Ohio serviceman killed in Kabul airport attack

The flag in front of the Ohio home where Navy Hospital Corpsman Maxton “Max” Soviak’s parents live was at half-staff as a steady stream of friends, coaches,…

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New Zealand records 83 new COVID-19 cases as outbreak balloons to 511

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced a total of 83 new cases in New Zealand’s COVID-19 outbreak with all but one of them found in Auckland.

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Victoria lockdown extended as state records 92 new local COVID-19 cases

The tally of 92 new local COVID-19 cases is the highest daily tally recorded in the state so far this year.

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Another record set in NSW with 1,218 COVID-19 cases and six deaths

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian said she expects the hospital system will come under further strain come October.

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California Marine Nicole Gee, 23, who cradled baby at Kabul airport, killed in Afghanistan attack

Gee, who was recently promoted to sergeant, was part of the U.S. military contingent helping evacuate people at the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan.       

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Emotional vigil for Mass. Marine killed in Kabul

Anger and sadness at a vigil for a Marine from Massachusetts who was among the U.S. service members killed in a suicide bombing in Afghanistan. The family…

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Victoria records 92 local COVID-19 cases – the highest daily tally this year

Victoria has recorded 92 local COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours.

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Biden: ‘Pay attention and be prepared’ for Ida

U.S. President Joe Biden called Ida “very dangerous” and urged Americans “to pay attention and be prepared.” (Aug. 28)       

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Joe Biden vows to maintain strikes on IS-K

President Joe Biden has vowed to maintain air strikes on the IS-K group responsible for the Kabul airport bombing, warning another terror attack is highly likely.

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South Louisiana residents prepare for Ida

Long lines at gas stations as residents of South Louisiana prepare for Hurricane Ida. (Aug. 28)       

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Afghan mother gives birth on UK bound plane

An evacuation flight from Afghanistan landed in the UK with an extra passenger on Saturday after cabin crew delivered a baby girl mid-air, Turkish media reported. (Aug….

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Today in History for August 29th

Hurricane Katrina blows ashore in southeast Louisiana. (Aug. 29th)       

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‘Our hearts are broken’: Marine Daegan William-Tyeler Page, 23, killed in Afghanistan airport attack

Corporal Daegan William-Tyeler Page served in the 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment based at Camp Pendleton, California.       

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‘One heck of a leader’: Utah Marine Taylor Hoover, 31, killed in Afghanistan airport attack

Taylor Hoover, 31, served in the Marines for 11 years. Friends and family remembered him as a hero.       

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‘Freedom is a constant struggle’: Nationwide marches for voting rights begin on anniversary of March on Washington

Civil rights leaders Martin Luther King III, Arndrea Waters King and Reverend Al Sharpton led marches Saturday for March On for Voting Rights.       

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Demonstrators march for voting rights in Washington DC

The group marched from the McPherson Square Park to Black Lives Matter Plaza in Washington DC on Saturday.       

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