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At least four of the nine oil refineries in Ida’s path are believed to have paused their operations ahead of the storm. AAA says it’s too early to know the full impact until power is restored. (Image credit: Chandan Khanna/AFP

Taliban offered Kabul to U.S., but Americans said no: report  Fox News ‘I Won’t Go 20 Years Back in Time’: Young Afghan Women Speak Out | NYT  The New York Times Taliban reach out to India; US hits ‘bomber’  The Tribune Will India’s

U.S. travelers should expect a mishmash of travel rules across the continent. The EU is reversing a decision from June to add the U.S. to its safe list for nonessential travel. (Image credit: Michel Euler/AP)

U.S. anti-missile defenses intercepted rockets fired at Kabul’s airport early on Monday, as the United States flew its core diplomats out of Afghanistan in the final hours of its chaotic withdrawal. The last U.S. troops are due to pull out

New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell is expected to hold a news briefing on Monday after Hurricane Ida left a path of destruction across the region.

White House launches US Digital Corps  FedScoop

Hospital patients are being evacuated as the rapidly growing Caldor Fire edges closer to California’s Lake Tahoe region  CNN South Lake Tahoe Wildfire: California Side’s Residents Warned To Leave  NPR Teams of firefighters scrambling to protect Tahoe Basin as Caldor Fire continues

Trump’s lies will lead us to the truth  CNN Mary Trump: No Trump Political Dynasty, Ex-President’s Kids Lack Charisma  Business Insider How Donald Trump changed Fox News – The Signal  ABC News As Donald Trump mistakes ISIS-K for ISIS-X, netizens take a jibe

Amid the continuing turmoil in Afghanistan, which has created thousands of refugees seeking evacuation, the CEO of the U.S. lodging marketplace Airbnb tweeted that the company would begin housing 20,000 Afghan refugees globally for free, starting Aug. 24. AirBnb’s ‘Easy

As the school year gets underway and the Delta variant continues its march through the U.S. population, many parents with kids younger than 12 have the same question: When will vaccines become available for my child? No one knows exactly