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Biden plays the long game as he justifies the end of the 'forever war'
New York Times: Biden is banking on being remembered for leaving Afghanistan, not how.
Biden defends departure from 'forever war', praises airlift
A defensive Joe Biden called the US military airlift an 'extraordinary success'.
The winners of remote work
New York Times: Who wins and who loses when companies can hire from anywhere?
Hurricane Ida: Man feared dead after alligator attack
Man, 71, is now missing after the attack north of New Orleans.
'It killed all of them': The children hit by a US drone strike in Kabul
A US drone strike in Kabul has wiped out a family including young children.
The silent partner cleaning up Facebook for $710 million a year
New York Times: Facebook offloaded responsibility for policing its most toxic content.
'People are dying': Front-line ICU work grim reality for Mosgiel woman in US
At the hospital where she works, more than half of the ICU patients are on a ventilator.
The dogs of 9/11: Their failed searches for life helped sustain it
New York Times: For more than two weeks, hundreds of dogs hunted for signs of life.
Biden addresses tough questions after fall of Afghanistan
US President under intense scrutiny after chaos at Kabul airport.
Josie Pagani: This time it's personal - why we owe Afghans a debt of kindness
OPINION: The US withdrawal is a chance for NZ to step up.
Taliban celebrate victory as US troops leave Afghanistan
The militants drove out the world's most powerful military after a 20-year insurgency.
Last troops exit Afghanistan, ending America's longest war
The 20-year war has claimed more than 2400 American lives.
On death row in Texas, a last request: A prayer and 'human contact'
New York Times: John Henry Ramirez suing to have his pastor lay hands on him as he dies.
Wildfire: South Lake Tahoe ordered to evacuate
Out of control fire threatens to raze entire Californian city.
Rockets fired at Kabul airport in last hours of US withdrawal
Islamic State fighters fire a barrage at evacuation effort.
Reporters slammed for insane Hurricane Ida footage
News reporters are determined to put themselves in the thick of the danger.
Hurricane Ida: Kiwi family 'in the thick of it'
Dean Harvey and his family don't plan to go outside for days.
US airlifts aid to remote Haiti quake areas
The US military has so far delivered more than 120 tonnes of relief assistance.
Children killed in US drone strike in Kabul
The strike targeted Isis bombers bound for Kabul airport, US military says.
Hurricane Ida: Storm strengthens to category 4 as it approaches coast
The hurricane is heading straight towards New Orleans, 16 years after Katrina.
Hurricane Ida blasts ashore in Louisiana
Ida has hit the US coast on the same date Hurricane Katrina struck 16 years ago.
Hurricane Ida strengthens, Louisiana braces for severe blow
Sixteen years to the day since Katrina, Louisiana is again in the path of a hurricane.
US Marine pictured cradling Afghan baby before her death in Kabul terror attack
Last photos of US Marine before her death in Kabul showed her 'doing what she loved'.
US spooks unsure about Covid origins
They believe China's leaders did not know about virus before the start of the pandemic.
US drone strike hits Isis target after Kabul attack
President Joe Biden vowed yesterday to hunt down perpetrators of the attack.
'Psychopath' Bali suitcase killer freed
Heather Mack butchered her mum on holiday in Bali and will soon walk free.
Criticism of Biden grows over 'serious, serious mistake'
Fierce criticism threatens to make the president a political liability for the Democrats.
Covid-19 surge pummels Hawaii and its native population
Native leaders are urging Hawaiians to get vaccinated and wear masks.
Alone in the sky, pilot and fiancee save 17 in Tennessee flood
A daring helicopter pilot rescued 17 people from Tennessee floods in one day.
'Most embarrassing thing': Trump fires up over Kabul attack
Former US President Donald Trump says the Biden administration had "botched the plan".
US expects another 100,000 Covid deaths before December
The United States is in the grip of a fourth wave of infection.
'Desperate, hopeless, terrified': Afghan interpreters left stranded as NZ evacuation mission ends
Source says none of the group of 37 Afghan civilians who helped NZ in Bamiyan got out.
US closing troubled NYC jail where Epstein killed himself
A New York City jail where Jeffrey Epstein was imprisoned is closing down.