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August 19, 2021

Headlines for August 19, 2021

  • Two Die as Taliban Open Fire on Independence Day Celebration
  • Ashraf Ghani: I Fled to Prevent Afghanistan from Becoming "Bloodbath Like in Syria and Yemen"
  • Biden: U.S. May Stay in Afghanistan Beyond Aug. 31
  • U.S. Announces Plans for Vaccine Boosters Despite Criticism from WHO
  • Biden Moves to Mandate Vaccines at Nursing Homes & Fight Mask Mandate Bans
  • Paralympics Report First Confirmed COVID Case in the Olympic Village
  • Death Toll from Haitian Earthquake Nears 2,200
  • Caldor Fire Destroys Most of Grizzly Flats in California
  • Texas Supreme Court Rules Absent Democratic Lawmakers Can Be Arrested
  • Appeals Court Upholds Texas Ban on Standard Abortion Procedure
  • Report: Over 1,000 Civilians Have Died in Burma Since Military Coup
  • Armed Men Kill Dozens in Burkina Faso & Niger
  • Israeli Authorities Demolish Palestinian Kindergarten
  • Judge Blocks Massive ConocoPhillips Oil & Gas Project in Alaska
  • EPA Bans Use of Chlorpyrifos, Pesticide Linked to Brain Damage in Children
  • Dr. Gino Strada, War Surgeon, Dies at 73


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