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August 17, 2021

Headlines for August 17, 2021

  • Biden Defends U.S. Withdrawal from Afghanistan After Taliban Capture Kabul 
  • Advocates Demand U.S. and Other Nations Open Doors to Afghan Refugees
  • Tropical Storm Adds to Haiti's Misery Two Days After Massive Earthquake Kills Over 1,400
  • Immigrant Advocates Denounce Biden Administration for Deporting Haitian Refugees
  • U.S. Will Recommend COVID Booster Shots After 8 Months, Despite Global Vaccine Inequity
  • Johnson & Johnson Ships Millions of Vaccine Doses from South Africa to Europe
  • U.S. Coronavirus Hospitalizations Soar, with Record Infection Levels in Five States
  • Republican Governors Erect New Barriers to COVID-19 Public Health Measures
  • Malaysian Prime Minister Resigns as COVID-19 Surges; Iran Orders 6-Day Lockdown
  • Trump-Appointed Judge Orders Restoration of "Remain in Mexico" Policy Rejected by Biden
  • U.S. Declares Shortage on Colorado River, with Mandatory Water Cuts to Southwestern States
  • Water Protectors Take Direct Action to Halt Construction of Enbridge Line 3 Pipeline


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