Top Headlines As of 2021-08-17 Tuesday 8 : 0 0 pm US/Pacific	News Scrape 2021 Air Now Fire Map Coronavirus
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BBC	UK to welcome 20,000 Afghans amid Taliban takeover	Afghan women to have rights within Islamic law, Taliban says	Colorado River: First-ever shortage declared amid record US drought
CNN	What the world is saying about America's withdrawal from Afghanistan	'I don't want history to repeat itself on the girls of Afghanistan' says Afghan woman - CNN Video	Fact-checking Biden's assertion that the Afghan military was '300,000 strong'
Google	As The Taliban Made Their Way To Kabul, Biden Ordered Troops Into Afghanistan	"It was a sacrifice that was for naught": Veterans and Gold Star families react to fall of Afghanistan	Chicago, New Mexico Impose Indoor Mask Mandates
Business Insider	Amazon employees blast the company's return to office plans	Live Updates: US embassy safely evacuated, Taliban to declare Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan	Human body found in US plane landing gear after leaving Kabul
National Geographic	Episode 3: Why War Zones Need Science Too	A new sensation: recording and reproducing taste	Go island-hopping in Palawan, the Philippines
New Scientist	Male woodpeckers that share mates with brothers live longer lives	Land-dwelling turtles from the Cretaceous period had extra-tough eggs	Enormous lasers have created the highest-pressure conditions on Earth
The Wall Street Journal	Taliban Consolidate Control in Afghanistan’s Capital, Thousands Remain Stranded	Biden Wanted to Leave Afghanistan. He Knew the Risks.	U.S. Halted Dollar Shipments To Afghanistan To Keep Cash Out Of Taliban’s Hands
Engadget	Google Pixel 5a review | Engadget	Boston Dynamics' robots can parkour better than you | Engadget	The best Nintendo Switch accessories you can buy | Engadget
Hacker News	Exploring Clang/LLVM optimization on programming horror	Lawrence Livermore claims a milestone in laser fusion	Ask HN: Why does Zoom Desktop examine all processes and arguments?
Fortune	Why the C-suite could be getting a C grade on the inclusivity and empathy report card	Tesla and the moral hazard of self-driving cars	Why this law firm only works on artificial intelligence
Al Jazerra	Evacuation flights resume as Biden defends Afghanistan pullout	Thousands of Afghans enter Pakistan via Chaman border crossing	Taliban says will respect women’s rights, press freedom

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