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Biden travels to Dover base to pay respects to US troops killed in Afghanistan

US president will meet bereaved families and participate in ‘dignified transfer’ ceremony as 13 soldiers slain in Kabul airport blast are brought to country for burial

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US drone strike in Kabul hits IS suicide bombers heading to airport

American officials say intended target was struck, averting another attack; in apparently separate incident a child is killed in a rocket strike nearby

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Hurricane Ida: Storm Becomes Category 4 Hurricane As It Approaches Gulf Coast – NPR

Hurricane Ida: Storm Becomes Category 4 Hurricane As It Approaches Gulf Coast  NPR EarthCam Live: Hurricane Ida – Bourbon Street, New Orleans  EarthCam Hurricane Ida is moving ashore with history-making power on the anniversary of Katrina  CNN Tornado warnings issued for southeast Louisiana

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U.S. drone strikes an ISIS-K vehicle packed with explosives in Kabul – CNBC

U.S. drone strikes an ISIS-K vehicle packed with explosives in Kabul  CNBC US airstrike in Kabul hits ISIS-K vehicle bomb that threatened airport: LIVE UPDATES  Fox News The latest on the Kabul airport attack  CNN The media is lambasting Biden over Afghanistan. He

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President Biden to Pay Respects to U.S. Troops Killed in Afghanistan

DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del. — President Joe Biden embarked on a solemn journey Sunday to honor and mourn the 13 U.S. troops killed in the suicide attack near the Kabul airport as their remains return to U.S. soil from

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Drone destroys vehicle carrying explosives heading for Kabul airport

A drone has destroyed a vehicle which was carrying “a substantial amount of explosive material” and heading to Kabul airport, US officials have confirmed.

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Israel offers COVID booster shot to all eligible for vaccine

Those who received 3rd dose, or 2nd dose within past half-year, will be exempt from full 7-day quarantine upon landing; ‘Green Pass’ to expire 6 months after last dose

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Hurricane Ida Winds Hit 150 MPH Ahead of Louisiana Strike

NEW ORLEANS — Hurricane Ida rapidly grew in strength early Sunday, becoming a dangerous Category 4 hurricane just hours before hitting the Louisiana coast while emergency officials in the region grappled with opening shelters for displaced evacuees despite the risks

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Biden official fires back at CNN’s Tapper over accusation Taliban was handed a ‘kill list’

On Sunday morning, President Joe Biden’s nationals security advisor engaged in a contentious back and forth with CNN’s Jake Tapper over a report in Politico that the administration had given the Taliban alist of Americans and Afghan allies that was

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Chris Wallace slams McConnell’s desire for ‘full-scale war’ after he calls Afghanistan a ‘complete success’

Fox News host Chris Wallace questioned Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell about his desire to fight an endless war in Afghanistan. During an appearance on Fox News Sunday, McConnell argued that the Afghanistan war had been a “complete success” and

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