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Drive to charge packagers for recycling, but industry fights

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Biden's hasty withdrawal from Afghanistan is a terrible mistake

The US is leaving without any process or plan, leaving Afghan women to fend for themselves against the Taliban's draconian restrictions.

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Tensions in the House of Representatives boiled over this week

Democratic Rep. Jim Himes of Connecticut did not want to lose his cool, but he said this week he couldn't help it.

5 books not to miss: Stephen King’s ‘Billy Summers,’ historical romance from Sarah Ferguson

Horror master Stephen King returns with hard-boiled noir "Billy Summers," and Sarah Ferguson pens historical romance "Her Heart for a Compass."

With federal moratorium expiring, states and localities must step up

Every state and local jurisdiction can do something to keep families housed, even if that action is as simple as putting a table with a couple of emergency rental assistance employees outside the door to the courtroom.

Cases Rise in China and Germany; Brisbane Lockdown: Virus Update

China and Germany reported increasing case numbers, while the number of deaths rose in Indonesia and Russia. Brisbane joined Australia’s biggest city of Sydney in lockdown.

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Fighting rages as Taliban besiege three key cities

Weekly Biden Report Card: Inflation up, vax goal still unreached, approval rating struggles

Washington Examiner

For parents of unvaccinated kids, growing Delta variant threat brings alarm and questions

Biden’s fight to de-Trumpify the courts, explained

Ted Lieu Weighing Legal Ramifications of Reported Trump Justice Department Call

Republican star Lauren Boebert spins fables about her childhood — but the real story is better

I Watched Cuba Crumble from the Inside