Headlines for August 19, 2021

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