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Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 8/19/21 Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 8/19/21

California Workers Accuse Kraft Heinz of Racism, File $30 Million Suit

Employees allege that the discrimination included death threats, consistent use of racial slurs, and vandalism of their personal property.

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Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 8/19/21 Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 8/19/21

Infighting Among the Taliban Could Lead to Humanitarian Abuse and Reign of Terrorism

Within the Taliban, factions hold views on how the country should be ruled, ranging from moderate to extreme. This could pull the group apart.

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Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 8/19/21 Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 8/19/21

North Korea Could be Getting Ready to Test Weapons, South Korea Report Indicates

Although the warning to ships were reportedly issued Sunday through Monday, no missile launches or other types of weapon testing have occurred.

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Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 8/18/21 Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 8/18/21

Afghan Woman Begs American Soldier for Help in Heart-Wrenching Video

“You're our family. Please help," the young women said to American service members.

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Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 8/18/21 Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 8/18/21

U.S. 'Can't Take That Chance' on Trusting Taliban's Promise of Women's Rights: Pelosi says

“Women and girls in Afghanistan have been a high priority for us. We have to make this the subject of the greatest transparency," House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said.

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Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 8/18/21 Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 8/18/21

Amazon Contacted Small Businesses, Warning of the 'Negative Effects' of Monopoly Laws

“We are concerned that they could potentially have significant negative effects on small and medium-sized businesses like yours that sell in our store," Amazon wrote in its email.

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Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 8/18/21 Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 8/18/21

White House Denies Reports Joe Biden Delayed Afghan Evacs For Political Reasons

To successfully evacuate the 22,000 refugees America stated it would help, "too many things have to go 100 percent correctly," one official said.

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Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 8/17/21 Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 8/17/21

Alabama Doctor Refuses to Treat Unvaccinated COVID Patients

“If they asked why I told them covid is a miserable way to die and I can't watch them die like that," Dr. Jason Valentine wrote on Facebook.

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Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 8/17/21 Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 8/17/21

Iran Accelerates Uranium Enrichment to Near Weapons-Grade

This latest development comes as talks among the United States, its Western allies, and Iran have been suspended.

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Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 8/17/21 Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 8/17/21

Indiana Court Rules to End Federal Pandemic Unemployment Benefits in State

The case started after Governor Eric Holcomb saw "help wanted" signs across the state and determined pandemic relief programs were a contributing source to the lack of employees.

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Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 8/16/21 Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 8/16/21

Pentagon Announces Plan to Settle 22,000 Afghan Asylum Seekers Amid Taliban Takeover

Director for Defense Intelligence Garry Reid stated settlement would begin in Fort Bliss, Texas and Camp McCoy, Wisconsin.

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Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 8/16/21 Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 8/16/21

Doug Ducey Issues Order Blocking Local Government Vaccine Mandates in Arizona

“Today's order builds on our efforts to protect Arizonans from excessive mandates that hinder their freedom to choose what's best for their health," Governor Ducey said.

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Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 8/16/21 Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 8/16/21

Military Plane Fleeing Afghanistan Shot Down, Uzbek Officials Say In Disputed Report

Uzbekistan's air defense system confirmed that it downed an Afghan military plane on Sunday that was attempting to enter its airspace illegally.

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Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 8/16/21 Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 8/16/21

A Timeline of the Taliban's Lightning-Fast Takeover of Afghanistan

Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani fled the country on Monday after the Taliban took control of the capitol, Kabul.

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Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 8/13/21 Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 8/13/21

Most Mormons Support Church After Controversial Mask Guidance: 'We Obey the Law of the Land'

65 percent of Mormons say that they accept vaccination, yet the remaining third views the topic as an issue of personal freedom.

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Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 8/12/21 Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 8/12/21

Biden Reacts to Anti-Mask Protest Video: 'Our Healthcare Workers Are Heroes'

Currently, Tennessee is the ninth least vaccinated state in the U.S., with 46 percent of the population having received one dose.

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Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 8/12/21 Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 8/12/21

Ohio Leaders Demand Reform After Black Woman Jailed, White Woman Gets Probation for Stealing

The white woman stole nearly $250,000 from a village over a 20-year period while the Black woman stole $40,000 from a school district over the course of a year.

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Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 8/12/21 Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 8/12/21

Taliban Takes Over Herat as Territory in Afghanistan Expands

Along with Herat, the insurgent group has conquered 10 other provincial capitals and controls at least 65 percent of the nation's territory, according to recent estimates.

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Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 8/12/21 Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 8/12/21

Trump Says Situation With Taliban Would Be 'More Successful' If He Were Still President

“What is going on now is not acceptable. It should have been done much better," Trump said in a statement issued by the Save America PAC.

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Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 8/11/21 Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 8/11/21

Bipartisan Trio Introduces Bill to Free App Makers of Apple, Google Payment Systems

“For years, Apple and Google have squashed competitors and kept consumers in the dark, Senator Richard Blumenthal said in a statement.

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