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Political division in the U.S. is worsening, with Americans segmenting further from each other and disagreement becoming more prevalent than unity. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) has a goal to dispel this negativity and reflect what he believes is the true identity of America in his new book, “America: A Redemption Story.” Fox News' Dana Perino sits down with Sen. Scott on the Rundown to discuss some key stories he shares from his humble beginnings in South Carolina, the people who helped him in times of need, and his path to the U.S. Senate. He explains the negative impact of polarization and partisan media and the influence unity can have in building a more resilient nation.   August marks the one-year anniversary of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan after 20 years of war. The move was highly controversial as the Taliban quickly seized power in Kabul following the collapse of the Afghan government. As chaos escalated, a suicide bomber attacked the Hamid Karzai International Airport, killing U.S. service members and Afghan civilians alike. Zainullah "Zak" Zaki was able to flee the country. He served as a translator for Marine Major Tom Schueman during the war in Afghanistan. They join the Rundown to discuss their story from their new book, "Always Faithful," the Taliban's ongoing threats against Zak, and why they're tirelessly working to ensure secure U.S. citizenship for Zak.   Plus, commentary from co-host of Fox & Friends Weekend and Host of ‘The Will Cain Podcast' Will Cain.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The FBI's unprecedented search of former President Trump's Mar-a-Lago home has unleashed a political and legal storm in its wake. Could the former president be in serious legal jeopardy? We have the latest on the investigation. And we take a look at the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan, exactly one year after the Taliban began to close in on Kabul. Also, Serena Williams says she's finally ready to step away from tennis, the sport she's dominated for more than two decades. Plus, Paris Hilton helped pioneer the age of reality TV. Now, we take a look at how she's taking on the virtual world, crowning herself “Queen of the Metaverse.”

The Fifth Act: America's End in Afghanistan by Elliot Ackerman A powerful and revelatory eyewitness account of the American collapse in Afghanistan, its desperate endgame, and the war's echoing legacy Elliot Ackerman left the American military ten years ago, but his time in Afghanistan and Iraq with the Marines and later as a CIA paramilitary officer marked him indelibly. When the Taliban began to close in on Kabul in August 2021 and the Afghan regime began its death spiral, he found himself pulled back into the conflict. Afghan nationals who had worked closely with the American military and intelligence communities for years now faced brutal reprisal and sought frantically to flee the country with their families. The official US government evacuation effort was a bureaucratic failure that led to a humanitarian catastrophe. With former colleagues and friends protecting the airport in Kabul, Ackerman joined an impromptu effort by a group of journalists and other veterans to arrange flights and negotiate with both Taliban and American forces to secure the safe evacuation of hundreds. These were desperate measures taken during a desperate end to America's longest war. For Ackerman, it also became a chance to reconcile his past with his present. The Fifth Act is an astonishing human document that brings the weight of twenty years of war to bear on a single week, the week the war ended. Using the dramatic rescue efforts in Kabul as his lattice, Ackerman weaves a personal history of the war's long progression, beginning with the initial invasion in the months after 9/11. It is a play in five acts, the fifth act being the story's tragic denouement, a prelude to Afghanistan's dark future. Any reader who wants to understand what went wrong with the war's trajectory will find a trenchant account here. But The Fifth Act also brings readers into close contact with a remarkable group of characters, American and Afghan, who fought the war with courage and dedication, and at great personal cost. Ackerman's story is a first draft of history that feels like a timeless classic.

A fall in petrol prices in the US helped to ease the pace of price rises in July. The Labor Department said the annual inflation rate, the pace at which prices rise, was 8.5% in July, down from June when it surged to 9.1%, the Labor Department said. Our North America Business Correspondent Michelle Fleury talks us through the figures. The World Bank says Afghanistan is facing a food and debt crisis, one year since the Taliban regained power. The US-based pizza delivery chain Domino's is pulling out of Italy after seven years in the country. Celebrity chef, author and TV personality Gennaro Contaldo weighs up the pros and cons of Neapolitan pizza and American-style slices.

