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Pen Farthing has been forced to abandon the 200 cats and dogs he was rescuing in Afghanistan. The hero soldier was evacuating the animals on a flight approved by Boris Johnson, but after he was unable to board, he took to Twitter to blame President Joe Biden for the rule…
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Two explosions have taken place outside Kabul airport as thousands of Afghans try to flee Afghanistan after the Taliban seized control earlier this month. According to Independent, at least 13 people have been reported dead after the attack on Thursday, August 26, with the fatalities including children. It has also…
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The chief spokesman for the Taliban has said that music will be forbidden in public and that women will need to be accompanied by a chaperone during trips that last three days or more. Zabiullah Mujahid announced the rules in an interview with the New York Times, during which he…
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White supremacist mass shooter Dylann Roof is set to be executed for killing nine people in the South Carolina church shooting. Per The Independent, the US Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Wednesday, August 25, that Roof is to remain the first person ever sentenced to death for a…
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Pentagon spokesman John Kirby has revealed that a baby seen in footage being passed over a wall at Kabul airport has been reunited with its family. In recent days, the chaos that emerged after the Taliban's swift takeover of Afghanistan has seen at least one desperate parent hand their little…
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R. Kelly has been accused of "purposely giving" a teenage girl herpes during their alleged sexual relationship. The 'I Believe I Can Fly' singer is on trial in New York after being charged with racketeering, sexual exploitation of a child, forced labor, kidnapping, enticement, and bribery. Kelly has denied the…
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A Japanese mayor who sparked backlash when he bit an Olympian's gold medal has reportedly offered to be penalized with a three-month pay cut. The incident occurred at a victory event earlier this month after the Japanese women's softball players' win against Team USA. The event saw Takashi Kawamura, the…
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A hero soldier has been granted permission to bravely rescue 200 dogs and cats from Kabul amid the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan. Per Daily Mail, former Royal Marine Pen Farthing says Prime Minister Boris Johnson has approved a flight he had crowdfunded to evacuate cats and dogs from the capital…
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Former NFL star Herschel Walker has launched his bid for the Georgia Senate after Donald Trump said that his politics "would be unstoppable." The Republican, 59, will now be challenging Democratic Senator Raphael Warnock in the state with the backing of the former president, The Sun reports. "He would be…
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Joe Biden says the US is "on pace" to have the country's troops leave Afghanistan by August 31 despite calls to extend next week's evacuation deadline. According to CNBC, Biden had been under pressure from foreign allies and US lawmakers to extend the deadline but warned that staying any longer…
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Airbnb is providing free housing for 20,000 Afghan refugees following the Taliban takeover. The online marketplace for rental homes and properties made the revelation on Twitter on Tuesday, August 24, and called on others to open up their homes to people fleeing Afghanistan, BBC News reports. CEO of Airbnb Brian…
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The Afghanistan women's football team is celebrating after being successfully evacuated from Kabul. Global football players' union FIFPRO praised the Australian government in a statement for helping to evacuate the players, officials, and their families from Afghanistan in the wake of the Taliban's takeover, Daily Mail reports. "These young women,…
