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By Jason Hoffman and Devan Cole, CNN White House chief of staff Ron Klain said Sunday that the US will find ways to get any remaining Americans in Afghanistan out of the country if they want to leave, even after the US finished its military evacuation of US citizens, third country nationals and vulnerable Afghans.
Continue ReadingCNN By Tim Lister, Radina Gigova and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN and CNN contributors Heavy fighting was reported Sunday in parts of northern Afghanistan’s Panjshir Valley, where rebel fighters from the National Resistance Front (NRF) have been battling a Taliban offensive. Panjshir, a strategic slice of mountainous terrain rich with precious mineral resources around 90 miles
Continue ReadingBy Tim Lister, Radina Gigova and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN and CNN contributors Heavy fighting was reported Sunday in parts of northern Afghanistan’s Panjshir Valley, where rebel fighters from the National Resistance Front (NRF) have been battling a Taliban offensive. Panjshir, a strategic slice of mountainous terrain rich with precious mineral resources around 90 miles north
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WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A lawmaker in Poland says a second Belarussian athlete, an equestrian who was excluded from the country’s Olympic team after criticizing state authorities, has been given a humanitarian visa and refuge in Poland. Belarus dressage rider Olga Safronova, who was barred from going to the Tokyo Olympics this summer, intends to
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WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A lawmaker in Poland says a second Belarussian athlete, an equestrian who was excluded from the country’s Olympic team after criticizing state authorities, has been given a humanitarian visa and refuge in Poland. Belarus dressage rider Olga Safronova, who was barred from going to the Tokyo Olympics this summer, intends to
Continue Reading By KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Red Sox scratched Nick Pivetta on Sunday and placed the right-hander on the COVID-19 injured list. The Red Sox also added infielder/outfielder Danny Santana to the list about 30 minutes before the first pitch against Cleveland. Santana is the 11th Boston player — six position
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Mae Jones and Jill Macyshon, CTV News Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — A drug used for livestock deworming has attracted a different herd — humans who believe it could be a cure for COVID-19, despite no concrete proof and warnings from health agencies. Ivermectin has been
Continue ReadingBy Sharon Lindores, CTVNews.ca writer Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — An Arctic oasis that serves as a lifeline to Indigenous populations is at risk of disappearing, according to a recent international study. The area known as the North Water Polynya, located between northwest Greenland and Canada’s Ellesmere Island
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By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Andy Farquhar’s plans for an outdoor adventure have gone up in smoke twice this summer. The retired attorney and teacher from the Philadelphia area had planned to hike with a friend for several weeks on the Pacific Crest Trail north of Lake Tahoe until the second-largest
Continue Reading By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Andy Farquhar’s plans for an outdoor adventure have gone up in smoke twice this summer. The retired attorney and teacher from the Philadelphia area had planned to hike with a friend for several weeks on the Pacific Crest Trail north of Lake Tahoe until the second-largest
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By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Andy Farquhar’s plans for an outdoor adventure have gone up in smoke twice this summer. The retired attorney and teacher from the Philadelphia area had planned to hike with a friend for several weeks on the Pacific Crest Trail north of Lake Tahoe until the second-largest
Continue Reading By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Andy Farquhar’s plans for an outdoor adventure have gone up in smoke twice this summer. The retired attorney and teacher from the Philadelphia area had planned to hike with a friend for several weeks on the Pacific Crest Trail north of Lake Tahoe until the second-largest
Continue ReadingBy CAROLINE HECKER Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS (KMOV) — More than 7,000 American flags will fill Art Hill in Forest Park with red, white and blue ahead of the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. America’s Heartland Remembers, the group that organizes the event, will honor the first responders
Continue ReadingBy Shanteya Hudson, Jordan Honeycutt Click here for updates on this story ONSLOW COUNTY, Jacksonville (WLOS) — A community came together Friday to honor 13 fallen service members with a candlelight vigil, including one based out of Camp Lejeune. Over 100 people were there with the organization “Remember Everyone Deployed” to honor the heroes that
Continue Reading OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says that “people are not bargaining chips” and adds that the U.S. stands with Canada in calling for the release of two Canadians detained in China for 1,000 days. In a statement issued Sunday, Blinken says that “the practice of arbitrarily detaining individuals to exercise
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) — Despite Germany’s commitment to rebuilding, it will take a long time until the regions damaged by devastating floods in July are put back together, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Sunday as she toured places badly damaged by the floods. “The reconstruction will take a long time,” Merkel told reporters Sunday in flood-hit
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) — Despite Germany’s commitment to rebuilding, it will take a long time until the regions damaged by devastating floods in July are put back together, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Sunday as she toured places badly damaged by the floods. “The reconstruction will take a long time,” Merkel told reporters Sunday in flood-hit
Continue ReadingBy Melissa Gray, CNN The white paint is scratched off and worn away along the sides of Johnny Ramone’s electric guitar, the one he used on stage for nearly 20 years to make some of punk rock’s most distinctive chords with the legendary Ramones. But it’s no wonder. Johnny Ramone was known for his fast
Continue ReadingBy WLOS Staff Click here for updates on this story HAYWOOD COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — Local churches are joining together to help flood victims in Haywood County. Haywood County residents are continuing the cleanup process and making repairs following Tropical Storm Fred, which hit the area Aug. 17. The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of North
Continue Reading AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities say they have identified the chemical that apparently led to the deaths of two employees of a commercial truck wash in Avondale. Police say the two men died Aug. 29 after being exposed to a residual chemical substance known as sodium hydrosulfide, which can be deadly in high quantities. The
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