1. Multiple Dead Reported Amid Chaos, Gunfire at Kabul Airport

  MORE BLOOD SPILLED 

Thousands of desperate people are trying to flee Afghanistan in the wake of the Taliban takeover.

2. Taliban Fighters Tell Woman CNN Reporter to Stand Aside

 SO IT BEGINS 

Clarissa Ward said it was obvious her presence was creating tension among the fighters

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4. All-GOP Texas Supreme Court Backs Abbott Mask-Mandate Ban

 GOT YOUR BACK 

The court temporarily blocked mask mandates in two counties, but both said they’d keep enforcing mask-wearing anyway.

5. China Says It Will Be ‘Friendly’ With Taliban After Takeover

 WELCOME BACK 

State media joked that the transfer of power in Afghanistan was smoother than the one between Joe Biden and Donald Trump.

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7. Jake Paul Hit With New Arizona Mall Looting Charges: TMZ

 NOT SO FAST 

Scottsdale’s city attorney has reportedly re-filed a misdemeanor case against the YouTuber.

8. U.S. Completes Kabul Embassy Evac, Takes Control of Airport

 DESPERATION 

Afghans stuck at the Kabul airport previously told The Daily Beast that the exodus of civilians from the country had grown chaotic as commercial air traffic had come to a halt.

9. COVID Vaccine-Skeptic Cardinal Breathing Via Ventilator

 ‘PRAY THE ROSARY’ 

The cardinal has been a skeptic of the vaccine, sharing theories that it contains a microchip.

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10. Death Toll of Haiti Quake Climbs to 1,297

 DEVASTATION  

U.S. officials warn the death toll could reach into the thousands.

11. Malala Yousafzai Breaks Silence on Taliban Takeover

 ‘COMPLETE SHOCK’ 

The education activist was only a schoolgirl in 2012 when the Taliban shot her in the head in a brutal murder attempt.

12. Husband and Wife, Both 70, Dead in Murder-Suicide at Rehab

 TRAGIC 

Staff heard popping sounds coming from her room but did not initially check on her. When they did enter, they found the woman in her wheelchair, slumping over with a gunshot wound.

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13. Johnny Depp Says Hollywood Has Blackballed Him

 DEPP, DENIED 

The actor griped that his latest film, ‘Minamata,’ was shelved indefinitely after he lost a high-profile libel case.

14. Conservators Battle Over ‘Star Trek’ Actress With Dementia

 TRAPPED 

The L.A. Times reports that three individuals are fighting over Nichelle Nichols, who played Nyota Uhura on the TV show.

15. Lizzo in Tears After Hate Follows New Song ‘Rumors’

 ‘LOVE YOURSELF TODAY’ 

“I’m putting so much loving energy into the world,” the artist said on Instagram. “and bro sometimes I feel like the world just don’t love me back.”

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