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Aljazeera says the United States Justice Department has promised to protect women seeking abortions in Texas.

USA Today says shoppers wanting to take advantage of Labor Day sales are in luck.

Newsweek says Kate Quigley fans are praying the comedian pulls through after she ended up in a critical condition after reportedly taking a tainted batch of cocaine that also killed 3.

BBC News says Biden says “historic investment” is needed to deal with the climate crisis, as the north-east reels from flash flooding and tornadoes that have killed at least 45 people.

Aljazeera says Hurricane Ida, which swept through Louisiana with the strongest winds ever is estimated to have caused almost $18 billion in damage.

UPI says the White House announced on Wednesday new efforts to increase affordable housing in the United States amid a crisis that’s being exacerbated by COVID-19

The Washington Post says Earlier this month, a TikTok user who goes by “TizzyEnt” spotted an Instagram post that caught his attention.

America’s 20-year war in Afghanistan ended in tragedies and achieved nothing, says Russian president Vladimir Putin, adding the US army’s attempt to ingrain their norms in Afghanistan was futile. 

The Metro says President Joe Biden has announced he intends to stick to the Afghanistan evacuation deadline of August 31 – despite pleas from allies to extend the mission

TRT World says Joe Biden has said US intends to complete its pullout from Afghanistan by August 31 and needs to withdraw rapidly because of a growing risk of militant attacks.

The Guardian says President Joe Biden is expected to decide within 24 hours whether to extend the 31 August Afghanistan withdrawal deadline.

VOA says the US has evacuated 7,400 people from Kabul in the past 24 hours, as officials confront what Antony Blinken described as an “incredibly volatile situation at the airport”.

VOA says a wildfire in Northern California continued to grow out of control, as blazes destroy hundreds of homes and forces thousands of people to evacuate.  

France24 says at least 22 people were killed and rescue crews searched desperately amid shattered homes and tangled debris for dozens of people still missing.

TRT World says catastrophic flooding in Middle Tennessee left at least eight dead and dozens missing as record-shattering rainfall washed away homes.

France24 says This time, Barry Manilow didn’t make it through the rain as Hurricane Henri cut short the New York Covid-19 recovery concert.

Aljazeera says the number of children hospitalised with COVID-19 has hit a record-high in the United States, which continues to grapple with the Delta variant.

VOA says California will require that all teachers and school staff be vaccinated or undergo weekly COVID-19 testing, Gavin Newsom said. No other state has enacted such a requirement.

The Guardian says two more women who identified themselves as victims of New York governor Andrew Cuomo’s pattern of sexual harassment in the workplace came forward on Tuesday.

CNN has fired 3 employees for going into an office without having been vaccinated. It is one of the first examples of a US firm firing staff for breaching rules.

VOA says Apple has unveiled plans to scan U.S. iPhones for images of child sexual abuse, drawing applause from child protection groups but raising concern among some security researchers.

The Independent says State lawmakers told Gov. Andrew Cuomo Thursday that their ongoing impeachment investigation is almost done.

The Guardian says at least 10 people have been killed and more than a dozen injured after an overloaded van carrying 29 passengers crashed on a remote south Texas highway.

The Times says President Biden led calls for the resignation of Andrew Cuomo, the New York governor, after an investigation found that he sexually harassed numerous women

VOA says a Pentagon police officer was killed during an attack at the Pentagon public transit hub Tuesday, gunfire was exchanged and there were multiple injuries.