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Source: Politico

A conservative Florida radio host who spoke out against Covid-19 vaccines died after a weekslong fight with the virus, marking the third radio personality to die from coronavirus who publicly rejected vaccines.

The death of Marc Bernier, 65, who was a mainstay on talk radio in Daytona, was announced Saturday night be WNDB, the…[Read more]

BEIT HANOUN, Gaza Strip (AP) – The electricity is out again tonight in what’s left of Zaki and Jawaher Nassir’s neighborhood. But from the shell of their sitting room, its wall blown open by Israeli missiles, twilight and a neighbor’s fire are enough to see by.

Here, down a narrow lane called Al-Baali, just over a mile from the heavily forti…[Read more]

WASHINGTON (AP) — As the U.S. rushes to evacuate Americans and allies from the chaos of Afghanistan, a growing number of Republicans are questioning why the U.S. should take in Afghan citizens who worked side by side with Americans, further exacerbating divides within the party heading into next year’s midterm elections.

Little more than a wee…[Read more]

By FRANK BAJAK
an hour ago

Companies evacuated oil and gas platforms south of Louisiana ahead of Hurricane Ida but a far greater worry was potential damage to refineries and petrochemical plants in its projected path from flooding and storm surge.

Nearly 300 offshore platforms — or half the manned platforms in the Gulf of Mexico — were eva…[Read more]

1. Officials decided against evacuating New Orleans hospitals despite Ida’s threat.

They literally have no place to go. All the surrounding states have also been hit hard.

Officials decided against evacuating New Orleans hospitals. There’s little room for patients elsewhere, with hospitals from Texas to Florida overwhelmed by COVID p…[Read more]

Israel’s military is accelerating its operational plans against Iran due to the progress of the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program, IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Aviv Kohavi has warned.

“The progress of the Iranian nuclear program has led the IDF to accelerate its operational plans and the recently approved defense budget is earmarked for that,…[Read more]

Josephine Harvey
Fri, August 27, 2021

A Texas man who helped organize protests against pandemic restrictions is fighting for his life after being hospitalized for nearly a month with COVID-19, the San Angelo Standard-Times reported.

His wife, Jessica Wallace, wrote Wednesday on Facebook that she had a “heartbreaking update” about her hus…[Read more]

• August 27, 2021 3:10 pm

A sitting Marine battalion commander was fired Friday after he slammed the “ineptitude” of U.S. military leadership over the disastrous Afghanistan withdrawal, saying he was willing to risk losing his 17-year career and future retirement pension in order to “demand accountability” from top military brass.

Lt. Col. S…[Read more]

By Alex Sosnowski, AccuWeather senior meteorologist

Published Aug. 26, 2021 10:52 AM EDT | Updated Aug. 26, 2021 4:01 PM EDT

AccuWeather forecasters on Thursday said it was becoming much more likely that parts of the central Gulf Coast would need to prepare for a strike from a major hurricane later Sunday or Monday.

The tropical feature…[Read more]

26 Aug, 2021 17:22 / Updated 12 minutes ago

A dozen US military personnel were killed when two Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) suicide bombers mounted attacks on Kabul airport on Thursday, head of the US Central Command General Kenneth McKenzie has confirmed.

A further 15 US troops were injured. A gunfight erupted after the blasts, McKenzie…[Read more]

President Biden has been briefed on the explosion, White House official says
By Lucas Y. Tomlinson , Jennifer Griffin | Fox News. Published 12 mins ago Last Update 5 mins ago

A suicide bombing outside the Abbey Gate at Kabul’s airport in Afghanistan Thursday injured at least three U.S. troops, U.S. officials confirmed.

A U.S. official indicated…[Read more]

Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press 1 hr ago

Defense Department officials on Wednesday confirmed they were given no advance notice of a trip made to Afghanistan this week by U.S. Reps. Peter Meijer of Michigan and Seth Moulton of Massachusetts and that it diverted personnel from their duties.

“To say there wasn’t a need to flex and to alter the d…[Read more]

by: Aleksandra Bush, Markie Martin, Nexstar Media Wire

Posted: Aug 25, 2021 / 09:44 AM EDT / Updated: Aug 25, 2021 / 09:44 AM EDT

HOUSTON (NewsNation Now) — The National Rifle Association announced Tuesday it is canceling its 2021 annual meeting next month in Houston after analyzing COVID-19 data in Harris County and consulting with several g…[Read more]

Noga Tarnopolsky
Tue, August 24, 2021, 3:38 AM·6 min read

JERUSALEM—The massive surge of COVID-19 infections in Israel, one of the most vaccinated countries on earth, is pointing to a complicated path ahead for America.

In June, there were several days with zero new COVID infections in Israel. The country launched its national vaccination ca…[Read more]