1. Taliban Optimistically Calls for Friendly Ties With America

  VICTORY LAP 

The militia’s leaders declared victory during a stroll around Kabul’s international airport.

2. Florida Withholds School Leaders’ Pay Over Mask Mandates

 CUT OFF 

The state is holding school board members’ salaries as ransom until they abandon their safety measures for students as COVID cases surge.

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4. ‘F*cking Psychopath!’: Angry Anti-Masker Pees on DQ Counter

 ‘HE’S DOING IT!’ 

“This is the first incident of this nature,” a local police officer said.

5. ‘Out of Control’: Fire Leaps Highway to Reach Tahoe Basin

 HERE IT COMES 

Tens of thousands evacuate, as residents fear the out-of-control blaze as it approaches the highly populated south shore of Lake Tahoe.

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7. Mollie Tibbetts’ Mom Stares Down Killer at His Sentencing

 YOUR LEGACY 

“This is the legacy you left behind for your only child, Mr. Rivera,” Mollie Tibbetts’ mom said shortly before Cristhian Bahena Rivera was given life in prison.

8. School Board That Said Free Meals ‘Spoil’ Kids Changes Tune

 REVERSAL 

After widespread outrage, the Waukesha School District Board reversed its decision to ditch a federally funded, universal free lunch program for students.

9. Two Dead as Ida Rains Wash Away Mississippi Highway

 IDA TO BLAME 

Footage showed multiple vehicles at the bottom of a 20-foot-deep crater after the highway collapse.

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10. Man Vanishes After Gator Attack in Hurricane Ida Floodwaters

 TERRIFYING 

The man’s wife tried to run inside to get help, but when she returned, her husband could not be found.

11. Photo Shows Last U.S. Soldier to Leave Afghanistan

 AND THEN THERE WERE NONE 

U.S. Central Command released the picture of Maj. Gen. Donahue of the 82nd Airborne boarding a C-17 in Kabul.

12. Instagram Influencer Found Dead in Apparent Murder-Suicide

 R.I.P. 

Houston police found the influencer’s body Sunday afternoon.

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13. Man Who Killed Lyft Driver Was Investigated for Terror: FBI

 ‘GET JUSTICE’ 

Imran Ali Rasheed, 32, had the Lyft driver drive him to the Plano police headquarters before he killed her and fired gunshots in the lobby, cops said.

14. California Closes 20M Acres of National Forests Over Fires

 SMOKED OUT 

The closure will run through at least Sept. 17, which will keep residents from the forests through the Labor Day weekend.

15. Blinken Vows ‘New Chapter’ in U.S.-Afghan Relations

 TONE DEAF 

The secretary of state struck a positive note at a Monday press briefing, promising to help Americans leave the country if they wish.

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