August 2021 Archives
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Tuesday Headlines: On the internet, everybody knows you’re a jerk.
The final plane evacuating Americans from Afghanistan departs, ending the longest war in US history. / NBC News A timeline of America's involvement in Afghanistan from 1999 to the...
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Monday headlines: Peak inconsistency
The United States evacuated 1,200 people out of Kabul from early Sunday into early Monday as the Aug. 31 deadline nears. / The HillAnti-missile defences intercepted rockets fired at the airport...
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Saturday headlines: Baaa-ck at you.
The Pentagon says it killed the planner of the Kabul airport attack. President Biden has been warned that additional attacks are likely. / USA Today, CNNSeveral of the American...
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Friday Headline: A cocoon of sensation.
Satellite images and diagrams of the Kabul airport show the danger and complexity of the evacuations. / USA Today The US Supreme Court has ended the moratorium on residential...
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Thursday headlines: Girl, uncorrupted
Complex bomb attacks at the Kabul airport kill many. The White House had been worried that ISIS-K, a sworn enemy of the Taliban, planned to carry out multiple attacks. /...
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Wednesday Headlines: Nature versus future.
How the Trump administration's deal with the Taliban—"a concession without any clear precedent in US history"—and Biden's adherence to it sabotaged the Afghanistan withdrawal....
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Camp ToB 2021
Week 12: Everyone Knows Your Mother Is a Witch
This week, we discuss the conclusion of Rivka Galchen’s Everyone Knows Your Mother Is a Witch—and it’s time for you to vote on which of our August novels advances to our end-of-summer finale!
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Tuesday headlines: You’ve got whale
Hawaii's governor tells tourists to stay away amid a surge in COVID-19 infections on the islands. / The HillWith approval expected for the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson...
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Monday Headlines: Bill of health.
Biden's approval rating has dropped below 50% for the first time in his presidency, due to rising Covid cases and the chaotic Afghanistan withdrawal. / NBC News Afghan evacuees...
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Saturday Headlines: Pale blue not.
The Pfizer-BioNTech Covid vaccine could receive full FDA approval as soon as Monday, a move some US corporations have cited as necessary for mandates. / CNBC For the first...
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Friday headlines: Non-elite clause
The Taliban are carrying out a door-to-door hunt for people who collaborated with the US and Western allies. / BBC News High-profile sportswomen in Afghanistan have been urged to...
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Thursday Headlines: The statue made me sigh.
Statistically, the difference between states with 30% and 70% Covid vaccination rates is a nearly 40-fold increase in weekly cases. / Ars Technica The pandemic has changed abortion access, shifting from...
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Camp ToB 2021
Week 11: Everyone Knows Your Mother Is a Witch
Five books down, one to go. This week, we start our final book of the season: Rivka Galchen’s Everyone Knows Your Mother Is a Witch.
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Wednesday headlines: Leopard, meet spots
Regional powers Russia, China, Iran and Pakistan express their interest in working with Afghanistan's new leaders. / NewsweekAn all-girls Afghan robotics team inspired the world. "Now they're...
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Tuesday Headlines: Real enough.
US health officials are likely to recommend Covid vaccine boosters eight months after recipients' second doses. / Associated Press Health officials are convincing skeptics to get vaccinated by telling...
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Monday headlines: The bright notice.
Chaos and desperate crowds at Kabul airport. Five people have been killed as people try to flee the Taliban. / The Guardian, Reuters"To blame Afghans for not getting...
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Saturday headlines: Humdrum boyfriend fall
Helen Branswell: The FDA has authorized an additional dose of Pfizer and Moderna Covid vaccines for the immunocompromised. / STATGood news from Chicago: Health officials say Lollapalooza doesn't...
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Friday Headlines: Felt like summertime.
"The models in late spring were pretty consistent that we were going to have a 'normal' summer." Yes, Delta changed everything. / The Atlantic According to 2020 Census data released...
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Thursday headlines: Skating for Godot
The delta variant is one of the most contagious respiratory viruses known. Is it as contagious as chicken pox? Not really. / NPRParents in Japan are sending bags of...
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Camp ToB 2021
Week 10: Peaces
This week, we discuss the second half of Helen Oyeyemi’s Peaces, and are left with even more questions than we had after the first half.
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Wednesday headlines: To do or not to do
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Tuesday headlines: Let bear be light
The Senate appears to be on track to give final approval to the $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure plan. / The Associated PressThe EU mounts one of its largest ever firefighting...
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Monday Headlines: The medicine goes down.
The Dixie Fire in Northern California is now estimated to be the second largest wildfire in state history. / NPR A new UN climate report cites recent extreme weather...
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Saturday Headlines: Get plucky.
Scientists are detecting signs that the Gulf Stream may be collapsing. / The Guardian The US has returned to winter levels of daily Covid infections, averaging around 100,000 new cases...
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Friday headlines: Introducing Florida girl
Moderna says a booster shot of its vaccine will be necessary to contend with the Delta variant going into winter. / The New York TimesMattel releases a Barbie doll...
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Thursday Headlines: Words with fiends.
Mexico is suing American gun manufacturers, accusing them of facilitating a "deadly flood" of military-grade weapons to cartels. / The New York Times A majority of New York State...
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Wednesday headlines: Youth for a youth
Starting in September, New York City will require people to prove they've been vaccinated to eat indoors, visit gyms, or go to theaters. / VoxFor the moment, New...
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Camp ToB 2021
Week Nine: Peaces
It’s a new month and a new book matchup at Camp ToB 2021! This week, we embark on the mystery train of Helen Oyeyemi’s Peaces.
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Tuesday headlines: Playing fast and goose
The rate of Covid-19 vaccinations in the United States continues to rise, a positive sign amid rising cases and hospitalizations. / CNNAs of last week, nine states have enacted 11...
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Monday headlines: Optimus Time
Dozens of vaccinated staff at San Francisco hospitals developed Covid over the past six weeks. Good news? None have been so sick they need to be hospitalized. / The...