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The State Department says it expects the US airlift in Afghanistan to speed up. As of Thursday, the US had evacuated about 7,000 people from Afghanistan.
More than a dozen large wildfires are burning through dry grass, brush, and forests in California. The Caldor Fire has burned more than 100 square miles and torched the town of Grizzly Flats this week.
Crews in North Carolina are searching for up to 20 people missing or unaccounted for after torrential floods. Two people are confirmed dead after the remnants of Tropical Storm Fred washed away roads, bridges and houses.
Millions of students in Florida, Texas and Arizona are now required to wear masks in class. COVID-19 is surging in all three states. School boards in Democratic areas including Dallas, Houston, Miami and Phoenix are defying Republican-backed bans on mask requirements.
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