It looks like Serena Williams is leaving tennis. She's won 23 grand slam titles and four Olympic golds but has suggested it's time to move on. She's made the announcement in VOGUE, where she's said retirement - "causes a great deal of pain. I hate it." So she hasn't explicitly said she's giving up but she's given a large hint, saying she wants to focus on her family. Jessica Creighton speaks to former tennis player, Jo Durie and sports journalist Natasha Henry about the tennis icon. The Armed Forces are not reaching their targets in terms of recruiting women. The MOD is hoping to increase the proportion of women in the armed forces to 30% by 2030 but they have not met the target set for 2020. One of the barriers to change is thought to be visibility - new research has found the UK public knows little or nothing about female veterans. Lauren Godier-McBard led the research and Ria Jackson is an RAF veteran and founder of the blog The V word. BBC Afghan have a new radio programme called 'Women' which focuses on women and girls, especially those in rural areas, in Afghanistan and Pakistan. It's presented by Shazia Haya in Pashto, and Aalia Farzan in Dari who fled their home country last August when the Taliban retook control. It aims to inform, educate and empower its listeners. Faranak Amidi is the presenter of World Service's The Fifth Floor. She spoke to Shazia and Aalia. This spring more than two million people had registered to become potential blood stem-cell donors in the UK. That's regarded as a milestone by DKMS, which is the biggest stem cell-register in the UK. And it gives one mother in Northern Ireland some much-needed hope. Anne Greer's youngest son is in a critical condition in hospital. Daniel was fit and well, but in May after complaining of back pain that was coming and going, he was diagnosed with leukaemia. The family want people around the world to donate blood to see if their stem cells are a life-saving match for Daniel. Today we're going to be talking about women in the world of elite bodybuilding where in the UK alone there will be more than 200 female bodybuilding shows this year. Kate Bishop - co-creator of the book Core which includes 42 photos of ‘muscly women' doing what the book describes as 'subverting the archetype of femininity' and one of the bodybuilders in the book, Louise Plumb, discuss. Presenter: Jessica Creighton Producer: Kirsty Starkey Interviewed Guest: Natasha Henry Interviewed Guest: Jo Durie Interviewed Guest: Laura Godier-McBard Interviewed Guest: Ria Jackson Interviewed Guest: Shazia Haya Interviewed Guest: Aalia Farzan Interviewed Guest: Anne Greer Interviewed Guest: Kate Bishop Interviewed Guest: Louise Plumb

Afghan women and LGBTQ+ people immediately felt the impact of the Taliban's return to power last year. But journalists trying to tell their stories could face intense and even violent backlash from the extremist group—like what happened to Lynne O'Donnell.  Guest: Lynne O'Donnell, columnist at Foreign Policy and former Afghanistan bureau chief for Agence France-Presse and the Associated Press. If you enjoy this show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get benefits like zero ads on any Slate podcast, bonus episodes of shows like Slow Burn and Dear Prudence—and you'll be supporting the work we do here on What Next. Sign up now at slate.com/whatnextplus to help support our work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Afghan women and LGBTQ+ people immediately felt the impact of the Taliban's return to power last year. But journalists trying to tell their stories could face intense and even violent backlash from the extremist group—like what happened to Lynne O'Donnell.  Guest: Lynne O'Donnell, columnist at Foreign Policy and former Afghanistan bureau chief for Agence France-Presse and the Associated Press. If you enjoy this show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get benefits like zero ads on any Slate podcast, bonus episodes of shows like Slow Burn and Dear Prudence—and you'll be supporting the work we do here on What Next. Sign up now at slate.com/whatnextplus to help support our work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join Jim and Greg as they continue their week of special podcasts. Today, they take a grim look back at August 2021 and the disgraceful, chaotic, and deadly U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. They walk through the Biden administration's missteps before, during, and after the Taliban took control of Kabul. They also recognize the heroism of U.S. veterans who refused to leave their Afghan friends to the brutality of the Taliban and worked feverishly to get them out of the country. And they examine the ways that America's perceived weakness around the world has impacted events throughout the world.

About a year ago, the United States and the world watched as Afghans scrambled toward the Kabul airport. The Taliban was taking back the city and thousands of Afghans were trying to leave the country by any possible avenue, risking their lives along the way.  Releasing this month, the Kabul Falling eight-part podcast series recounts stories of people who lived through the Taliban takeover. Executive produced by Project Brazen, the series is hosted by British journalist Nelafur Hedayat who left Afghanistan as a child approximately 20 years ago. Bradley Hope is a journalist, one of the founders of Project Brazen and an executive producers of Kabul Falling. The first three episodes of the series are out now wherever you get your podcasts. He joined the show to talk about the podcast and the anniversary of the fall of the capital city.   *** Follow GovExec on Twitter! https://twitter.com/govexec

