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Body of 19-year-old pregnant woman pulled from Lake Michigan with stab wounds ID'd
New York Post - 29 Aug 2021 05:51
Autopsy results revealed Yarianna Wheeler, who was pulled from Lake Michigan on Aug. 15, suffered several "sharp force injuries" according to officials.
Biden heads to Delaware for arrival of US troops killed in Kabul airport attack
New York Post - 29 Aug 2021 14:58
President Biden is heading Sunday to Delaware to pay respects to the 13 US troops killed in the terror attack near the Kabul airport as their bodies arrive from Afghanistan.
Illinois brothers living in feces-covered home admit mom, sister were buried in yard for years
New York Post - 29 Aug 2021 04:31
Police arrested Michael and John Lelko after they discovered containers buried in their Lyons, Illinois, backyard believed to contain remains of their mother and sister.
Biden to Attend Return of US Service Members Killed in Kabul Airport Attack
The New York Times - 29 Aug 2021 18:54
They include 11 Marines, a Navy medic and a member of the Army.
Heroic mom fights off mountain lion attacking her 5-year-old son
New York Post - 29 Aug 2021 02:14
A gutsy mother fought off a mountain lion that savagely attacked her 5-year-old son outside their California home last week, authorities said Saturday.
Bolsonaro says he will either be arrested, killed or win Brazil's next election
CNN - 29 Aug 2021 11:28
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has said he sees only three possibilities for his future: death, prison or winning the 2022 presidential elections.
Actor Ed Asner, TV's blustery Lou Grant, dies at 91
Boston - 29 Aug 2021 20:26
He had more than 300 acting credits and remained active throughout his 70s and 80s in a variety of film and TV roles. The post Actor Ed Asner, TV’s blustery Lou Grant, dies at 91 appeared first on Boston.com.
98 Countries Pledge to Accept Afghans After U.S. Military Departs
The New York Times - 29 Aug 2021 17:34
A joint statement from the United States and other countries said that they had "received assurances from the Taliban" that people with travel documents showing they were clear to enter any of those countries could safel...
California Marine Dylan Merola, 20, killed in Afghanistan airport attack, remembered as kind, brave
USA Today - 29 Aug 2021 04:45
Cheryl Merola recalled her son's final phone message as Dylan Merola's Southern California high school paid tribute before Friday's football game.
Woman fleeing Afghanistan gives birth on flight to UK
New York Post - 29 Aug 2021 01:20
A woman fleeing Afghanistan for the United Kingdom gave birth to a baby girl Saturday during a Turkish Airlines flight, according to reports.
Taliban expected to keep allowing evacuations, says State Department's Blinken
NY Daily News - 29 Aug 2021 18:58
Some 250 Americans remained in Afghanistan, according to the State Department, along with thousands of Afghans who worked for western organizations or the collapsed Afghan government and feared for their lives as Blinken...
Pleas from those left behind in Afghanistan: What happens now?
New York Post - 29 Aug 2021 18:41
The US military moves from evacuating civilians to shifting out government personnel ahead of Tuesday's withdrawal deadline
British government to ban single-use plastic utensils
Fox News - 29 Aug 2021 17:23
The British government has announced plans to ban single-use plastic utensils in England as part of a wide-ranging Environmental Bill that aims to tackle plastic pollution.
Afghanistan updates: Biden to meet with families of U.S. service members killed in Kabul
USA Today - 29 Aug 2021 14:57
President Joe Biden was to meet Sunday morning with the families of U.S. service members killed in a suicide bombing at the Kabul airport.
Hurricane Ida live updates: Storm gains strength with 145 mph winds
ABC News - 29 Aug 2021 12:51
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Louisiana hospitals already packed with COVID-19 patients brace for Hurricane Ida
New York Post - 29 Aug 2021 12:38
Louisiana hospitals already packed with patients from the latest coronavirus surge are now bracing for a powerful Category 4 hurricane, which is expected to crash ashore Sunday.
US plans to evacuate all diplomatic staff from Afghanistan: report
New York Post - 29 Aug 2021 06:40
The United States will evacuate all diplomatic staff, including the ambassador, from Afghanistan by Tuesday.
Afghanistan live updates: US warns Americans to leave Kabul airport 'immediately'; Biden says another Kabul attack 'highly likely'
USA Today - 29 Aug 2021 04:56
The Pentagon said a Friday airstrike killed two and wounded one ISIS-K planners and facilitators. The mission came a day after a Kabul airport bombing.
US Embassy issues new warning of 'credible threat' at Kabul airport
New York Post - 29 Aug 2021 04:38
The State Department on Saturday night issued a new alert urging all Americans near Kabul's international airport to leave immediately -- citing "a specific, credible threat."
Texas Anti-Mask 'Freedom Defender' Caleb Wallace Dies Of COVID-19
The Huffington Post - 29 Aug 2021 04:04
"Whether he was a hardcore conservative or not, he was an amazing man," his wife, Jessica Wallace, said of the 30-year-old father of three young daughters.
Britain, France End Their Evacuations in Afghanistan
The New York Times - 29 Aug 2021 03:26
Evacuations are slowing as U.S. officials estimate that about 350 Americans are still trying to leave Afghanistan.
CDC's new 'inclusive' health equity guide tackles anti-vaxxers, smokers
New York Post - 29 Aug 2021 01:43
The Health Equity Guiding Principles for Inclusive Communication from the CDC suggest new descriptive terms for everyone from smokers, to anti-vaxxers, to criminals.