The Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts has died at hospital surrounded by his family – The drummer joined fledgling band in 1963 and featured on all studio albums

Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid said Tuesday they will not extend the August 31 deadline for all troops to leave Afghanistan — just 24 hours after Joe Biden sent his CIA director to negotiate

TikTok is moving into e-commerce, The company announced this morning an expanded partnership with e-commerce platform Shopify – pilot test for TikTok Shopping

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has agreed to be the ruling party’s vice presidential candidate in next year’s elections,- accusations by opponents that it was a ploy to maintain his grip on power

Apple employee organizing took another step this morning with the launch of a website called AppleToo – collect stories from workers at all levels of the organization who’ve experienced harassment or discrimination

CIA Director William Burns held a secret meeting with Taliban leader Abdul Ghani Baradar on Monday as Biden speeds up evacuation – the August 31 deadline for troop withdrawal from Afghanistan

President Joe Biden is set to decide whether to extend his deadline to leave Afghanistan as he comes under growing pressure – on the issue ahead of a crisis summit with leaders of key U.S. allies.

A US Army nurse and two others helped deliver a baby girl inside a plane full of 300 Afghanistan evacuees- as the plane was landing at the Ramstein base in Germany

Vice President Kamala Harris delivered a sharp rebuke to China for its incursions in the South China Sea – affirming that the U.S. will support its allies in the region against Beijing’s advances.

Outgoing NY Governor Andrew Cuomo -commuting the murder sentence of San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin’s dad over an armored car robbery that killed three.

Afghans use – The app, called “Ehtesab,” to dodge violence in Kabul gives iPhone and Android users real-time updates -On Monday, Ehtesab featured alerts about a deadly shooting at the gate of Kabul’s airport

Igor Vovkovinskiy, the tallest man in the United States, has died in Minnesota. He was 38 – Ukrainian-born Vovkovinskiy died of heart disease on Friday at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota

Igor Fruman – A man who helped Rudy Giuliani try to unearth damaging information about President Joe Biden in Ukraine is expected to plead guilty – in a case alleging illegal campaign contributions to US politicians, according to a court filing.

New York’s First Female Governor Kathy Hochul – “I’ll tell New Yorkers I’m up to the task. And I’m really proud to be able to serve as their governor and I won’t let them down,

​Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett will visit Washington, DC, next Thursday to meet with President Biden to discuss “global security” issues including Iran – the White House said on Wednesday.

Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio -sentenced to five months over weapons and burning a Black Lives Matter banner that had been torn down from a historic Black church in downtown Washington and for bringing two high-capacity firearm magazines into the nation’s capital days before the 6 January Capitol attack.

The Hill, a political-news organization known for its inside-the-Beltway coverage, has been sold to Nexstar Media Group Inc. for $130 million,- The deal adds to Nexstar Media Group’s news operations, including NewsNation, formerly WGN America, a national news and entertainment cable network

Judges have restored voting rights to an estimated 55,000 North Carolinians on parole or probation for a felony,- according to a lawyer for the people who challenged the law that has kept them from voting.

Anthony Scotto – at one time one of the most powerful union leaders in the country before being convicted as a Gambino crime family capo – has died – Scotto climbed the ladder, becoming union leader of the International Longshoreman Association 1814

A Washington Post reporter Susannah George -has shared how British troops helped her and friends flee Afghanistan – after Biden banned US forces from venturing out of Kabul airport

Activist Claudio Rojas says he was deported to his homeland, Argentina, for appearing in a film that criticized U.S. immigration authorities. – Rojas is one of the stars of The Infiltrators.

A decision by Taiwan authorities to euthanize 154 cats found in an attempted smuggling operation has sparked outcry and calls to change laws and increase penalties. – Coast guards intercepted a fishing vessel from China

Virgin Orbit is set to go public via a merger with a special purpose acquisitions company (SPAC), the company has confirmed – The deal values the combined enterprise at $3.2 billion

The FDA granted Pfizer and BioNTech full U.S. approval of their Covid-19 vaccine. – clearing path to more vaccine mandates – Up until now, the mRNA vaccine was on the U.S. market under an Emergency Use Authorization.

Taliban spokesperson Dr Suhail Shaheen said: “It’s a red line. President Biden announced that on 31 August they would withdraw all their military forces – British, American and NATO forces to leave Afghanistan

Apple is planning a new model of the Mac Mini that will replace the pro-focused Intel-based model it still sells – according to Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman’s Power On newsletter. A “high-end, M1X Mac Mini” is expected “in the next several months,”

Hospitals and lawmakers in states gripped by the Delta variant are offering nurses tens of thousands of dollars in signing bonuses,- rewriting job descriptions so paramedics can care for patients and pleading for federal help to beef up their crisis-fatigued health care workforces.

Proud Boys and anti-fascists -Gunfire erupts -in Portland without police intervention – for an event they called the “Summer of Love,” – to commemorate an extraordinarily violent clash last summer

Tennessee floods – Country singer Loretta Lynn’s ranch foreman clings to beam moments before he was swept away and drowned – Death toll hits 22, including baby twins ripped from their dad’s arms

Joe Biden wants to resettle 65,000 Afghans to -The United States – well-wishers bringing them books, toys and diapers to help them settle in. – About 11,000 were able to flee just this past weekend

Florida congressman – Matt Gaetz, Republican in sex-trafficking investigation, marries in California – Ginger Luckey in a small ceremony on Catalina Island – Former Rand Paul staffer presides over surprise ceremony

Israel’s military bombed Palestinian militant weapons sites in the Gaza Strip early Sunday in response to a violent demonstration on the perimeter fence that left an Israeli police officer critically injured, the army said

Afghans caught in Kabul airport – At least 20 Afghan civilians have been killed in the past seven days in and around Kabul airport – by Taliban militants

Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven will step down as party leader in November – a year ahead of Sweden’s next election – took the reins of the Social Democrats in 2012

Yordenis Ugás beat Manny Pacquiao by unanimous decision on Saturday night,- retaining his WBA welterweight title – Ugás threw far fewer punches than Pacquiao,

Inter Miami win over Toronto FC – Rodolfo Pizarro the hero again with two goals in 3-1 home victory – DRV PNK Stadium crowd of 14,897 roared – Miami is on a roll with four wins

Donald Trump blasted Joe Biden on Saturday over the disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan – rally in Cullman, Alabama – that ‘would never have happened if I was president’

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