CNN.com - RSS Channel - HP HeroThe President was defiant over his decision to meet the Afghanistan withdrawal deadline, even though it left some Americans behind

President Joe Biden spoke to the nation Tuesday on the end of the war in Afghanistan, defending the chaotic withdrawal from Kabul a day after the last American military planes left the country, concluding the nation's longest war nearly 20 years after it began.

September 01, 2021 at 02:00AM https://ift.tt/3mUChUd Joe Biden spoke to the nation Tuesday on the end of the war in Afghanistan, defending the chaotic withdrawal from Kabul a day after the last American military planes left the country, concluding the nation's longest war nearly 20 years after it began.

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CNN.com - RSS Channel - HP HeroAnalysis: After Afghanistan, Biden can't afford any more missteps

For the first time in nearly 20 years, Afghans spent the day without US troops on their soil, after the last jet carrying the rearguard of a onetime conqueror lifted off the tarmac at Kabul airport late Monday.

September 01, 2021 at 01:10AM https://ift.tt/2WAYVGq the first time in nearly 20 years, Afghans spent the day without US troops on their soil, after the last jet carrying the rearguard of a onetime conqueror lifted off the tarmac at Kabul airport late Monday.

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CNN.com - RSS Channel - HP HeroOpinion: A lesson for America from the fall of Saigon in 1975

The year was 1987. I was walking out of my apartment, just off the campus of Purdue University in Indiana, when I found an older gentleman -- probably the same age I am now -- trying to fix his car. I asked if I could help.

September 01, 2021 at 01:42AM https://ift.tt/2V3zw7r year was 1987. I was walking out of my apartment, just off the campus of Purdue University in Indiana, when I found an older gentleman -- probably the same age I am now -- trying to fix his car. I asked if I could help.

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CNN.com - RSS Channel - HP HeroDaBaby meets with leaders from HIV organizations following his disparaging comments

DaBaby is trying to make amends following disparaging comments he made about gay men and HIV during a performance at a Miami music festival last month.

September 01, 2021 at 01:21AM https://ift.tt/38vAVXA is trying to make amends following disparaging comments he made about gay men and HIV during a performance at a Miami music festival last month.

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CNN.com - RSS Channel - HP HeroSocial Security won't be able to pay full benefits by 2034

Social Security will have to cut benefits by 2034 if Congress does nothing to address the program's long-term funding shortfall, according to an annual report released Tuesday by the Social Security and Medicare trustees.

September 01, 2021 at 12:49AM https://ift.tt/3mPWmek Security will have to cut benefits by 2034 if Congress does nothing to address the program's long-term funding shortfall, according to an annual report released Tuesday by the Social Security and Medicare trustees.

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