Afghan women and LGBTQ+ people immediately felt the impact of the Taliban's return to power last year. But journalists trying to tell their stories could face intense and even violent backlash from the extremist group—like what happened to Lynne O'Donnell.  Guest: Lynne O'Donnell, columnist at Foreign Policy and former Afghanistan bureau chief for Agence France-Presse and the Associated Press. If you enjoy this show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get benefits like zero ads on any Slate podcast, bonus episodes of shows like Slow Burn and Dear Prudence—and you'll be supporting the work we do here on What Next. Sign up now at slate.com/whatnextplus to help support our work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join Jim and Greg as they continue their week of special podcasts. Today, they take a grim look back at August 2021 and the disgraceful, chaotic, and deadly U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. They walk through the Biden administration’s missteps before, during, and after the Taliban took control of Kabul. They also recognize the heroism of […]

Vor einem Jahr gelangten die Taliban in Afghanistan wieder an die Macht. Vor allem für die Frauen hat sich dadurch das Leben verändert. Die afghanisch-stämmige Journalistin Waslat Hasrat-Nazimi nimmt das in den Fokus. Von Michael Meyerwww.deutschlandfunk.de, Andruck - Das Magazin für Politische LiteraturDirekter Link zur Audiodatei

From the BBC World Service: Whoever wins in Kenya will take on economic challenges including record inflation, drought and mounting national debt. Plus, Colombia’s new president, Gustavo Petro, pledges a raft of reforms and says he wants to reduce Colombia’s reliance on coal. It’s one of the largest exporters in the world. And, the stress, hunger and poverty facing people in Afghanistan, as foreign funds that once paid for its public health system have been frozen since the Taliban seized power.

From the BBC World Service: Whoever wins in Kenya will take on economic challenges including record inflation, drought and mounting national debt. Plus, Colombia’s new president, Gustavo Petro, pledges a raft of reforms and says he wants to reduce Colombia’s reliance on coal. It’s one of the largest exporters in the world. And, the stress, hunger and poverty facing people in Afghanistan, as foreign funds that once paid for its public health system have been frozen since the Taliban seized power.

On Cock & Bull today, we are joined by Shreyas, Amit & Silverie. Today Cyrus is ranting about the extra co-curricular activities that take place over the weekends for which he had to take his daughter and her friends to IMUN, and of course, that does not go well with his weird but rigid schedule. In the show: Birthday wishes pour in for Cyrus from the panelists and the chat. Cyrus talks about his horrible experiences as chief guest at her daughter's school. Shreyas showcases a live demonstration of expensive trash items. And the panel discusses toiletries and kleptomaniacs who take all the toiletries from hotels. Topics discussed by the panel were: Balenciaga's 'trash pouch' worth ₹1.4 Lakh, French physicist sharing sausage photo as ‘star' and Taliban's urge to Hindus & Sikhs to return. Tune in for this and much more!Check out Cyrus Says merch:ivm.today/3PLKo1mJoin the Cyrus Says fan created Discord Server: https://discord.gg/BMNJ3ftkMmYou can follow Shreyas on Instagram at @shreyas_manoharYou can follow Amit on Instagram at @doshiamitYou can follow Antariksh on Instagram at @antarikshtDo send in AMA questions for Cyrus by tweeting them to @cyrussaysin or emailing them at whatcyrussays@gmail.comDon't forget to follow Cyrus Broacha on Instagram @cyrus_broacha (https://www.instagram.com/cyrus_broacha)In case you're late to the party and want to catch up on previous episodes of Cyrus Says you can do so at: www.ivmpodcasts.com/cyrussaysYou can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the new and improved IVM Podcasts App on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios

According to the United Nations, at the end of 2021, 89.4 million people around the world had been forced to flee their homes as a result of persecution, conflict, human rights violations or other events. Among them are nearly 27.1 million refugees. Kim Chakanetsa talks to two women from Afghanistan and Zimbabwe about having to leave their country. Hajira Zaman is 29 years old and left Afghanistan in November 2021. She'd been working in a dentist's clinic when the Taliban entered the clinic and told her she couldn't work with a male doctor – unless she took her husband, brother or father with her. After threats from the Taliban she, her husband and young son fled the country. Hajira was nine months pregnant and had her baby shortly after arriving in Pakistan. Nyasha Masi is a refugee from Zimbabwe living in Cape Town. She was abused by her family for being gay and forced into marriage. She made the devastating decision to leave without her three year old daughter and escaped to South Africa. She now works with the charity Safe Place International and has set up her own group for LGBTI+ refugees called Pachedu. Her daughter (now a teenager) has joined her. Produced by Jane Thurlow (Image: (L) Nyasha Masi, courtesy Nyasha Masi. (R) Hajira Zaman, courtesy Hajira Zaman.)

