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It rained at the summit of Greenland. That's never happened before.
Changing Arctic shows signs of climate change
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Biden vows to bring Americans in Afghanistan home
Biden also said Friday the United States is committed to evacuating all Afghans who assisted the war effort - a potentially vast expansion of the administration's commitments on the airlift so far.
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'We're on our own' in stricken Haiti
"No one trusts this government here," says a 66-year-old farmer in Toirac, who lost his wife and his house in the earthquake.
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Minnesota woman helps resettle Afghan colleagues
Caroline Clarin, who ran a U.S. Department of Agriculture program in Afghanistan, helped resettle half a dozen of her former colleagues over the years, and is hoping to bring half a dozen more.
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Wisconsin military base prepares to house Afghan refugees
Fort McCoy is one of three U.S. military bases the government is considering housing thousands of Afghan refugees.
Politics
72 hours at Camp David: Inside Biden's lagging response to the fall of Afghanistan
The situation in Afghanistan unraveled with quicksilver speed over the first three days of Biden's long-planned vacation.
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Minnesota vets say U.S. pullout of Afghanistan is heartbreaking but predictable
War-weary Afghans have been waiting out armies and foreign regimes for thousands of years.
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Minnesota prepares for influx of refugees seeking safety in U.S.
As Minnesotans with ties to Afghanistan scramble to help family and friends trapped by the turmoil, local groups are stepping up to help.
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Kabul streets tense as Taliban take control
Taliban fighters entered the Afghan capital on Sunday and said they were awaiting a "peaceful transfer" of the city after promising not to take it by force as some panicked residents raced to leave.
Analysis: Defiant Biden is face of chaotic Afghan evacuation
Four presidents share responsibility for the missteps in Afghanistan that accumulated over two decades. But only President Joe Biden will be the face of the war's chaotic, violent conclusion.
Taliban sweep into Afghan capital after government collapses
The Taliban swept into Afghanistan's capital Sunday after the government collapsed and the embattled president joined an exodus of his fellow citizens and foreigners, signaling the end of a costly two-decade U.S. campaign to remake the country.
Nation
The professor who assigns value to nature — then persuades world leaders to save it
Gretchen Daily, a pioneer in the field of natural capital, assigns value to nature and urges world leaders to save it.
World
Advance puts pressure on Pakistan's stance
Washington is applying pressure on Pakistan to push for a negotiated settlement.
World
Germany, Netherlands suspend deportations to Afghanistan
Germany and the Netherlands have suspended any deportations of migrants to Afghanistan due to the tense security situation as Taliban insurgents make sweeping gains in the Central Asian country.
Outdoors
Anderson: Welcome to Canada? Border reopens this week, with restrictions
Beginning Monday an entirely new chapter of border-crossing stories will be written as Canada again allows Americans to cross. But not all Americans. Here's what you need to know.
Business
Lawyers for Huawei CFO argue US 'strategically crafted' case
Lawyers for a senior Huawei executive argued in a Canadian court Wednesday that the United States "strategically crafted" a misleading record of the fraud case against her and acted "in bad faith" when presenting reasons she should be extradited.
Science
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