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In 2021, the world population was approximately 7,954,448,391 people[†]
The chaotic endgame of the American withdrawal has undercut some of the most fundamental premises of President Biden’s presidency.
The Taliban will be under pressure to keep a fragile economy afloat.
Officials are examining whether President Jovenel Moïse’s killing was tied to the drug trade. The man in charge of his safety was a suspect in a major trafficking case, they say.
“When hospitals are understaffed, people die,” one expert warned as the U.S. health systems reach a breaking point in the face of the Delta variant.
The United States admitted more than 300,000 Southeast Asians after the Vietnam War. Analysts say there is little chance the country will repeat the extensive refugee resettlement effort.
President Biden promised an orderly withdrawal. That pledge, compounded by missed signals and miscalculations, proved impossible.
The prominent anti-harassment charity, criticized for its relationship with the former New York governor, is facing an identity crisis over its ties to those in power.
A toddler was trampled to death as a crowd surged near the Kabul airport, and many residents who aided America remain in hiding, fearing they will be killed by their new rulers.
Renters are reeling with sticker shock as they discover just how aggressively New York’s housing market is bouncing back.
Last year, more than $200 million was spent on campaigning for a state proposition that ensured workers like Uber and Lyft drivers were considered independent contractors.
Quotation of the Day for Saturday, August 21, 2021.
The 1969 film “La Piscine” was supposed to run for two weeks at New York’s Film Forum, but it’s been extended to the fall.