Food assistance program to get permanent boost under Biden administration
WASHINGTON — The nutrition assistance program formerly known as food stamps will provide the largest increase in benefits in its history at a time…
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US temporarily suspends operations at Kabul airport as Afghans rush airfield
CNN By Barbara Starr, Jason Hoffman and Jennifer Hansler, CNN The US military has temporarily suspended air operations at Kabul airport while US…
Continue ReadingWho are the Taliban and how did they take control of Afghanistan so swiftly?
CNN By Julia Hollingsworth, CNN Just last week, US intelligence analysts had predicted it would likely take several more weeks before…
Continue ReadingChaos in Kabul as Taliban take power and thousands try to flee
CNN By Rob Picheta, Clarissa Ward, Brent Swails, Anna Coren and Nic Robertson, CNN Hundreds of people poured onto the tarmac at Kabul’s…
Continue ReadingUS approves 1,000 more troops into Afghanistan to secure Kabul airport
(KYMA, KECY/CNN) – US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin approved 1,000 more US troops into Afghanistan, a defense official tells CNN, for a total of…
Continue ReadingHistoric increase in food stamps benefits is on the way
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Tami Luhby, CNN Food stamps benefits will jump more than 25% above pre-pandemic levels, on average, starting in October —…
Continue Reading3 ways companies can help advance racial equity
CNN Opinion by Dan Schulman, Robert F. Smith and Rich Lesser for CNN Business Perspectives Amid the national reckoning over racial inequality,…
Continue ReadingAirlines avoid Afghan airspace as Kabul airport closes to commercial flights
CNN By Michelle Toh and Lauren Lau, CNN Business Major international airlines are scrambling to reroute flights away from Afghan airspace as the…
Continue ReadingTropical depression threatens further devastation in earthquake-hit Haiti
CNN By Matt Rivers and Jack Guy, CNN A tropical storm system is threatening to unleash flash flooding and mudslides on the area of Haiti where a…
Continue ReadingHyatt is betting on luxury travel with $2.7 billion resorts deal
CNN, CNNBUSINESS, WPIX By Hanna Ziady, CNN Business Hyatt is expanding its reach in luxury resorts, betting that pent-up demand following the…
Continue ReadingUS veterans are disappointed with how the war in Afghanistan is ending — and fearful for their Afghan allies
CNN By Dakin Andone, CNN As the United States withdraws from Afghanistan, the world has watched as the Taliban has swiftly taken back control of the…
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5 things to know for August 16: Afghanistan, Covid-19, Haiti, weather, China & Russia
CNN By AJ Willingham, CNN Some students don’t want to go back to in-person school, and it doesn’t have anything to do with coronavirus.…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for August 16: Afghanistan, Covid-19, Haiti, weather, China & Russia
CNN By AJ Willingham, CNN Some students don’t want to go back to in-person school, and it doesn’t have anything to do with coronavirus.…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for August 16: Afghanistan, Covid-19, Haiti, weather, China & Russia
CNN By AJ Willingham, CNN Some students don’t want to go back to in-person school, and it doesn’t have anything to do with coronavirus.…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for August 16: Afghanistan, Covid-19, Haiti, weather, China & Russia
CNN, CNN BUSINESS By AJ Willingham, CNN Some students don’t want to go back to in-person school, and it doesn’t have anything to do with…
Continue Reading US veterans are disappointed with how the war in Afghanistan is ending — and fearful for their Afghan allies
CNN By Dakin Andone, CNN As the United States withdraws from Afghanistan, the world has watched as the Taliban has swiftly taken back control of the…
Continue ReadingAfghan President Ashraf Ghani flees the country as Taliban forces enter the capital
CNN, AL JAZEERA, TOLO NEWS, DEFENSE DEPARTMENT, TWITTER, JAWADSUKHANYAR, SUDHIRCHAUDHARY, Twitter/JawadSukhanyar, Twitter/sudhirchaudhary By Clarissa…
Continue ReadingThe Delta variant is just one of the clouds hanging over China’s economy
WMC, CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION, GOOGLE MAPS, CNN By Laura He, CNN Business China’s economic recovery is slowing down — and it’s not…
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Who are the Taliban and how did they take control of Afghanistan so swiftly?
CNN By Julia Hollingsworth, CNN Just last week, US intelligence analysts had predicted it would likely take several more weeks before…
Continue Reading Who are the Taliban and how did they take control of Afghanistan so swiftly?
CNN By Julia Hollingsworth, CNN Just last week, US intelligence analysts had predicted it would likely take several more weeks before…
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