What to know about Biden's new vaccine mandates, which will apply to more than 80 million Americans. / USA Today Labor unions are backing vaccine mandates from Tyson Foods and Disney World. / Quartz As of today, Denmark's high vaccination rates have allowed the country to lift all
The White House releases a plan showing how the US could produce almost half of its electricity from solar power by 2050. / CNBC Burning fossil fuels must decline almost immediately, a new study finds, for us to avoid more extreme disasters. / NPR The world's largest "direct air
The Texas abortion ban is the latest in a long history of state officials' efforts to thwart women's health care. / The New York Times "I was used as an expert voice against vaccines." What it's like when anti-vaxxers weaponize your words. / The
The US marks its 40 millionth Covid-19 case since the start of the pandemic, as delta continues to spread. / NBC News Helen Branswell covers the debate over vaccine boosters, what to call them, and whether they're needed. / STAT Advice for travelers reconsidering their upcoming trips in light
We're headed out for the weekend. We'll see you on Tuesday! Despite Covid, India remains "very much on track" to achieve the world's fastest growth this year. / Bloomberg Who is to blame for Venezuela's vaccine crisis and black market? Mismanagement,
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 present. / Council on Foreign Relations "This is the least reported war since at least WWI." / Axios The Biden
The United States evacuated 1,200 people out of Afghanistan from early Sunday into early Monday, with the Aug. 31 deadline looming. / The Hill Anti-missile defences intercepted rockets fired at the Kabul airport this morning, as the US flew out its core diplomats. / Reuters Stephen Walt: Why are so
The Pentagon says it killed the planner of the Kabul airport attack. President Biden has been warned that additional attacks are likely. / USA Today, CNN Several of the US soldiers killed at the airport were babies when we invaded Afghanistan in 2001. / The Guardian Lessons from Africa that apply to
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 evictions. / Reuters According to a study, light pollution disrupts moths' nocturnal behavior, resulting in a decline in caterpillars' numbers. / BBC
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. / BBC News, CNN The story of how an Afghan interpreter and his family escaped Kabul. / NPR The founder of Blackwater
