Star attacker Christian Pulisic and goalkeeper Zack Steffen will miss the Americans’ opening World Cup qualifier at El Salvador on Thursday night, two major absences as the United States tries to rebound from its failure to qualify for the 2018 tournament. https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/soccer/2021/09/01/pulisic-stays-in-nashville-will-miss-us-qualifying-opener/118522454/
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With last plane out of Kabul, America’s 20-year war in Afghanistan is over
The final U.S. troops in Afghanistan flew out of Kabul Monday at 3:29 p.m. EDT, ending a costly 20-year occupation that started after the 9/11 terrorist attacks and leaving a war-torn country now controlled by the Taliban. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/08/30/how-americas-war-afghanistan-came-end-kabul-airport/5652282001/
‘Don’t let me die’: Inside a COVID-19 unit in Florida’s capital city amid a surge in cases
Inside the COVID-19 unit at Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare, a thin curtain separates life and death. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/08/27/tallahassee-memorial-healthcare-covid-unit-behind-curtain-life-death/
Hurricane Ida rips off part of roof at Lady of the Sea hospital after Louisiana landfall
A rampaging Hurricane Ida ripped off a portion of the roof from the Lady of the Sea General Hospital in Galliano, Louisiana, on Sunday. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/08/29/hurricane-ida-lady-sea-hospital-roof-louisiana/5644880001/
Robert F. Kennedy assassin granted parole after 53 years, a move backed by two of RFK’s sons
U.S. Sen. Robert F. Kennedy’s assassin was granted parole Friday after two of RFK’s sons spoke in favor of Sirhan Sirhan’s release and prosecutors declined to argue he should be kept behind bars. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/08/27/rfk-assassin-granted-parole-kennedys-sons-approve/5624170001/