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Hurricane Ida: thousands evacuate from New Orleans as storm bears down  The Guardian Hurricane Ida update: Forecast cone, spaghetti models, storm surge forecast and warnings  KHOU 11 7 AM Hurricane Ida update: Louisiana landfall Sunday evening as a strong Cat. 4  WWLTV The

‘A direct punch in the gut’: Inside Biden’s biggest crisis as he races to withdraw from Afghanistan  CNN South Carolina congressman sponsors impeachment of President Biden  Fox News All in or All Out? Biden Saw No Middle Ground in Afghanistan  The New York

‘A direct punch in the gut’: Inside Biden’s biggest crisis as he races to withdraw from Afghanistan  CNN Afghanistan crisis: 2 ISIS-K members believed to be behind Kabul bombing killed in US drone strike  Global News US carries out Afghanistan drone strike

NEW ORLEANS — Weather forecasters warned residents along Louisiana’s coast to rush preparations Saturday in anticipation of an intensifying Hurricane Ida, which is expected to bring winds as high as 140 mph (225 kph) when it slams ashore on Sunday.

Top British military official acknowledges ‘we haven’t been able to bring everybody out,’ with some 1,100 Afghans entitled to move to UK left behind

Florida judge rejects DeSantis’ ban on mask mandates in schools  Fox News Florida Judge Throws Out Gov. Ron DeSantis’ Order Prohibiting School Mask Mandates  NPR Florida starts turning on DeSantis  POLITICO DeSantis’ strategy works because tourists keep coming | Letters to the editor  South

‘Arbitrary and cruel’: Democrats excoriate Supreme Court decision on eviction moratorium  NBC News U.S. Supreme Court blocks extended eviction moratorium  CBS News Democrats attack Supreme Court for blocking Biden eviction moratorium  Fox News Victory over evictions: How to stop Americans from getting kicked

2 Riverside County Marines among those confirmed dead in Kabul airport attack  Los Angeles Times U.S. troops killed in Kabul airport bombing ID’d, including 2 Marines from SoCal  KTLA 5 These are the US service members killed in the Kabul airport attack  New

Brushfires come ahead of planned riots, with the Strip’s Hamas rulers threatening to steadily escalate violence along the border

US president indicates Washington will continue to work with allies to press Beijing