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Miscue After Miscue, U.S. Exit Plan Unravels

By Michael D. Shear, David E. Sanger, Helene Cooper, Eric Schmitt, Julian E. Barnes and Lara Jakes

President Biden promised an orderly withdrawal. That pledge, compounded by missed signals and miscalculations, proved impossible.

'Nursing Is in Crisis': Staff Shortages Put Patients at Risk

'Nursing Is in Crisis': Staff Shortages Put Patients at Risk

By Andrew Jacobs

"When hospitals are understaffed, people die," one expert warned as the U.S. health systems reach a breaking point in the face of the Delta variant.

He Guarded Haiti's Slain President. And He Was a Suspect in a Drug Inquiry.

He Guarded Haiti's Slain President. And He Was a Suspect in a Drug Inquiry.

By Maria Abi-Habib

Officials are examining whether President Jovenel Moïse's killing was tied to the drug trade. The man in charge of his safety was a suspect in a major trafficking case, they say.

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Last Stop on the Way to the Cosmos? No Thanks.

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Last Stop on the Way to the Cosmos? No Thanks.

By Alexandra Marvar

A small Southern county hopes to land a starring role in the commercial space race. But for residents of the exclusive islands in the flight path, the stakes feel sky-high.

Dying in the Name of Vaccine Freedom

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By Alexander Stockton and Lucy King

In Arkansas, many are choosing personal liberty over vaccination — at a heavy cost.

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U.S. Continues Evacuations as Conditions Worsen at Kabul Airport

Video Video: U.S. Continues Evacuations as Conditions Worsen at Kabul Airport

By Reuters

Pentagon officials said the U.S. military was continuing to process evacuations of Americans, Afghan allies and others at Kabul's airport, even as the State Department warned Americans to avoid travel to the airport because of security threats.

Evacuees From Afghanistan Arrive in Countries Abroad

Video Video: Evacuees From Afghanistan Arrive in Countries Abroad

By The Associated Press and Reuters

Following the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan, dozens of countries have been working to evacuate their citizens and vulnerable Afghans, including those who have worked for the U.S. military or embassy.

Fights Over Food Distribution Erupt in Southern Haiti

Video Video: Fights Over Food Distribution Erupt in Southern Haiti

By The Associated Press

Footage shows residents of Les Cayes fighting for food from an aid truck, nearly a week after a magnitude 7.2 earthquake devastated the region, destroying infrastructure and killing more than 2,000 people.

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BBC review of Philip coverage

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  The BBC is looking at "lessons to be learned" after its coverage of the death of the Duke of Edinburgh drew a record number of complaints, the director-general has said.  
     
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Esmond Birnie: We cannot assume that North-South trade offsets the problems of the Northern Ireland Protocol
 
It has been claimed that an apparent bonanza in terms of measured Northern Ireland-Republic of Ireland goods trade is the NI Protocol's great silver lining.
 
     
 
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Ben Lowry: Unionists are more vulnerable to the fall of Stormont than republicans
 
Owen Polley wrote on Monday past that devolution is a disaster for unionism and always has been (see link below).
 
     
 
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In comparing Afghanistan to Northern Ireland, Peter Robinson makes a mockery of their suffering
 
A letter from Micheal O'Cathail:
 
     
 
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Owen Polley: The Northern Ireland Protocol is so serious that it should cause unionists should rethink everything
 
Have unionist politicians truly grasped the significance of the Northern Ireland Protocol and the High Court's judgment that the government was within its rights to impose this settlement on Northern Ireland?
 
     
 
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Shop to the music as buskers hit right note
 
The next Ed Sheeran could be waiting to step into the Ballymena limelight as the Co Antrim town provides a focal point for talented buskers to wow shoppers.
 
     
 
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Ben Lowry: Bigwigs should realise that there is no holiday before retirement
 
Whatever the exact details of the failure of Dominic Raab re a phone call to Afghanistan, I have little sympathy for him.
 
     
 
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GEMMA BRADLEY: BBC Radio One's rising star is making waves
 
Draperstown-born singer/songwriter Gemma Bradley is the new presenter of BBC Introducing, a vital platform for new musical artists. She tells JOANNE SAVAGE about her plans for world domination
 
     
 
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Owen Polley: That Northern Ireland Protocol is so serious that unionists should rethink everything
 
Have unionist politicians truly grasped the significance of the Northern Ireland Protocol and the High Court's judgment that the government was within its rights to impose this settlement on Northern Ireland?
 
     
     
     
   
     
     
     
   
 
 
   
 
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