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Taliban celebrate victory as U.S. troops leave Afghanistan

Taliban celebrate victory as U.S. troops leave Afghanistan

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Taliban fighters watched the last U.S.
Cougar that was kept as illegal pet removed from NYC home

Cougar that was kept as illegal pet removed from NYC home

NEW YORK (AP) — An 80-pound cougar was removed from a New York City apartment where she was being kept illegally as a pet, animal welfare officials said Monday.
State mask bans face federal civil rights inquiries

State mask bans face federal civil rights inquiries

The Education Department announced Monday that it’s investigating five Republican-led states with universal mask bans, saying the policies could amount to discrimination against students with disabilities or health conditions.
Hurricane Ida traps Louisianans, leaves the grid a shambles

Hurricane Ida traps Louisianans, leaves the grid a shambles

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A fearsome Hurricane Ida left scores of coastal Louisiana residents trapped by floodwaters and pleading to be rescued Monday while making a shambles of the electrical grid across a wide swath of the state in the sweltering, late-su
Afghan official says 3 children killed in US strike on IS

Afghan official says 3 children killed in US strike on IS

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An Afghan official says three children were killed in a drone strike that U.S. officials said struck a vehicle carrying Islamic State suicide bombers. The official spoke on condition of anonymity out of security concerns. U.
Flames consume high-rise in Milan; residents evacuated

Flames consume high-rise in Milan; residents evacuated

MILAN (AP) — Italian firefighters on Sunday battled a high-rise blaze in Milan that spread rapidly through a 20-story residential building and poured black smoke into the air. Residents were hurriedly evacuated.
Yemeni official: Missile, drone attack on airbase kills 30

Yemeni official: Missile, drone attack on airbase kills 30

SANAA, Yemen (AP) — A missile and drone attack on a key military base in Yemen’s south on Sunday killed at least 30 troops, a Yemeni military spokesman said. It was one of the deadliest attacks in the country's civil war in recent years.
Forecasters: Tropical Storm Julian no threat to land

Forecasters: Tropical Storm Julian no threat to land

MIAMI (AP) — The U.S. National Hurricane Center says a new tropical storm system has formed in the central Atlantic Ocean. Forecasters at the Miami-based center say Tropical Storm Julian poses no threat to land.
Residents warned as Louisiana braces for Hurricane Ida

Residents warned as Louisiana braces for Hurricane Ida

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Weather forecasters warned residents along the northern Gulf of Mexico coast to rush preparations Saturday in anticipation of an intensifying Hurricane Ida, which is expected to bring winds as high as 130 mph (209 kph), life-threat
Hurricane Nora forms; on track to skirt along Mexico's coast

Hurricane Nora forms; on track to skirt along Mexico's coast

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Hurricane Nora formed Saturday in the eastern Pacific on a forecast track that would bring it near the Puerto Vallarta area and then head toward a close encounter with resorts at the tip of Baja California Peninsula.
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