Afghanistan exploded with violence over the weekend as several different bombings ripped through the country, including the capital of Kabul. The targets for these attacks were once again the minority Shia's who are gearing up for one of the holiest times for their religion. Meanwhile, members of the TTP (Pakistani Taliban) were killed in a roadside attack that took the life of three top members of the group. (commercial at 10:25)to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/un-puts-number-of-people-killed-or-wounded-in-explosions-in-kabul-in-recent-days-at-120/ar-AA10pFiN?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=813c7aab59ae4f4497dc2c47b2123218source:https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/un-puts-number-of-people-killed-or-wounded-in-explosions-in-kabul-in-recent-days-at-120/ar-AA10pFiN?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=813c7aab59ae4f4497dc2c47b2123218

First-hand accounts from two families who were caught up in the chaos of Kabul airport as they had to flee Afghanistan. Yusef had travelled to the UK in advance and was in quarantine when the Taliban seized control of the capital. His wife Sherbano was in shock when she saw them seize the police station and she was forced to leave their home and take their daughter Malalai and teenage nephew to the airport. Reports of crowd surges and deaths had already spread and she was terrified of what lay ahead. Nine-year-old Malalai also shares how they struggled to get through and saw Western military and Taliban forces face to face at the airport. Afzal had not believed NATO forces would really withdraw from Afghanistan and was trying to get his passport on the day the capital was seized. His family were separated in the airport grounds and he shares his desperate struggle to unite with his pregnant wife and three children in the crowds and get them onto a flight before the deadline passed. Presenter - Stuart RamsayProducer - Anne-Marie Bullock with Dominque van HeerdenDigital production - David ChipakupakuSound design - Will ChalkEditor - Paul Stanworth

Kevin and Stewart chat this week about (i) annual goal updates and the value of getting started or restarted today, even there was a fall off over the year (ii) resetting and reevaluating where you're heading, (iii) focusing on the daily practice of being a parent, (iv) an update on things Kevin and Stewart are reading and listening to outside of the prep for the podcast.... y'all keep moving mountains!   // Show Notes // Leadership in Christian Perspective: Biblical Foundations and Contemporary Practices for Servant Leaders, by Justin A. Irving  and Mark L. Strauss Bravo Eats Meal Prep ServiceThe Daily DadStanding Firm In A Fallen World | 1 Corinthians 16, David MarvinKitchen Safe Time Locking ContainerFeeding The Mouth That Bites You: Parenting Today's Teens, by Kenneth Wilgus, Jessica Pfeiffer, Ashley ParrishLeading Forward: Building Healthy Leaders for Healthy Organizations, by Matthew J. Hall Endure: How to Work Hard, Outlast, and Keep Hammering, by Cameron Hanes.Scars and Stripes: An Unapologetically American Story of Fighting the Taliban, UFC Warriors, and Myself, by Tim Kennedy and Nick Palmisciano

Very few people have a lifestyle in which it is entirely possible to be working on the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange, and then two weeks later find yourself on an unbelievable deployment with US Special Forces in Afghanistan. However, as a reservist, that is exactly the life one lives. HBH is excited to welcome Navy Reserve Lieutenant Commander Tim Sanchez.Since 9/11 Tim has had held a number of lucrative positions on and off Wall Street. He has also been a commissioned officer in the US Navy Reserves for more than 20 years - and as a result has been stationed in Afghanistan, Kuwait and Bahrain, amongst others. Tim discusses the story of his encounters with the Taliban in Afghanistan, as well as his struggles with mental health which followed. The long term effects of military service on reservists are largely underreported and can be even more jarring than those effects on our enlisted men and women. Reservists are often expected to transition in and out of their deployments seamlessly. These transitions carry immense challenges which can change lives forever. Tim Sanchez is currently a Senior Director at Roberts & Ryan, and we sincerely thank him for taking the time to share his story.Thanks for listening and don't forget to download, subscribe, rate, and review Heroes Behind Headlines.

