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Matt Robson: The lesson of Afghanistan
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US supreme court divides 5-4 to leave Texas abortion law in place
The law strips most women of the right to an abortion in nation's second-largest state.
Monica Lewinsky is (reluctantly) revisiting 'that woman'
New York Times: She hopes to reframe her story. But that doesn't mean it's been easy.
US considers unlikely alliance with Taliban against ISIS
The relationship amid the Kabul evacuation was 'businesslike', one US general says.
'Maderna': Tourist arrested for spelling error on vaccination card
A 'distinctive tattoo' helped to locate the suspect at the airport.
Everything you need to know about the Texas abortion law
New York Times: The law prohibits abortions before many women even know they're pregnant.
Officers, medics on trial in Elijah McClain manslaughter case
Three Denver cops and two paramedics have been indicted on manslaughter in McClain case.
Texas tightens already tough abortion law
The Texas law prohibits abortions once medical professionals can detect cardiac activity.
No women ministers in new Taliban government
Squads are reportedly searching for female members of now dissolved Afghan parliament.
Market Watch: Investors have the pandemic 'playbook' now
Despite signs we'll be living with Covid longer than we hoped, markets are coping well.
Biden plays the long game as he justifies the end of the 'forever war'
New York Times: Biden is banking on being remembered for leaving Afghanistan, not how.
Biden defends departure from 'forever war', praises airlift
A defensive Joe Biden called the US military airlift an 'extraordinary success'.
The winners of remote work
New York Times: Who wins and who loses when companies can hire from anywhere?
Hurricane Ida: Man feared dead after alligator attack
Man, 71, is now missing after the attack north of New Orleans.
'It killed all of them': The children hit by a US drone strike in Kabul
A US drone strike in Kabul has wiped out a family including young children.
The silent partner cleaning up Facebook for $710 million a year
New York Times: Facebook offloaded responsibility for policing its most toxic content.
'People are dying': Front-line ICU work grim reality for Mosgiel woman in US
At the hospital where she works, more than half of the ICU patients are on a ventilator.
The dogs of 9/11: Their failed searches for life helped sustain it
New York Times: For more than two weeks, hundreds of dogs hunted for signs of life.
Biden addresses tough questions after fall of Afghanistan
US President under intense scrutiny after chaos at Kabul airport.
Josie Pagani: This time it's personal - why we owe Afghans a debt of kindness
OPINION: The US withdrawal is a chance for NZ to step up.
Taliban celebrate victory as US troops leave Afghanistan
The militants drove out the world's most powerful military after a 20-year insurgency.
Last troops exit Afghanistan, ending America's longest war
The 20-year war has claimed more than 2400 American lives.
On death row in Texas, a last request: A prayer and 'human contact'
New York Times: John Henry Ramirez suing to have his pastor lay hands on him as he dies.
Wildfire: South Lake Tahoe ordered to evacuate
Out of control fire threatens to raze entire Californian city.
Rockets fired at Kabul airport in last hours of US withdrawal
Islamic State fighters fire a barrage at evacuation effort.
Reporters slammed for insane Hurricane Ida footage
News reporters are determined to put themselves in the thick of the danger.
Hurricane Ida: Kiwi family 'in the thick of it'
Dean Harvey and his family don't plan to go outside for days.
US airlifts aid to remote Haiti quake areas
The US military has so far delivered more than 120 tonnes of relief assistance.
Children killed in US drone strike in Kabul
The strike targeted Isis bombers bound for Kabul airport, US military says.
Hurricane Ida: Storm strengthens to category 4 as it approaches coast
The hurricane is heading straight towards New Orleans, 16 years after Katrina.
Hurricane Ida blasts ashore in Louisiana
Ida has hit the US coast on the same date Hurricane Katrina struck 16 years ago.
Hurricane Ida strengthens, Louisiana braces for severe blow
Sixteen years to the day since Katrina, Louisiana is again in the path of a hurricane.
US Marine pictured cradling Afghan baby before her death in Kabul terror attack
Last photos of US Marine before her death in Kabul showed her 'doing what she loved'.