Month: August 2021
Young dad-to-be was among 13 U.S. troops killed in Afghanistan
As military personnel were going through the grim task of notifying the troops’ next of kin, some of their names emerged Friday before the government formally announced them.
Read MoreYoung dad-to-be was among 13 U.S. troops killed in Afghanistan
As military personnel were going through the grim task of notifying the troops’ next of kin, some of their names emerged Friday before the government formally announced them.
Read MoreCheck Out The First 3D-Printed Steel Bridge Recently Unveiled In Europe
The almost 40-foot bridge, revealed last month, will now serve pedestrians and cyclists in Amsterdam’s city center. (Image credit: Ana Fernandez/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty)
Read MoreTikTok bans viral ‘milk crate challenge’ over safety concerns
TikTok has banned the popular “milk crate challenge” from its platform due to concerns that users participating in the trend could be seriously injured. The challenge saw TikTok users stacking milk crates into a pyramid and then attempting to climb
Read MoreThe U.S. Has Set Up A Mass Vaccination Site For Afghans Arriving In Virginia
Thousands of evacuees are entering through Dulles International Airport. A Biden administration official said the U.S. has opened a COVID-19 vaccination site nearby. (Image credit: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images)
Read MoreExtra Crunch roundup: Pre-pitch tactics, Warby Parker S-1, Israel’s fintech ecosystem
Forget what you’ve heard: There are many shortcuts to success. Tapping into someone else’s experience is a tried-and-true method, which is why two-time Y Combinator participant Chris Morton wrote a guest post for Extra Crunch with advice for founders hoping
Read MoreEviction ban’s end will allow pandemic lockouts to resume
Key progressive lawmakers Friday urged House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, the Democratic leaders, to consider passing legislation to extend the moratorium during the pandemic.
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ISIS-K, explained by an expert
Relatives load into a car the coffin of a victim of the August 26 twin suicide bombs outside the Kabul airport. | Aamir Qureshi/AFP via Getty Images What to know about the Afghanistan offshoot of the group in Iraq and
Read MoreThe Kabul Attack Took Attention Away From Biden And New Israeli Leader’s Meeting
President Biden met with Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett to try to reset U.S.-Israel relations after their predecessors’ polarizing relationship.
Read More5 Stories: An underwater volcano creates a new island off Japan, customs officials confiscate thousands of fake COVID-19 vaccination cards and other stories you missed
An Ivory Coast painter turns discarded flip-flops into art, new research suggests chemicals in household products are linked to 900,000 premature deaths each year and artist Josephine Baker is posthumously honored at Paris’s Pantheon. Check out these stories and others
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