On this episode of The Global Exchange, Colin Robertson speaks to William Crosbie about Afghanistan, one year after its fall to the Taliban. Participant bio: William Crosbie is the Executive Director of the Heart of Asia Society and former Ambassador to Afghanistan. https://heartofasiasociety.org/team/ambassador-william-crosbie/ Host Bio: Colin Robertson is a Fellow at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute – https://www.cgai.ca/staff#Robertson What Mr. Crosbie is reading/ listening to: The Rest is History – https://play.acast.com/s/the-rest-is-history-podcast Monocle 24 – https://monocle.com/radio/ There is Nothing for You Here by Dr. Fiona Hill – https://www.harpercollins.com/products/there-is-nothing-for-you-here-fiona-hill Why the Germans Do It Better by John Kampfner – https://www.waterstones.com/book/why-the-germans-do-it-better/john-kampfner/9781786499783 Recording Date: 4 August 2022. Give 'The Global Exchange' a review on Apple Podcast! Follow the Canadian Global Affairs Institute on Facebook, Twitter (@CAGlobalAffairs), or on Linkedin. Head over to our website www.cgai.ca for more commentary. Produced by Charlotte Duval-Lantoine. Music credits to Drew Phillips.

Almost one year ago, the U.S. withdrew from Afghanistan and the country fell to Taliban rule. While some were able to evacuate in the chaos, tens of thousands of Afghans remain in hiding, many of whom are specifically targeted due to the assistance they provided U.S. forces.On this episode, we're joined by Afghan-American immigration lawyer Spojmie Nasiri. Over the last year, Spojmie has heard harrowing stories from many families seeking safety in the U.S. She talks about her work and experience after the fall of Kabul, and the policy choices our government has made along the way.

In this week's ThePrint #SecurityCode, Praveen Swami explains why Taliban won't give up al-Qaeda, specially after US killing of al-Zawahiri and how al-Qaeda enjoys greater freedom in Afghanistan under Taliban regime.

Am 8. August 2021 wurde Kundus, der Stützpunkt der Bundeswehr, eingenommen. Am 15. August des vergangenen Jahres fiel die afghanische Hauptstadt Kabul in die Hand der Taliban. In den Wochen und Tagen zuvor hatte es chaotische Zustände im Land gegeben: die amerikanischen Truppen beschleunigten ihren Abzug, die Nato-Truppen anderer Länder mussten folgen, weil sie ohne den Schutz der US-Amerikaner nicht vor Ort bleiben konnten.

Guest host Talia Schlanger speaks with Lotfullah Najafizada about launching an independent media outlet in Afghanistan one year after the U.S. withdrawal from and Taliban takeover of his home country, Kate Molleson shares stories of classical composers overlooked in music history, and Doug Larson reveals lessons we can learn from an ancient forest.

The Taliban is slamming a UN report detailing the amount of abuse they have committed against the Afghan people as propaganda and nothing more than Western story telling. The truth however, is that the Taliban is a regressive regime who has no desire to be inclusive or well received on the world stage and their behavior day after day proves that. (commercial at 7:56)to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:https://apnews.com/article/afghanistan-islamic-state-group-religion-race-and-ethnicity-united-nations-e4705f931a083e95cbdc3b5be7a0f683

The Taliban is slamming a UN report detailing the amount of abuse they have committed against the Afghan people as propaganda and nothing more than Western story telling. The truth however, is that the Taliban is a regressive regime who has no desire to be inclusive or well received on the world stage and their behavior day after day proves that. (commercial at 7:56)to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:https://apnews.com/article/afghanistan-islamic-state-group-religion-race-and-ethnicity-united-nations-e4705f931a083e95cbdc3b5be7a0f683

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Rip Van Kaus awakens to a frightening new reality ... Bob and Mickey scan the dial for better Christian music ... Did the Taliban sell out Ayman al-Zawahiri? ... Bob: Weapons sent to Ukraine will end up in US extremists' hands ... Why did Nancy Pelosi go to Taiwan? ... If Trump had been reelected, would Putin have invaded Ukraine? ... Ukraine War update ... Are pro-choice Kansas voters also pro-Democrat? ... Mickey: My fears about Democratic midterm gains look more and more realistic ... Joe Manchin zags his way into supporting BBB ... Biden manages to avoid stagflation (for now) ... Parrot Room preview: Joe Rogan, Alex Jones, Brittney Griner, Monkeypox, Jonah Goldberg, the (possible) fascism of JD Vance and Blake Masters, Mickey's beef with Chris Murphy, Mikey's defense of mansplaining, the end of social media, a small wrinkle in the midterms, Obnoxious Use of the Word “Agency” of the Week, the third party question, John Fetterman, and the LIV Tour antitrust suit ...

