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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

NPR’s Audie Cornish speaks with Ghulam Isaczai, Afghanistan’s ambassador to the United Nations, about what he’s heard from Taliban leadership since the attacks in Kabul on Thursday.

NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly talks with Ali Lafiti, Kabul correspondent for Al Jazeera English, about the aftermath of Thursday’s deadly explosions.

US intelligence community review does not determine origin of Covid-19  CNN Intelligence community releases inconclusive COVID-19 origin report  Fox News US intelligence still divided on origins of coronavirus  WTOP U.S. Spy Agencies Unable to Pinpoint Source of Covid-19, Classified Report Shows  The Wall Street

Linux is set for a big release this Sunday August 29, setting the stage for enterprise and cloud applications for months to come. The 5.14 kernel update will include security and performance improvements. A particular area of interest for both

Seven US Capitol Police officers sue former President Trump, Stop the Steal organizers over January 6 riot  CNN

Not even Donald Trump can control the monster he created  CNN

How Lindsey Graham is the perfect vessel to understand Donald Trump’s death grip on the GOP  CNN

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Hurricane watch in effect for New Orleans as Ida heads for Gulf Coast  CBS News New Orleans evacuates as Hurricane Ida expected to strengthen to Category 4 with 140 mph winds  Fox News Hurricane Ida Rapidly Intensifying Near Cuba; Forecast To Slam