News from the note…
A roundup of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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Ousted Afghan President Ghani has been “welcomed” into the United Arab Emirates on “humanitarian grounds,” the country’s foreign ministry says. https://t.co/GJTevzISPs
— NBC News (@NBCNews) August 18, 2021
Facebook stood by its ban on Taliban-related accounts today, citing the company's "Dangerous Individuals and Organizations" policy.
— Axios (@axios) August 18, 2021
Meanwhile, Taliban accounts continue to operate on Twitter.
https://t.co/p6BeDGjt65
A translator for the U.S. Army was able to get out of Afghanistan with his family on a U.S. cargo plane.
— CBS News (@CBSNews) August 18, 2021
He says that if his children ever see Afghanistan again, he hopes it will be with the country at peace — and without the Taliban in power. pic.twitter.com/R9EaphrbvV
The CIA’s description of what a worst-case scenario in Afghanistan could look like “was pretty close to what happened,” one former official says. https://t.co/dru3Lrw7QW
— NBC News (@NBCNews) August 18, 2021
The Biden administration is recommending that Americans receive Covid-19 booster shots eight months after completing their first round of vaccination https://t.co/bdBmRFTlfY
— POLITICO (@politico) August 18, 2021
BREAKING: The Biden administration will move to require that nursing home staff are vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition for those facilities to continue receiving federal Medicare and Medicaid funding, according to an @AP source. https://t.co/VO87OwlyCk
— The Associated Press (@AP) August 18, 2021
A Texas school district is changing its dress code to require masks — finding a possible loophole around Gov. Greg Abbott's statewide ban on mask mandates.
— Axios (@axios) August 18, 2021
https://t.co/El5aCXzgeb
Just a week into the school year, over 8,000 students in Florida school district isolated or quarantined a week into school year. https://t.co/nI90QrnWkp
— ABC News (@ABC) August 18, 2021
Roughly 1.2 million Haitians have been impacted by the earthquake and tropical storm that followed — including 540,000 kids. Hospitals are facing supply and fuel shortages as aid groups fan out across the country.https://t.co/xT9BKXg8TW
— NPR (@NPR) August 18, 2021
Exploding Caldor Fire ravages one California town as huge Dixie Fire threatens another https://t.co/1gn4dmurZu
— CBS News (@CBSNews) August 18, 2021
Tropical Storm Grace is barreling toward Mexico, threatening to bring with it hurricane-force winds, life-threatening rip tides and up to half a foot of rain. https://t.co/AAgfCj3OHX
— CNN (@CNN) August 18, 2021