Rip Van Kaus awakens to a frightening new reality ... Bob and Mickey scan the dial for better Christian music ... Did the Taliban sell out Ayman al-Zawahiri? ... Bob: Weapons sent to Ukraine will end up in US extremists' hands ... Why did Nancy Pelosi go to Taiwan? ... If Trump had been reelected, would Putin have invaded Ukraine? ... Ukraine War update ... Are pro-choice Kansas voters also pro-Democrat? ... Mickey: My fears about Democratic midterm gains look more and more realistic ... Joe Manchin zags his way into supporting BBB ... Biden manages to avoid stagflation (for now) ... Parrot Room preview: Joe Rogan, Alex Jones, Brittney Griner, Monkeypox, Jonah Goldberg, the (possible) fascism of JD Vance and Blake Masters, Mickey's beef with Chris Murphy, Mikey's defense of mansplaining, the end of social media, a small wrinkle in the midterms, Obnoxious Use of the Word “Agency” of the Week, the third party question, John Fetterman, and the LIV Tour antitrust suit ...

Topic: World's biggest plant discovered off Australian coast   The largest known plant on Earth - a seagrass roughly three times the size of Manhattan - has been discovered off the coast of Australia. 地球上已知的最大植物－大約是曼哈頓面積3倍大的一種海草－已在澳洲海岸外被發現。 Using genetic testing, scientists have determined a large underwater meadow in Western Australia is in fact one plant. 使用基因測定，科學家已判定在西澳洲的一片大型水下草甸其實是一棵植物。 It is believed to have spread from a single seed over at least 4,500 years. The seagrass covers about 200 sq km , researchers from the University of Western Australia said. 據信這片草甸從一顆種子擴散而成，歷時至少4500年。西澳洲大學的研究人員說，這棵海草覆蓋的面積約200平方公里。 The team stumbled upon the discovery by accident at Shark Bay, about 800km north of Perth. They had set out to understand the genetic diversity of the species - also known as ribbon weed - which is commonly found along parts of Australia's coast. 研究團隊在伯斯北方約800公里的鯊魚灣意外找到這發現。他們先是著手了解這些常在澳洲部份海岸被發現的物種－也被稱為絲帶海草－的基因多樣性。 Researchers collected shoots from across the bay and examined 18,000 genetic markers to create a "fingerprint" from each sample. They had aimed to discover how many plants made up the meadow. 研究人員從整個鯊魚灣蒐集幼芽，並且檢視了1萬8000個基因標記來為每個樣本製造「指紋」。他們原本目標是要找出有多少棵植物構成這片草甸。 "The answer blew us away - there was just one!" said Jane Edgeloe, the study's lead author. 該研究主要作者珍．艾吉羅說：「這個答案讓我們大吃一驚，居然只有一棵！」   Next Article   Topic: Not a square to spare: Australian shops ration toilet paper amid coronavirus panic 一張都不分：澳洲商店在冠狀病毒恐慌中限購衛生紙 Australia's major grocers put strict limits on purchases of toilet paper on Wednesday, after shoppers stripped shelves in a rush of panic buying spurred by fears over a coronavirus. 在購物者因冠狀病毒掀起的恐慌而倉皇大肆搶購，將貨架上商品一掃而空後，澳洲大型零售商店週三對購買衛生紙祭出嚴格限制。 The demand for toilet paper, in particular, has sparked the trending hashtags #toiletpapergate and #toiletpapercrisis on Twitter, along with photographs of overloaded shopping trolleys, and calls for calm from baffled officials. 尤其，對衛生紙的需求已經在「推特」掀起「衛生紙門」和「衛生紙危機」熱門話題標籤，以及一張張堆到爆滿的購物車照片，和對此難以理解的官員喊話呼籲冷靜。 The biggest grocery chain, Woolworths Group Ltd, limited sales to four packs a shopper, to keep up stock levels while suppliers ramp up production. 在供應商加速生產的同時，最大連鎖零售商Woolworths集團為了維持存貨量，限制每人最多購買4袋。 Shoppers have swooped on other products also. Costco has put limits on purchases of milk, eggs, rice, disinfectants and soap. 購物者也搶購其他商品。好市多限制牛奶、雞蛋、米、消毒殺菌品和肥皂的購買量。Source article: https://features.ltn.com.tw/english/article/paper/1523717 ; https://features.ltn.com.tw/english/article/paper/1361291?fbclid=IwAR3kVmMFa5gdommS4R4Ftm8HzoQ7DeQzQ5yjoI0jTvkQDeAtMfTFjDfgQCI   Next Article   Topic: Australian prison to be evacuated after mice move in   A plague of mice that has ravaged vast swathes of eastern Australia has forced the evacuation of a prison while authorities repair gnawed electrical wiring and clear dead and decaying mice from walls and ceilings. 一場蹂躪澳洲東部廣泛地區的鼠疫，已迫使一間監獄全員撤離，好讓當局修復被啃咬的電線，以及清除牆壁和天花板裡死亡發臭的老鼠。 Around 200 staff and 420 inmates will be transferred from the Wellington Correctional Center in rural New South Wales state to other prisons in the region. 新南威爾斯州鄉下的威靈頓矯正所，將撤離約200名職員和420名受刑人到區內其他監獄。 