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Tampa Bay Times:
Doctor advising DeSantis promoted ivermectin to treat COVID-19 despite FDA warnings — 'Any physician that espouses this should be reported to the state medical association," one medical expert said. — Updated Just now — A California psychiatrist who has advised Gov. Ron DeSantis …
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Graig Graziosi / The Independent:
Anti-vaxx police officer who had been taking horse worm medicine dies from Covid — Joe Manning complained that Facebook ‘censured’ him for posting misinformation about the coronavirus — COVID victim's family turn wake into testing event — A police officer who frequently voiced anti-vaccine sentiments …
Brad Reed / Raw Story:
Georgia cop who pushed people to take horse dewormer instead of vaccine dies from COVID-19
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Associated Press:
Taliban block Kabul airport to most as foreign airlifts wane — KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Taliban forces sealed off Kabul's airport Saturday to most Afghans hoping for evacuation and most NATO nations flew out their troops after two decades in Afghanistan, winding down a frantic airlift …
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Lara Seligman / Politico:
‘Guidance is to just do it:’ Biden greenlights additional strikes on ISIS-K — The U.S. military is actively hunting terrorists connected to the deadly attack in Kabul this week and expects to carry out additional airstrikes in the coming days and weeks, according to U.S. officials.
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Washington Post:
U.S. says drone strike killed 2 Islamic State targets; evacuations near end
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Celine Castronuovo / The Hill:
Pentagon says 2 ‘high-profile’ ISIS targets killed in strike
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Maggie Fox / CNN:
Unvaccinated, unmasked teacher infected more than half of students in class with Covid-19, CDC reports — (CNN)An unvaccinated elementary school teacher who took off their mask to read to students ended up infecting more than half of them last May — and they went on to infect other students …
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Ariana Eunjung Cha / Washington Post:
A Calif. elementary school teacher took off her mask for a read-aloud. Within days, half her class was positive for delta. — A CDC-funded simulation projects that without masking or testing, up to 75 percent of children under 12 could be infected within three months.
New York Times:
How the Delta Variant Infiltrated an Elementary School Classroom — A detailed study in California found that the variant easily spread from an unvaccinated teacher to children and, in a few cases, their families. — An unvaccinated elementary schoolteacher infected with the highly …
New York Times:
What Went Wrong With the Pandemic in Florida — Even a large state that emphasized vaccinations in treating the coronavirus can be crushed by the Delta variant when no other measures are put in place. — MIAMI — The unexpected and unwelcome coronavirus surge now unfolding in the United States …
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Matt Dixon / Politico:
Florida starts turning on DeSantis — TALLAHASSEE — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has been untouchable for the past year as he commanded the Republican culture wars to become heir apparent to Donald Trump. The latest coronavirus surge is starting to change that.
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Stars & Stripes:
‘He was just a kid’: Families, communities begin paying tribute to troops killed in Kabul — WASHINGTON — A young husband with a child on the way, a corporal who expected to follow in his parent's footsteps as a sheriff's deputy and a soldier who enjoyed tending garden with his wife were among …
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U.S. Department of Defense:
DOD Identifies Marine Corps, Navy and Army Casualties — The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of 13 service members who were supporting Operation Freedom's Sentinel. They died Aug. 26, 2021, as the result of an enemy attack while supporting non-combatant evacuation operations in Kabul, Afghanistan.
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James Clark / Task & Purpose:
Marine commander relieved over his viral video calling out military leaders for Afghanistan withdrawal [UPDATED]
Nick Niedzwiadek / Politico:
Marine officer relieved of duty after calling out senior leaders about Afghanistan
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The White House:
Statement by President Joe Biden on the Evacuation Mission in Kabul — This morning, I met with my national security team in Washington and my commanders in the field. We discussed the strike that U.S. forces took last night against the terrorist group ISIS-K in Afghanistan.
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
All in or All Out? Biden Saw No Middle Ground in Afghanistan — President Biden's reductionist formula has prompted a debate over whether the mayhem in Kabul was inevitable or the result of a failure to consider other options. — As the American military withdrawal from Afghanistan capping …
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Washington Post, The Western Journal, BizPac Review, The Guardian and Louder With Crowder
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Chris Cillizza / CNN:
Donald Trump's recounting of his 2020 conversation with a Taliban leader is something else — (CNN)Donald Trump called into conservative talk radio host Hugh Hewitt's show on Thursday, spending almost 45 minutes doling out his usual mix of braggadocio, blame-gaming and just plain old riffing.
Mujib Mashal / New York Times:
A Journey Through Kabul on the Day of the Fall — A Times correspondent who grew up in the Afghan capital returned before the Taliban's victory, taking in the end of one era and the fearful start of another. — KABUL, Afghanistan — In the hours before the Taliban walked into Kabul …
New York Times:
At a Children's Hospital, a Wave of Young Patients Struggling to Breathe — A federal “surge team” is helping exhausted doctors and nurses through one of the most trying periods in the history of Children's Hospital New Orleans. — NEW ORLEANS — Helpless to improve her infant son's breathing …
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HotAir, Zandar Versus The Stupid and Honolulu Star-Advertiser
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Céline R. Gounder / The Atlantic:
Americans Are Losing Sight of the Pandemic Endgame — Entirely eliminating infections is an unrealistic goal, but successful vaccines will avoid the worst outcomes. — About the author: Céline R. Gounder is an internist, infectious-disease specialist, and epidemiologist …
Dania Kalaji / The Red and Black:
UGA professor resigns mid-class after student refuses to wear mask — A University of Georgia retiree-rehire professor resigned on Tuesday after one of his students refused to properly wear a mask in an upper division psychology seminar class held at the psychology building.
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The Atlantic:
The Sanctioning of Trump's Lawyers Is Exactly What Is Supposed to Happen — Those who represented the president in his frivolous election lawsuits should have known better. — About the authors: Bradley P. Moss is a partner at the Washington, D.C., law office of Mark S. Zaid …
Norm Ornstein / New York Daily News:
A solution to the voter ID standoff — Today marks the 58th anniversary of the March on Washington, when Martin Luther King Jr. brought a huge crowd to call for voting rights for all Americans. Sadly, voter suppression is back, in a big way. It is taking a wide array of new forms …
Bill Dries / Daily Memphian:
Miss. Gov.: South's response to COVID impacted by belief in ‘eternal life’ — Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves talked about the pandemic Thursday, Aug. 26, at a re-election fundraiser in Shelby County held at a replica of the Mississippi governor's mansion. … TOPICS
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Jonathan Turley / The Hill:
Justified shooting or fair game? Shooter of Ashli Babbitt makes shocking admission — “That's my job.” Those three words summed up a controversial interview this week with the long-unnamed officer who shot and killed Ashli Babbitt on Jan. 6. Shortly after being cleared by the Capitol Police …
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Andrea Salcedo / Washington Post:
Wife hospitalized for covid gets home to find husband dead from the same virus: ‘It was like walking into a horror movie’ — Lisa Steadman could not wait to go home to her husband. — The nail technician had spent more than a week in a Central Florida hospital recovering from a serious case …
Alana Goodman / Washington Free Beacon:
Granholm Chartered Military Jet to Ukraine as US Struggled To Evacuate Americans From Afghanistan — Trump administration officials faced allegations of wasteful spending for use of expensive military charters … Granholm's military flight took place amid the United States' frantic effort …
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