Month: August 2021
Bipartisan criticism pours in after congressmen take clandestine Afghanistan trip – NBC News
Bipartisan criticism pours in after congressmen take clandestine Afghanistan trip NBC News ‘This is deadly serious’: Pelosi denounces congressmen’s surprise trip to Kabul Yahoo News Rep. Peter Meijer flies to Kabul amid choatic evacuation WOOD TV8 ‘We were not aware of this visit’:
Read MoreBipartisan criticism pours in after congressmen take clandestine Afghanistan trip – NBC News
Bipartisan criticism pours in after congressmen take clandestine Afghanistan trip NBC News ‘This is deadly serious’: Pelosi denounces congressmen’s surprise trip to Kabul Yahoo News Two Congress members make unauthorized trip to Kabul amid evacuation efforts The Washington Post Moulton, Meijer travel to
Read MoreBipartisan criticism pours in after congressmen take clandestine Afghanistan trip – NBC News
Bipartisan criticism pours in after congressmen take clandestine Afghanistan trip NBC News ‘This is deadly serious’: Pelosi denounces congressmen’s surprise trip to Kabul Yahoo News Two Congress members make unauthorized trip to Kabul amid evacuation efforts The Washington Post Pelosi slams Reps. Moulton,
Read MoreSweden Risks Blackouts as It Runs Out of Space to Store Nuclear Waste
Sweden has less than a week to decide where to store its nuclear waste or risk having the lights go out. The Scandinavian country is running out of space to store the waste produced by its six reactors, which supply
Read MoreWATCH LIVE: Jen Psaki holds White House news briefing
White House press secretary Jen Psaki will hold a news briefing on Wednesday, Aug. 25.
Read MoreSouth Dakota Covid cases quintuple after Sturgis motorcycle rally – NBC News
South Dakota Covid cases quintuple after Sturgis motorcycle rally NBC News COVID-19 in South Dakota: 455 total new cases; Death toll rises to 2,059; Active cases at 3,416 KELOLAND.com South Dakota reports 2 additional deaths as new COVID-19 cases continue to spike Argus
Read MoreWATCH LIVE: Blinken gives remarks on Americans remaining in Afghanistan
Secretary of State Antony Blinken will give remarks Wednesday on the number of U.S. citizens remaining in Afghanistan.
Read MoreVermont Offered the U.S. a Textbook for Reopening Schools Safely. Why Is It Throwing Out the Lesson Plan?
Americans have reached consensus on a single goal: children must return to classrooms. Yet, as the Delta variant has surged, policymakers across the country have abandoned measures to protect unvaccinated children from COVID-19. Months after a withering debate on the
Read MoreThe 3 things experts are watching to evaluate the Taliban
Taliban fighters patrol the streets of Kabul on August 23. | Wakil Kohsar/AFP via Getty Images Their willingness to work with former enemies, commitment to distributing aid, and treatment of women will be strong tests of their purported moderacy. The
Read MoreAfrican mountain forests store more carbon than thought: study
Africa’s mountain forests may store up to two-thirds more carbon than previously thought, according to research published Wednesday that highlights the role the threatened ecosystems can play in battling climate change. Traditionally, forests at higher altitudes are thought to contain
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