People wait for flights in Kabul, day after blasts

Evacuation flights from Afghanistan resumed with new urgency on Friday, a day after two suicide bombings targeted the thousands of people desperately fleeing a Taliban takeover.       

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‘Don’t let me die’: Inside a COVID-19 unit in Florida’s capital city amid a surge in cases

At least two people have succumbed to the virus each day this week in the Tallahassee COVID-19 unit. More than 60 people have died so far in…

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Mom sues TSA over request to strip search her transgender teen at North Carolina airport

According to a lawsuit, a TSA screener informed a mom that her daughter must have her genitals inspected at the Raleigh-Durham International Airport.       

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‘Shang-Chi’ stars reflect on their Marvel first

Simu Liu, Awkwafina and their director Destin Daniel Cretton celebrate introducing the first Asian superhero of the Marvel Universe and avoiding tropes, with “Shang-Chi and the Legend…

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‘Shang-Chi’ stars name the Avengers they’d love to join

Simu Liu and Awkwafina, of “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” reveal which MCU favorites they could imagine their characters teaming up with. (Aug. 27)…

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Addison Rae: TikTok star to movie actor

Tik Tok star Addison Rae reflects on her leap from TikTok to film at the Los Angeles premiere of her debut feature, “He’s All That” – a…

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Meet the spotted lanternfly, the bug health officials are begging you to kill on sight

In less than a decade, the spotted lanternfly has wreaked havoc on plants, trees and state economies. That’s why officials want them dead.       

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Protesters to mark anniversary of March on Washington with nationwide marches for voting rights

For March On for Voting Rights, civil rights leaders Martin Luther King III, Arndrea Waters King and Reverend Al Sharpton will lead marches Aug. 28.       

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AP Top Stories August 27 A

Here’s the latest for Friday August 27th: Flights resume leaving Kabul; Texas house passes voting bill; California wildfire moves toward Lake Tahoe; New Zealand extends coronavirus lockdown….

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Designed to fail: How Florida’s lack of condo board oversight could mean another Surfside

There are hundreds of aging oceanfront high-rise condos in Florida. Some experts believe the state’s condo regulation system was designed to fail.       

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Alabama sees sharp rise in cases among school-age children; Idaho hospitals in crisis as beds fill: Live COVID-19 updates

Alabama is seeing a sharp rise in cases in school-age children, an increase officials say is likely fueled by the delta variant. More COVID updates.       

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‘They can dream again’: Afghanistan women’s football team captain grateful to Australia for rescue mission

EXCLUSIVE: The captain of Afghanistan women’s football team, Shabnam Mobarez, has shed light on an evacuation flight organised by the Australian government, which allowed more than 70…

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Census undercount worries minority communities

The city of Somerton, Arizona was one of several communities where the share of the Hispanic and Black populations was lower than expected in the 2020 Census…

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After interpreter is killed, veteran helps another

After a former interpreter was killed by the Taliban, an Army veteran is doing what he can to help another stay safe in Germany (Aug. 27)       

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Who are ISIS-K, the group that claimed the Kabul airport suicide bombings?

ISIS-K has claimed the twin suicide attacks on Kabul’s airport. Here’s a closer look at the group and its history.

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‘It’s becoming a reality for us’: Evacuation warnings issued as Caldor Fire nears Lake Tahoe basin

Over 2K firefighters are battling the Caldor Fire as it nears iconic Lake Tahoe, spurring the first evacuation warnings to those inside the basin.       

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