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The Signal: Houston, SCV students have questions about space

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La Mesa Junior High School students gathered in the school’s multipurpose room and attentively listened Tuesday morning as International Space Station astronauts provided live responses to questions about space exploration submitted by students from every William S. Hart Union High School District campus.

The Washington Times: Taliban transformed by haul of advanced U.S.-made weapons; lawmakers demand answers

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The Washington Times By. Mike Glenn To read the full article click here.  The Taliban were transformed from an insurgent rabble armed with cast-off Soviet-era weapons into one of the most well-equipped forces in the region in the space of a few days during their lightning-fast advance across Afghanistan. Following the complete collapse of the U.S.-equipped Afghan army, the…

The Washington Times: Team Biden unsure how many Americans need to be evacuated as deadline nears, lawmakers say

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The Washington Times By. Joseph Clark  To read the full article click here.  Lawmakers say the Biden administration does not know how many Americans are left to evacuate from Afghanistan as it nears the end-of-month deadline for a full troop withdrawal. The White House reported late Monday that the U.S. has evacuated approximately 48,000 people since full-scale…

Los Angeles Times: A Bronze Star recipient watches the fall of Afghanistan from Congress — and wants answers

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Los Angeles Times By. Sarah D. Wire  To read the full article click here.  Jimmy Panetta can’t stop thinking about the narrow streets leading to Kabul’s airport. The former Navy intelligence officer remembers how the snarls of traffic, poor roads and crowds of pedestrians made airport access such a challenge during his tour of duty in 2007 and 2008, and again on trips…

Spectrum News 1: Rep. Garcia blasts Afghanistan exit strategy, warns Taliban can't be trusted

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Spectrum News 1 By. Em Nguyen To read the full article click here. With U.S. troops securing the international airport in Kabul this week, the Biden administration is dramatically increasing the number of evacuations from Afghanistan. But the president is facing scathing criticism from lawmakers for the way he’s ending the war there. The U.S. estimates up to 10,000 Americans are…