The Taliban on Monday took control of another provincial capital in conflicts, an official said. The city’s fall was the latest in a weekslong, relentless Taliban offensive as American and NATO forces finalize their pullout from the war-torn country. The militants have ramped up their push across much of Afghanistan, …

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Surveillance footage that showed the brutal beating of a 22-year-old freelance photographer in Seattle emerged on social media Sunday raising new safety concerns in the city, a report said. Jason Rantz, a host on KTTH 770AM/94.5FM, posted the footage on Twitter. The video appeared to show two men passing each …

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The chief strategist of the Rhode Island Democratic Party who tweeted about Sen. Lindsey Graham’s COVID-19 diagnosis was disrespectful, her apology insufficient and she should resign from her post, the state’s Democratic Women’s Caucus said in a statement released Friday. Kate Coyne-McCoy, the strategist, faced criticism last week after she …

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The infectious-disease pandemic has not only spread death across the globe, but has imperiled food supplies. “Even before Covid-19 virus turned our world upside down, we were facing a perfect storm already,” says the Executive Director of the World Food Program, former South Carolina Governor David Beasley. “Today we are not …

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crime is charged with knocking over two more Big Apple banks — just one day after being released without bail on attempted robbery charges, records show. Jonathan Desir, 26, was initially nabbed Tuesday after cops said he walked into a Midtown TD Bank on Ninth Avenue and handed the teller …