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Iran Parliament approves most of new president’s ministers

Lawmakers voted Wednesday in favor of 18 out of 19 ministers proposed by Raisi after five days of hearings and discussions. Lawmakers did not vote for Hossein Baghgoli, nominated for education minister, whose experience was disputed during hearings.

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Iran Parliament approves most of new president’s ministers

Lawmakers voted Wednesday in favor of 18 out of 19 ministers proposed by Raisi after five days of hearings and discussions. Lawmakers did not vote for Hossein Baghgoli, nominated for education minister, whose experience was disputed during hearings.

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CIA, U.S. Troops Conduct Missions Outside Kabul Airport to Extract Americans

Helicopters and ground troops are being used in sometimes clandestine operations as the window starts to close for rescuing all people at risk in Afghanistan.

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Shellfish! How men hogged seafood in ancient Roman city hit by Vesuvius

A team of archeologists examining the remains of victims from the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD have discovered coastal people of the time ate far more fish than modern Italians, with men getting more of the high-status food

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Joe Manchin Faces Protests from the Left at Home in West Virginia

This article is part of the The DC Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox every weekday. In many ways, politics is a theater for policy discussions, told through varied layers

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Oklahoma City nurse Amy Petitt begs unvaccinated people to get shots as covid ravages hospitals – The Washington Post

Oklahoma City nurse Amy Petitt begs unvaccinated people to get shots as covid ravages hospitals  The Washington Post South Dakota Covid cases quintuple after Sturgis motorcycle rally  NBC News Surge in COVID-19 patients leads to hourslong wait times in Kansas City emergency

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Shooter opened fire on Miami Beach tourist, danced over body: witness – New York Post

Shooter opened fire on Miami Beach tourist, danced over body: witness  New York Post Man protecting his baby fatally shot in Florida restaurant  Yahoo News Castle Rock man killed protecting his 1-year-old son at Florida restaurant  9News.com KUSA Police: Gunman claims he was

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The Caldor Fire Heads Toward California’s Lake Tahoe – NPR

The Caldor Fire Heads Toward California’s Lake Tahoe  NPR California Wildfires: Lake Tahoe surrounded by thick, apocalyptic layer of smoke  ABC7 News Bay Area The Photos That Show Everything Wrong With Our Current Moment  Gizmodo CA water and power impacted by Dixie Fire,

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China establishes ‘open communication’ with Taliban – as UN warns of drop in vaccine jabs for Afghans

China has established an “open and effective communication and consultation” with the Taliban, the Chinese Foreign Ministry has said.

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ISIS Branch in Afghanistan Poses Terror Threat to Evacuation in Kabul – The New York Times

ISIS Branch in Afghanistan Poses Terror Threat to Evacuation in Kabul  The New York Times US says Kabul airlift may continue beyond 31st August deadline – BBC News  BBC News Secretary Blinken puts a number on Americans currently stuck in Afghanistan  Fox News

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