E. KRAMER AND ANTON TROIANOVSKI World https://ift.tt/3D631qu Along with Pakistan and China, Russia has gained broad influence in security matters at the expense of the United States and India. New York Times August 19, 2021 at 11:54PM
Fight Over Voting Rights in Texas Nears End as Democrats Return
By BY J. DAVID GOODMAN AND DAVID MONTGOMERY U.S. https://ift.tt/3iZ4Opa More than 50 Democrats fled to Washington last month in a last-ditch effort to prevent passage of a restrictive voting measure. New York Times August 19, 2021 at 11:37PM
Johnson & Johnson’s longtime C.E.O. will step down.
By BY REBECCA ROBBINS Business https://ift.tt/37WPzXg New York Times Appointments and Executive Changes, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) August 19, 2021 at 11:34PM
Trump’s Deal With the Taliban Draws Fire From His Former Allies
By BY MICHAEL CROWLEY U.S. https://ift.tt/3gdR9Zu The former president and his secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, are attacking President Biden over Afghanistan even as their own policy faces harsh criticism. New York Times Afghanistan War (2001- ), United States International Relations, United States Politics and Government, Evacuations and Evacuees August 19, 2021 at 11:31PM
Covid is just one of Afghanistan’s many health concerns.
By BY DANIEL E. SLOTNIK AND DAN LEVIN World https://ift.tt/37UZYCT New York Times Afghanistan War (2001- ) August 18, 2021 at 11:51PM