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Today's Headlines: As Fears Grip Afghanistan, Hundreds of Thousands Flee

Already Distorting Jan. 6, G.O.P. Now Concocts Entire Counternarrative
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Sunday, August 1, 2021

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As Fears Grip Afghanistan, Hundreds of Thousands Flee

As Fears Grip Afghanistan, Hundreds of Thousands Flee

By Christina Goldbaum and Fatima Faizi

With the Taliban sweeping across much of the country, at least 30,000 Afghans are leaving each week. Many more have been displaced within Afghanistan's borders.

Already Distorting Jan. 6, G.O.P. Now Concocts Entire Counternarrative

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Already Distorting Jan. 6, G.O.P. Now Concocts Entire Counternarrative

By Lisa Lerer and Nicholas Fandos

In the Republicans' disinformation campaign, the arrested Capitol rioters are political prisoners and Speaker Nancy Pelosi is to blame for the attack.

Eviction Freeze Set to Lapse as Biden Housing Aid Effort Lags

Eviction Freeze Set to Lapse as Biden Housing Aid Effort Lags

By Glenn Thrush, Matthew Goldstein and Conor Dougherty

The administration made a last-ditch, failed appeal to extend the moratorium to buy more time for states to distribute rental aid.

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Wildfires Rage Across Turkey

Video Video: Wildfires Rage Across Turkey

By Reuters

Turkey struggled to contain the dozens of wildfires burning this week, as local residents and tourists along the Mediterranean Coast were forced to evacuate.

Delta Variant Drives Global Virus Surge, W.H.O. Warns

Video Video: Delta Variant Drives Global Virus Surge, W.H.O. Warns

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Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the World Health Organization's director general, said a worldwide rise in Covid-19 cases has disparately impacted poorer countries with lower vaccination rates, and that deaths in Africa have spiked 80 percent in four weeks.

'The Green Knight' | Anatomy of a Scene

Video Video: 'The Green Knight' | Anatomy of a Scene

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David Lowery narrates a sequence from "The Green Knight" featuring Dev Patel and Erin Kellyman.

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