Men from Afghanistan's secret gay community say they are living through a 'nightmare' and fear that the Taliban will execute them at any moment

Some people are getting a 3rd Covid shot. Getting it too soon could backfire, Fauci says.

Storm surge from hurricanes can threaten lives and damage property.

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The approaching storm brings the risk of inland flooding.

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How to prepare before, during and after a hurricane.

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Long Island and New England Prepare for Rare Hurricane Strike

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With evacuations on Fire Island, Long Island braces for Hurricane Henri.

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Elite Taliban unit wearing US gear appears to mock iconic American WWII photo

Hurricane watch issued for Long Island and New England

Afghanistan's all-girls robotics team evacuated to Qatar

India approves world's first DNA Covid vaccine

8 people are dead after Hurricane Grace makes landfall in Mexico.

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Health officials warn people not to treat Covid with a drug meant for livestock.

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Stanley Aronowitz, Labor Scholar and Activist, Dies at 88

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University of Virginia reverses enrollment for unvaccinated students

Texas Supreme Court Upholds School Mask Mandates

Only Trump, Mike Pence, and Mike Pompeo seem to be defending Trump's 2020 Taliban peace deal

Henri forecast to be 1st hurricane to strike New England in 30 years

Family of American taken by Taliban beg for return

Healthcare systems wary of instituting COVID-19 vaccine mandate over fears of losing staff

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Videos show continued chaos at U.S. gate at Kabul airport.

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Nightfall in Kabul at the end of a tumultuous week.

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For Aretha Franklin, a Grudge Was a Way to Earn R-E-S-P-E-C-T

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Georgia Gov. Kemp signs order allowing businesses to ignore local mask, vaccine mandates

Judge denies restraining order against Dodgers' Bauer

Judge blocks Beshear’s mask mandate in at least one school, calling it ‘tyranny’

Afghan troops sought safety in numbers – igniting a cascade of surrender

Texas Supreme Court sides with school districts in latest mask mandate legal challenge

COVID patient dies in Oregon emergency department waiting for ICU bed. ‘Very real’

There’s a new disturbance in the Atlantic. Grace is a hurricane and Henri will be soon

Fort Worth teen punched his uncle 20 times over who was going to cook dinner, judge says

Johnson County pediatrician may be out of job even after her change on masks in school

Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick deflects criticism of COVID outbreak in his state by saying Democrats aren't getting enough Black Americans vaccinated

Can Cads Be Redeemed? A Raunchy Dating Show Investigates.

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Resistance to Vaccines in the Southern States

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For Aretha Franklin, a Grudge Was a Way to Earn R-E-S-P-E-C-T

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Putin Takes Shot at West, but Says He’ll Work to ‘Normalize’ Afghanistan

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It Rained at the Summit of Greenland. That’s Never Happened Before.

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Maker of Popular Covid Test Told Factory to Destroy Inventory

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Henri is unlikely to be another Superstorm Sandy. Here’s why.

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Patience Runs Thin in Haiti Quake Zone as Fights Erupt for Cash and Food

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Two more vaccinated senators test positive for COVID-19

Son of late anti-Taliban militia commander promises armed resistance: 'We knew this day might come'

Baby found dead after Indiana parents say they left her with relative to get a break

Kamala Harris has touted her role on Afghanistan policy. Now, she owns it too

But what about those vaccinated with Johnson & Johnson shots?

A Historical Guide to Renaming the Washington Football Team

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My Interviews With L.B.J., Xi Jinping and Afghanistan’s Last King

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Western Drought Will Last Into Fall or Longer

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N.Y.P.D. to Unvaccinated Officers: Wear Masks or Face Discipline

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Is Shohei Ohtani ‘the New Babe Ruth,’ or Something Entirely New?

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Baryshnikov Arts Center to Continue Online Programming This Fall

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An Afghan interpreter for U.S. troops got out just before Kabul fell. What now?

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Online Appeal Quickly Raises Millions for Afghan Rescue Flights

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New York’s ‘Excelsior Pass’ is likely to cost at least $27 million.

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Russia was ready for Taliban's win due to longtime contacts

GOP Gov. Baker orders vaccine mandate for Massachusetts executive department workers

Secretary of Defense: ‘I Don’t Have the Capability’ to Escort Stranded Americans to Kabul Airport

Man whips out machete after girlfriend struck and killed while on bike, Texas cops say

Leader in last Afghan holdout against Taliban praises protesters

Anglo-Saxon queen’s missing monastery unearthed after 1,000 years

Monster California wildfires force fresh evacuations and raze more homes

The Taliban have access to US military aircraft. Now what happens?

The Biden administration will use a federal civil rights arm to deter states from banning universal masking in classrooms.

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Intelligence officials did not predict the imminence of the Afghan government’s collapse, officials said.

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Nations Rush to Fly Evacuees Out of Kabul

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T-Mobile Says Hack Exposed Personal Data of 40 Million People

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Glen Ford, Black Journalist Who Lashed the Mainstream, Dies at 71

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The Truth About Long Covid Is Complicated. Better Treatment Isn’t.

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Tests Postive for Covid-19

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Memory of Migrant Crisis Haunts Europe as First Afghan Refugees Land

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E.P.A. to Block Pesticide Tied to Neurological Harm in Children

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Collapse and Conquest: The Taliban Strategy That Seized Afghanistan

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Hiro, Fashion Photographer Who Captured the Surreal, Dies at 90

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Review: A Home Delivery, Shiny and Bright

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Kushner Friend Who Was Pardoned by Trump Is Charged in New York

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Fed officials saw a path to slowing bond-buying this year, but debated when to start.

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Taliban encounter Afghan cities remade in their absence

‘I think she’s out,’ deputy says after violent arrest

Strip club worker fired upon 50 times as she came home from job, Texas sheriff says

Taliban fighters almost attacked CNN producer as Clarissa Ward interviewed crowd outside Kabul airport: 'We had to intervene and scream'

Fueled by winds, largest wildfire moves near California city

Texas parent rips mask off teacher's face, superintendent says

It might be time for a mask upgrade

Afghan President Surfaces in the United Arab Emirates

People with both COVID-19 shots are fully vaccinated without booster, surgeon general says

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