Millions of mice have caused havoc in the grain-growing region of Australia's most populous state for months, devouring crops and haystacks as well as invading homes, businesses, schools, hospitals and prisons. 數月來，上百萬隻老鼠在澳洲人口最稠密的穀物栽植地區大肆破壞，吃光作物和乾草，還入侵住家、商店、學校、醫院和監獄。 The most common complaint about the plague is an ever-present stench of mice urine and decaying flesh. People report being bitten by mice in bed. Mouse carcasses and excrement in roof guttering are polluting farmers' water tanks and causing sickness. 對鼠疫最常見的抱怨，是前所未聞的老鼠尿液和腐敗屍體的惡臭。有人通報躺在床上時被老鼠咬。屋頂排水系統內的鼠屍和鼠便，也污染農夫的儲水槽，並帶來疾病。 Next Article Australian ute whizzes across seven lanes of traffic unscathed澳洲休旅車呼嘯穿越七車道而毫髮無傷 Australian police captured dramatic footage of a white truck speeding unscathed across seven lanes of traffic in a once-in-a-lifetime incident. 在一起難得一見的事件中，澳洲警方拍攝到一輛白色卡車加速橫越七車道卻毫髮無傷的戲劇性影片。 Though a mere five seconds, the riveting video shows a Toyota Hilux truck in Australia's Northern Territories drive over a sandy median, narrowly avoid a collision with another car in three lanes of moving vehicles, thread through two lanes of stationary cars, bounce across two empty lanes and then hurtle toward a line of storefronts. 雖然僅有五秒，這段精彩影片顯示，澳洲北領地的一輛豐田Hilux卡車駛過一個沙地分隔島，在三個車輛行駛中的車道上差點就撞上另一輛車，接著越過兩線車輛靜止的車道，再彈越過兩個空車車道，衝向一排店面。 The driver of the utility vehicle, or ute as the vehicle is commonly known in Australia, was heading towards the city of Darwin when she allegedly lost control, failed to negotiate a turn, and crashed into a business, according to the police in a post on social media. 根據警方在社群媒體上的貼文，這輛運動型休旅車（在澳洲常被稱為ute ）的駕駛在駛向達爾文市時，據說她失控，過彎失敗，最後撞入一個店家。 "It is incredibly lucky no one else was injured in this incident," said Superintendent Daniel Shean of the Northern Territory Police, reminding people to always drive with due care and attention. 北領地警局警司丹尼爾．辛恩說，這起事故沒有其他人受傷真是不可思議，提醒人們開車應該要小心謹慎，注意安全。Source article: https://features.ltn.com.tw/english/article/paper/1481283 ; https://features.ltn.com.tw/english/article/paper/1479057   Next Article   Topic: With Australia-UK deal, Biden again shows China is paramount priority   Forging a new three-way alliance with Britain and Australia to the anger of the French, US President Joe Biden has again made brutally clear that his top international priority, overriding all else, will be facing China. 美國總統喬‧拜登不惜激怒法國，與英國及澳洲建立新的三方聯盟，再次殘酷地表明，他的國際事務首要目標，是面對中國。 Under the alliance christened with the acronym AUKUS, Australia will be the only country other than the UK to have access to US technology to build nuclear-powered submarines — which could deploy in contested waters where Beijing is assertively exerting its claims. 該聯盟名為AUKUS，為澳、英、美三國的首字母縮寫。根據其協議，澳洲將成為除英國之外唯一能獲得美國技術以建造核動力潛艇的國家——這些核子潛艇可部署在北京強勢主張所有權之爭議水域。 The announcement infuriated China, but also France, which lost a contract to build conventional submarines for Australia that was worth A$50 billion (US$36.5 billion) at the time of signing. 此消息公布，激怒了中國，卻也激怒了法國；法國丟了為澳洲製造傳統動力潛艇的合約，該合約簽署時之價格為五百億澳元（三百六十五億美元）。 French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian denounced the “stab in the back” by the US, and Paris has recalled its ambassadors to the US and Canberra. AUKUS was unveiled weeks after Biden withdrew remaining US troops from Afghanistan, prompting unusually strong statements from European allies who decried the swift return to power of the Taliban. 法國外交部長尚-伊夫‧勒德里安譴責美國的「背後捅刀」，巴黎已召回其駐美國及坎培拉大使。拜登完成美軍撤出阿富汗後數週，AUKUS聯盟計畫公布，引起歐洲盟國發出異常強烈的聲明，譴責美國的撤軍讓塔利班迅速重掌政權。 Biden had long pushed to end the 20-year war and has repeatedly said that Afghanistan was a costly sideshow to China, which his adminstration has described as the primary US rival in the 21st century. “The world is changing. We're engaged in a serious competition with China,” Biden said in a speech after the last US troops left. 拜登長期以來一直努力想結束這場長達二十年的戰爭，並一再表示與中國問題相較，阿富汗戰爭是一個代價高昂的枝節問題；拜登政府稱中國為美國在二十一世紀的頭號競爭對手。「世界正在改變。我們正與中國進行一場嚴峻的競爭」，拜登在最後一批美軍離開阿富汗時所發表的講話中說道。 Relations between Beijing and Washington look set to continue on their current tricky path, while the Western alliance has also been shaken. 北京與華盛頓之間的關係看來將繼續沿著目前棘手的道路前進，而西方聯盟也受到了動搖。Source article: https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/lang/archives/2021/09/27/2003765047

