Headlines for August 9, 2021
by webdev@democracynow.org (Democracy Now!) from Democracy Now! on (#5N3YD)
- Irreversible Climate Devastation Unavoidable, World Has Little Time to Make Drastic Change
- Dixie Fire Explodes to Largest Single Fire in CA History; Wildfires Continue to Ravage Greece
- Taliban Seize 5 Afghan Cities as War Threatens to Claim Even More Lives
- Fauci Warns New Variant Could Emerge If Pandemic Not Brought Under Control
- Cases Surge in TX, FL as GOP Govs Fight Health Measures; Teachers Union Considers Vaccine Mandate
- Biden Admin Extends Pause on Federal Student Loan Repayment
- Senators Push Forward $1.2 Trillion Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill
- Texas Democrats Absent from Special Session, Again Blocking GOP Voter Suppression Effort
- Texas Facilities for Immigrant Children Could Soon Operate Without Official Oversight
- 42 Refugees Feared Dead After Shipwreck Off Coast of Western Sahara
- Mass Protests Erupt Across Argentina as Anger Mounts over Poverty & Unemployment
- Thai Protesters Demand Resignation of Prime Minister over Economic Crisis & COVID-19
- Former Acting AG Jeffrey Rosen Says Deputy Tried to Subvert 2020 Election Results
- Aide Accuses Gov. Andrew Cuomo of Groping: "What He Did to Me Was a Crime"
- Nagasaki Marks 76th Anniversary of U.S. Nuclear Attack