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Biden says an attack at the airport in Kabul is ‘highly likely’ in the next 24 to 36 hours – CNBC

Biden says an attack at the airport in Kabul is ‘highly likely’ in the next 24 to 36 hours  CNBC Biden said US would ‘hunt’ down Kabul airport attackers. A day later, a drone strike killed two ISIS-K targets.  USA TODAY Afghanistan

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Gulf Coast preps for Ida landfall, possibly a Category 4 storm

Evacuations are underway as the U.S. Gulf Coast prepares for the arrival of Hurricane Ida. New Orleans is expected to be in the center of the storm. Ida made landfall in Cuba on Friday after which it quickly moved to

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Hurricane Ida rapidly intensifies, taking aim on the Louisiana coast; evacuations underway

Large portions of southern Louisiana could see 10 to 15 inches of rain, winds up to 140 m.p.h. and a tidal surge up to 15 feet.

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Gillmor Gang: Half a Loaf

When Salesforce announced its streaming platform Salesforce+, the CRM Playaz’ Paul Greenberg and Brent Leary interviewed Colin Fleming, SVP of Global Brand Experiences at the CRM company (disclosure: I work at Salesforce). Later, I asked Brent about his show on

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Oil firms slash U.S. Gulf of Mexico output by 91% ahead of powerful Hurricane Ida – CNBC

Oil firms slash U.S. Gulf of Mexico output by 91% ahead of powerful Hurricane Ida  CNBC ‘Time is not on our side.’ Gulf Coast braces for Sunday arrival of Hurricane Ida, potentially a Category 4 storm  CNN Jason Aldean’s Alabama Concert Rescheduled

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Oil firms slash U.S. Gulf of Mexico output by 91% ahead of powerful Hurricane Ida – CNBC

Oil firms slash U.S. Gulf of Mexico output by 91% ahead of powerful Hurricane Ida  CNBC Saturday 4 AM Tropical Update: Hurricane Ida’s latest track  WWLTV Ida prompts New Orleans evacuations; expected to strengthen to Category 4 hurricane: LIVE UPDATES  Fox News ‘Time

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Josh Hawley’s call for Biden to resign trolled in key local newspaper

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) is outraged that Joe Biden withdrew U.S. troops from Afghanistan as Hawley has long demanded. Hawley’s office has demonstrated his anger with a call for Biden to resign from office. But that message was not well

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Hurricane Ida will be ‘strongest storm’ to hit Louisiana since 1850s, governor warns – WAFB

Hurricane Ida will be ‘strongest storm’ to hit Louisiana since 1850s, governor warns  WAFB ‘Time is not on our side.’ Gulf Coast braces for Sunday arrival of Hurricane Ida, potentially a Category 4 storm  CNN Ida prompts New Orleans evacuations; expected to

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Live Map: Track the path of Hurricane Ida

Authorities called a combination of voluntary and mandatory evacuations for cities and communities across the region. In New Orleans the mayor ordered a mandatory evacuation for areas outside the city’s levee system and a voluntary evacuation for residents inside the

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CryptoPunks blasts past $1 billion in lifetime sales as NFT speculation surges

Hello friends, and welcome back to Week in Review! Last week we dove into Bezos’s Blue Origin suing NASA. This week, I’m writing about the unlikely and triumphant resurgence of the NFT market. If you’re reading this on the TechCrunch

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