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August 20, 2021 - CNN News Archive

Direct and daily talks with Taliban to salvage Biden's Afghanistan crisis
Texas Democrats' effort to freeze voting bill ends
Republicans keep trying to make Biden's mental capacity an issue
Education Department eliminates $5.8 billion in student loan debt for some disabled borrowers
Texas health officials warn of full ICUs as state grapples with worsening Covid-19 surge
Local mask mandates allowed for now after Texas Supreme Court rejects Gov. Abbott's request to intervene
A Texas school superintendent speaks out after parents accosted 2 teachers over masks
Former Trump official says US 'pulled the rug out from under the Afghans'
Last living Khmer Rouge leader says not behind Cambodia genocide
Kimchi's new Chinese name has become the epicenter of a cultural war ... again
New pandemic school year is a nightmare for parents and a new test for Biden
'No one trusts anything that comes from the Taliban's mouth.' Three women on what Afghanistan is like under the militant group's rule
Europe left exposed as Biden walks America away from the world stage
Elon Musk says Tesla is building a humanoid robot for 'boring, repetitive and dangerous' work
R Kelly's physician testifies the singer had herpes since at least 2007 as prosecutors allege he knowingly infected people
Judge says case against former Parkland school resource officer Scot Peterson can go to trial
China insists its zero Covid strategy is correct. Challenging it can be dangerous
California DOJ to investigate fired officer's role in Oscar Grant's 2009 killing
Hundreds of cases are being reviewed after police officers involved were relieved of duty over racist and anti-Semitic messages
Greek government pushes back on Stefanos Tsitsipas' vaccine comments
Chinese astronauts conduct second spacewalk outside planned space station
'Don't forget the women of Afghanistan': Former Afghan football captain Khalida Popal speaks out on her country's fall to the Taliban
Search continues for those unaccounted for after Tropical Depression Fred slammed North Carolina county
Naomi Osaka exits Western & Southern Open but says she can 'sleep at night'
First cross-river railway bridge between China and Russia completed
'These people were in bad, bad shape.' A look inside of a Florida library converted to a Covid-19 treatment site
'This makes Benghazi look like a much smaller issue': House Republicans vow to probe Biden's Afghanistan exit if they win in 2022
All Blacks cancel fixtures against Australia and South Africa due to Covid-19 travel restrictions
Harris heads to Southeast Asia in search of a foreign policy win amid Afghanistan crisis
Just like humans, apes communicate to say hello and goodbye, research shows
Dr. Sanjay Gupta: Simple steps for coexisting with the coronavirus
5 things to know for August 20: Afghanistan, Covid, Capitol, policing, student debt
Vaccine mandates at work meet their toughest opponent: America's labor shortage
A billion children are at 'extremely high risk' of climate shocks, UNICEF says
The Taliban's mask slips further after militants kill journalist's relative
Rafael Nadal pulls out of US Open with foot injury, will miss remainder of 2021
Hurricane Grace poised to make landfall for second time in Mexico
Henri is forecast to make a rare landfall as a hurricane in New York or southern New England
Federal appeals court denies Biden administration request to halt order reviving 'remain in Mexico' policy
Girl meets girl at band camp. They fall in love
Aaliyah music hits streaming services
Biden set to speak on evacuations as situation in Afghanistan grows desperate
How to handle finances after the death of a loved one
Former teammate arrested in 2006 murder of University of Miami football player Bryan Pata, authorities say
Brett Butler of 'Grace Under Fire' explains why she's broke
Ron DeSantis leans into mask-mandate fights as Covid cases soar in Florida
Princess Beatrice is refreshingly honest about her learning difficulty. Here's why it matters
Mike Richards has stepped down as the host of 'Jeopardy!'
Sean Penn and daughter Dylan Penn had some tough moments on set for their new film
Ed Sheeran is dropping a new album in October
Fanatics scores big with baseball card deal and Leo Messi
Florida Board of Education orders Broward, Alachua counties to allow mask opt-out in 48 hours or start losing funding
End your day with stretches for a better night's sleep
Georgia's governor signs order letting businesses ignore local Covid-19 rules
Oh, so now Lindsey Graham wants to impeach a president?
Bomb threat suspect to appear in court, charges to be announced Friday afternoon
Want a new Tesla? You're gonna have to wait a while
Melissa Joan Hart, fully vaccinated and sick with Covid, warns others to 'stay vigilant'
Amazon helped crush department stores. Now it reportedly wants to be one
It's time to get real about the kind of "Jeopardy!" host we really need
DOJ wants three months in jail for Proud Boys leader who burned BLM flag
Travel to Hawaii during Covid-19: What you need to know before you go
Federal appeals court allows Biden administration's eviction moratorium to continue
BTS world tour canceled due to ongoing pandemic
Why did OnlyFans ban sexually explicit content? It says it's the credit card companies
The media spotlight in Afghanistan is about to dim as journalists evacuate
Angelina Jolie joins Instagram to call attention to suffering in Afghanistan
Fact check: Texas lieutenant governor falsely implies Black people to blame for Covid surge
The Taliban face bleak economic times ahead, former Afghan central banker predicts
Why coastal communities should fear storm surge
Full FDA approval of Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine is 'imminent', senior federal official says