Do bad times really make us better people? The 20th anniversary of 9/11 – occurring in the 18th month of the COVID-19 pandemic – offers a reality check. Also, a sobering study in contrasts. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/09/03/911-vs-covid-19-us-responses-unity-divison/5695433001/
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Hurricane Larry expected to strengthen into major hurricane over Atlantic Ocean, but its path is uncertain
With much of the Northeast and Southeast reeling from the fury of Ida, another system quietly strengthened early Thursday into the fifth hurricane of the 2021 Atlantic season. http://www.paradiseappliances.com/
Christian Pulisic and Zach Steffen stay in Nashville, will miss USMNT’s qualifying opener in El Salvador
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/
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/