In a deal quietly closed off-market in May, Gov. Gavin Newsom took care of some business back in the Bay Area and sold his Midcentury home of a decade for $5.9 million. Read More at Los Angeles Times
India Gives Emergency Approval for World’s First COVID-19 DNA Vaccine
India's drug regulator has granted emergency use approval for Zydus Cadila's COVID-19 vaccine, the world's first DNA shot against the coronavirus, in adults and children aged 12 years and above. Read More at Reuters
Michio Kaku Calls Nuclear Fusion Test at National Lab ‘Giant Step Toward the Holy Grail of Energy Research’
The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory announced a key achievement in nuclear fusion that it had, back on Aug. 8, been able to produce 1.3 megajoules of energy at its National Ignition Facility, albeit very briefly. Read More at CNBC
Zakaria: Here’s Why the U.S. National Security Apparatus Keeps Producing Failures
Fareed Zakaria says that if you want one statistic to explain the failure of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, this is it: The National Security Council met 36 times since April to discuss it. Read More at The Washington Post
Planes, Guns, Night-Vision Goggles: The Taliban’s New U.S.-Made War Chest
In just a matter of weeks, the Taliban has seized most of the country of Afghanistan, as well as any weapons and equipment left behind by fleeing Afghan forces, including many provided by the United States. Read More at Reuters
Lara Logan Challenges Media To Ask Certain Questions About Afghanistan
Fox News host Lara Logan fired off a challenge to the the news media in a series of Twitter posts regarding the United States’ pullout from Afghanistan: "US media needs to ask why US/Intel/NSA allowed sensitive mil equipment to be transported to Pakistan w/o doing anything? Why is the Biden...
Fact Check: Viral Kabul Airport Video Is Actually From Texas, Not Afghanistan
Footage of horrifying scenes of people attempting to flee Kabul has spread online since the Taliban entered the city. However, a video being shared by Twitter users is not from Kabul but instead from Arlington, Texas, in 2019. Read More at Newsweek
Taliban Carrying out Door-to-Door Manhunt for Afghans on Blacklist, Report Says
The Taliban are going door-to-door and screening names at Kabul checkpoints as they hunt for people who worked with U.S.-led forces or the previous Afghan government, according to an intelligence report submitted to the United Nations. Read More at NBC News
Son of Slain Afghan Hero Massoud Vows Resistance, Seeks Support
The son of Ahmad Shah Massoud, one of the main leaders of Afghanistan's anti-Soviet resistance in the 1980s, has pledged to hold out against the Taliban from his stronghold in the Panjshir valley. Read More at Reuters
Biden’s Presidency Is Under Scrutiny as Never Before Over Afghan Chaos
President Joe Biden is facing criticism of his judgment, competence and even his empathy over the chaotic U.S. exit from Afghanistan that has tarnished America's image and provoked questions about its failures of planning and execution. Read More at CNN