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Biden didn’t mention Afghanistan in his brief appearance with Zelenskyy before the media. But he highlighted his concerns about Russian aggression in the region.

After catastrophic fires razed the forest that was the lifeblood of Greece’s second largest island, residents are planning for a hotter, drier future — and demanding the government do the same.

President Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met against the backdrop of Kyiv’s opposition to a Russian natural-gas pipeline.

NPR’s Leila Fadel talks with Haris Tarin of the Afghan American Foundation about how his family fled Afghanistan 30 years ago, and what it’s like to work with the new wave of refugees fleeing now.

Biden: Texas abortion law ‘blatantly violates’ Roe precedent  POLITICO Texas 6-week abortion ban takes effect after Supreme Court inaction  CNN It’s time to brace ourselves for a world without Roe v Wade. Here’s what we must do  The Guardian Opinion | The Texas

The U.S. invaded Afghanistan in late 2001 to destroy al-Qaida, remove the Taliban from power and remake the nation. On Aug. 30, 2021, the U.S. completed a pullout of troops from Afghanistan, providing an uncertain punctuation mark to two decades

Colorado Grand Jury Charges Officers in Death of Elijah McClain  The New York Times Grand jury indicts police officers and paramedics in 2019 death of Elijah McClain  CNN Officers and Paramedics Charged in Elijah McClain’s 2019 Death  Bloomberg Quicktake: Now Colorado lawmakers react

Ukrainian President Zelenskyy visits the White House  CBS News Ukrainian President accomplishes years-long quest for a White House visit with Biden meeting  CNN Background Press Call by Senior Administration Officials on the President’s Upcoming Meeting with President Zelenskyy of Ukraine  The White House

Several California Public School Students Are Still Trapped In Afghanistan  NPR 29 Sacramento students stuck in Afghanistan, school district says  Yahoo News No update from Biden admin on 24 Sacramento students trapped in Afghanistan  Fox News More than 30 California children still stuck

The U.S. government’s highway safety agency wants detailed information on how Tesla’s Autopilot system detects and responds to emergency vehicles parked on highways.