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Nargis Nehan, a former member of Afghan president Ashraf Ghani’s cabinet who days ago fled Afghanistan for Norway, on Tuesday condemned the US handling of the withdrawal from Afghanistan. “The US have been in Afghanistan for 20 years, staying one

White House says pulling troops ‘best way’ to help Americans still in Afghanistan  POLITICO

Can reading glasses actually be cool? A new eyewear company called Cheeterz Club thinks so. The startup is working to change the perception of reading glasses from being just cheap, disposable items you pick up from a rotating display rack

The 6% spike in hate crimes reported by the FBI for 2020 follows a recent upward trend in incidents. But some experts and advocacy groups say the true number is probably even higher. (Image credit: Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images)

Measures target celebrity fandom, so-called “sissy pants” culture, and for-profit education in a sign the country’s Communist Party intends to insert itself into the private lives of citizens to an extent not seen in decades.

Gov. Ralph Northam said pardoning the “Martinsville Seven” was the state’s way of acknowledging that the men were executed without due process. (Image credit: Dan H./Flickr)

European Union justice and home affairs ministers have pledged to support Afghanistan’s neighbors to help them host people fleeing the new Taliban regime and prevent a new wave of migrants heading to Europe.

The 31-year-old director and screenwriter’s horror film Candyman — a reboot of the 1992 classic — made history as it raked in more than $22 million in its opening weekend. (Image credit: Ilya S. Savenok/Getty Images for Tribeca Film Fe)

Sequential Brands Group Inc., the parent company of brands including the Jessica Simpson fashion collection and Joe’s Jeans, filed for bankruptcy protection after the apparel industry was upended by changing consumer habits and the coronavirus pandemic. The owner and licensor

The Bank of Mexico raised its forecast for economic growth in 2021, citing a better-than-expected performance in the second quarter and the expectation that the recovery will continue in the second half of the year.