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Biden breaks promise to ‘stay’ in Afghanistan until every American evacuated  Fox News The last US military planes have left Afghanistan, marking the end of the United States’ longest war  CNN Last U.S. troops leave Afghanistan, ending the United States’ longest war  Yahoo

Two dead and 10 injured after Mississippi highway washed away by heavy rain  CNN Mississippi highway collapses, 2 killed, at least 10 injured  KARK 2 dead in highway collapse in Mississippi  KHON2 2 dead, 10 injured in highway collapse in Mississippi  WJW FOX 8

Caldor Fire prompts states of emergency in Nevada and California, with more than 50,000 told to evacuate the Lake Tahoe region  CNN Caldor Fire Intensifies and Evacuations Are Ordered Near Lake Tahoe  The New York Times All of South Lake Tahoe Evacuated

Relatives demand ‘rigorous, objective and independent investigation’ after Barel Hadaria Shmueli was killed by Palestinian gunman on Gaza border

More major consolidation underway in the world of payments: Prosus — the Dutch tech giant that bundles together Naspers’ fintech, e-commerce and other international investments and businesses outside of South Africa — today announced that it would pay $4.7 billion

Amman and Jerusalem could be poised for an unprecedented boom in cooperation amid Amman’s drought concerns, Jerusalem’s need for solar power

German startup Dance is launching its subscription service in its hometown Berlin. For a flat monthly fee of €79 (around $93 at today’s exchange rate), users will get a custom-designed electric bike as well as access to an on-demand repair

US official claims fewer than 250 still seeking evacuation; US lawmakers say president left citizens behind ‘at the mercy of terrorists’ and that ‘jihad has won’

South African researchers keep wary eye on yet another new coronavirus variant  CNN South Africa detects new coronavirus variant, still studying its mutations  Yahoo News New South African COVID-19 strain is the most mutated one yet: report  New York Post What is the

Reporter stays with Taliban fighters as they enter Kabul airport hangar  Fox News What the Taliban did as soon as the US left Afghanistan  CNN The last US military planes have left Afghanistan, marking the end of the United States’ longest war  CNN