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Biden Deploys More Troops Following Taliban Advances In Afghanistan

5:34am August 13, 2021

by Greg Myre

The Afghan government is looking vulnerable. Opposition forces are on the offensive. That's Afghanistan today. It's also a scenario that's played out three times in the past three decades.

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Immigration Authorities Saw A Record Number Of Migrants In July

5:04am August 13, 2021

by Joel Rose

In a visit to Brownsville, Texas, DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said the U.S. encountered an "unprecedented" number of migrants in July.

Morning News Brief

5:04am August 13, 2021

The U.S. is sending some troops back to Afghanistan. The FDA authorized additional COVID-19 shots to some. And, a record numbers of migrants came to the border in July.

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Britney Spears' Father Agrees To Step Down As Her Conservator

9:26pm August 12, 2021

by Andrew Limbong

James Spears, the father of pop star Britney Spears, has agreed to step down as the conservator of his daughter's estate. For 13 years, the singer has had no control over her finances.

The head of Homeland Security, Alejandro Mayorkas, says U.S. authorities encountered migrants more than 212,000 on the U.S.-Mexico border in July — an "unprecedented number."

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U.S. Encounters An 'Unprecedented' Number Of Migrants. DHS Says 'It's Complicated'

8:53pm August 12, 2021

by Joel Rose

Immigration authorities encountered migrants more than 212,000 times at the border in July, the highest in 20 years — including nearly 19,000 unaccompanied children, the most ever in a single month.

Britney Spears poses with her boyfriend, Sam Asghari, at event in Hollywood in 2019.

Jamie Spears Agrees To Step Down From Britney Spears Conservatorship

6:58pm August 12, 2021

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

Facing pressure to cede control of his daughter's finances, Jamie Spears filed documents Thursday to leave his position as conservator of the pop star's estate. No timeline has been laid out, however.

An ambulance arrives at the emergency department at AdventHealth hospital in Orlando in late July. Florida is one of several states seeing disappearing hospital capacity as COVID-19 cases surge.

Mississippi's Hospital System Could Collapse Within 10 Days Under COVID's Strain

5:53pm August 12, 2021

by Rachel Treisman

COVID-19 cases are overwhelming the South. Arkansas set a record for hospitalizations, while officials in one Florida county are urging residents to "consider other options" before calling 911.

As the Taliban makes rapid gains in Afghanistan, about 3,000 troops will be sent to Kabul to aid in the evacuation of Americans from the embassy, thousands more will be deployed as backup if needed.