Headlines for August 17, 2021
by webdev@democracynow.org (Democracy Now!) from Democracy Now! on (#5NE8X)
- Biden Defends U.S. Withdrawal from Afghanistan After Taliban Capture Kabul
- Advocates Demand U.S. and Other Nations Open Doors to Afghan Refugees
- Tropical Storm Adds to Haiti's Misery Two Days After Massive Earthquake Kills Over 1,400
- Immigrant Advocates Denounce Biden Administration for Deporting Haitian Refugees
- U.S. Will Recommend COVID Booster Shots After 8 Months, Despite Global Vaccine Inequity
- Johnson & Johnson Ships Millions of Vaccine Doses from South Africa to Europe
- U.S. Coronavirus Hospitalizations Soar, with Record Infection Levels in Five States
- Republican Governors Erect New Barriers to COVID-19 Public Health Measures
- Malaysian Prime Minister Resigns as COVID-19 Surges; Iran Orders 6-Day Lockdown
- Trump-Appointed Judge Orders Restoration of "Remain in Mexico" Policy Rejected by Biden
- U.S. Declares Shortage on Colorado River, with Mandatory Water Cuts to Southwestern States
- Water Protectors Take Direct Action to Halt Construction of Enbridge Line 3 Pipeline