Headlines for August 19, 2021
by webdev@democracynow.org (Democracy Now!) from Democracy Now! on (#5NH6E)
- Two Die as Taliban Open Fire on Independence Day Celebration
- Ashraf Ghani: I Fled to Prevent Afghanistan from Becoming "Bloodbath Like in Syria and Yemen"
- Biden: U.S. May Stay in Afghanistan Beyond Aug. 31
- U.S. Announces Plans for Vaccine Boosters Despite Criticism from WHO
- Biden Moves to Mandate Vaccines at Nursing Homes & Fight Mask Mandate Bans
- Paralympics Report First Confirmed COVID Case in the Olympic Village
- Death Toll from Haitian Earthquake Nears 2,200
- Caldor Fire Destroys Most of Grizzly Flats in California
- Texas Supreme Court Rules Absent Democratic Lawmakers Can Be Arrested
- Appeals Court Upholds Texas Ban on Standard Abortion Procedure
- Report: Over 1,000 Civilians Have Died in Burma Since Military Coup
- Armed Men Kill Dozens in Burkina Faso & Niger
- Israeli Authorities Demolish Palestinian Kindergarten
- Judge Blocks Massive ConocoPhillips Oil & Gas Project in Alaska
- EPA Bans Use of Chlorpyrifos, Pesticide Linked to Brain Damage in Children
- Dr. Gino Strada, War Surgeon, Dies at 73