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Afghanistan Evacuation – The Biden administration is planning a dramatic ramp-up of its airlift from Kabul by making preparations with – major U.S. airlines to help with the transportation

Tennessee flooding deaths and more than 30 missing as heavy flooding -Two of the dead appeared to be twin toddlers who were swept away from their father – Humphreys County Sheriff

Hurricane Henri flooding New York City – sparked major flooding in the Big Apple by Saturday night, shuttering subways and inundating roadways.- on course to make landfall on Long Island Sunday morning

Hurricane Henri was charging over the open Atlantic Saturday night, headed north toward a rare landfall in Long Island, New York, – nearly 36 years since a hurricane delivered a direct hit to Long Island

Phil Valentine, a conservative radio talk show host who was a vaccine skeptic and disagreed with mask mandates up until he was diagnosed with COVID-19 last month, has died at age 61

Civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson, and wife Jacqueline, are hospitalized with COVID in Chicago – fully vaccinated -The two are being treated at Northwestern Memorial Hospital

The US military is establishing “alternative routes” to Kabul airport because of a threat the terror group ISIS-K poses to the airport and its surroundings – “There is a strong possibility ISIS-K is trying to carry off an attack at the airport,”

Florida releases data which shows more than 150,000 new infections in a week – hospitals are under pressure – 19.8 percent positivity rate – According to figures compiled by the widely-respected Johns Hopkins University,

Israel was the first country on Earth to fully vaccinate a majority of its citizens against COVID-19. Now it has one of the world’s highest daily infection rates- — an average of nearly 7,500 confirmed cases a day, double what it was two weeks ago. Nearly one in every 150 people in Israel today has the virus.

Henri strengthens to a hurricane as it barrels towards New York and Connecticut packing winds of 75mph – The National Weather Service has upgraded Tropical Storm Henri to a Category 1 hurricane and more than 40million people are under hurricane threat

Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio pleaded guilty – Federal prosecutors are recommending prison -burning a Black Lives Matter banner outside a Washington DC church

Former President Trump will say, ‘it’s time for real leadership in the White House,’ at a rally in Alabama this evening, according to a top ally – he is planning to run for the presidency in 2024 ?

Larry Harlow, – El judío maravilloso – a pianist, arranger, producer and activist who helped to popularize salsa in the U.S., died early Friday morning of heart failure.

Australian police clashed with hundreds of anti-lockdown protesters in Melbourne and Sydney on Saturday as officials reported the country’s highest ever single-day rise in Covid-19 cases.

NBA legend Ray Allen takes job at Miami’s Gulliver Prep – as director of boys and girls basketball – as well as boys varsity basketball coach. – Allen, 46, was inducted to Basketball Hall of Fame in 2018

Social media platforms have a complex new set of policy decisions to make. -The Taliban has been social-media-savvy for years – Facebook has taken some early precautions to protect its users

San Francisco became the first major city in the nation to require proof of full vaccination against COVID-19 on Friday for people dining inside restaurants, working out in gyms or attending indoor concerts

General Motors is expanding its recall of the Chevy Bolt to include all models — including the two new versions released earlier this year – after multiple fires in the electric vehicle’s battery packs caused by defects in the LG Chem cells

Southern Fidelity Insurance Co., based in Tallahassee – wants to hike homeowners’ rates 36% – on more than 64,000 homeowners policies – 8,200 policies across Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties

Tropical Storm Henri could bring ‘dangerous storm surges’ and hurricane-strength winds of up to 75mph to the New York City area nine years after the Big Apple was battered by Hurricane Sandy.

The FDA plans to give the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine full approval by Monday – The approval could boost the vaccination campaign

Joe Biden plans to nominate Rahm Emanuel – ambassador to Japan – a former US lawmaker who served as chief of staff to President Barack Obama and as mayor of Chicago,

Broward County and Alachua County school board members – State gives 48 hours – could start losing their monthly pay as soon as next week unless they reverse their policy.

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told lawmakers that Americans trying to leave Afghanistan were beaten by Taliban fighters -directly contradicting Joe Biden

The National Hurricane Center has issued a rare hurricane watch for parts of New England, warning that Tropical Storm Henri will likely develop into a hurricane before making landfall on the northeastern U.S. coast this weekend.