Nach einem Jahr Talibanherrschaft ist Afghanistan wirtschaftlich im freien Fall, die Menschen- und besonders die Frauenrechte gelten immer weniger. Gerade darum sollte der Westen das Land nicht abschreiben, sagt der Afghanistan-Kenner Emran Feroz.Moderation: Patrick Garberwww.deutschlandfunkkultur.de, TachelesDirekter Link zur Audiodatei

Indiana Republicans went full Christian Taliban in their abortion ban arguments. The obese mega-yacht ordered by one percenter Amazon Czar Bezos slinked off in the darkness and out of Rotterdam. A woman-hating fascist legislator from Indiana argued to require non-viable fetuses be brought to term. Another GOP also slimeball blathered nonsense about how we must all accept the consequences of life, etc. Sith Lord Senator Rick Scott stumbled many times as he waddled through a boring, ponderous speech at CPAC. Inforwarrior lunatic Alex Jones was ordered to pay bigly in punitive damages for defaming a set of parents whose child was murdered at Sandy Hook. Hitler-tastic Kari Lake won the GOP primary in Arizona but her Democratic opponent will trounce her in the general. Herr DeSantis fired a Democratic States Attorney who refused to enforce draconian forced birth laws. Trump minion Rudy "The Farter" Giuliani backed up dumb Governor Ron's move to ax the attorney. Slothish Senator Ted Cruz received the saddest standing ovation in the history of the universe after delivering a punchline-free joke about pronouns.

Photo: No known restrictions on publication. @Batchelorshow #Classic#AfterAfghanistan:   The supremacy of the Haqqanis.   1 /4   #AfterAfghanistan  The Taliban Cabinet and the Haqqani Network. @BillRoggio @ThomasJoscelyn @LongWarJournal (Originally posted September 21, 2021). https://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2021/09/talibans-government-includes-designated-terrorists-ex-guantanamo-detainees.php

Buck Reminds Us Why Timing is Everything in Politics. Ron DeSantis Shows Republican Governors How It's Done. It's Only a Matter of Time with the Taliban in Afghanistan. If You're An American, You're One of Ours.Follow Clay & Buck on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/clayandbuckSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Enjoy an 82% discount and 3 months free with the most trusted VPN provider, Private Internet Access at our link: https://privateinternetaccess.com/TheBabylonBee This week at The Babylon Bee, Kyle, Jarret, Christina, and Brandon talk about whether or not we are living in MAGA country after the primary results pour in, a woman made a bunch of resentful comics about her husband causing the internet to make peach memes, and an impassioned argument broke out over which Pride and Prejudice adaptation is the best. Also the prices are just too dang high! This episode is brought to you by our wonderful sponsors who you should absolutely check out: Get gold for these uncertain times: https://allegiancegold.com/bee Get prepared with The Babylon Bee and My Patriot Supply: http://preparewithbee.com Get help from Christian counseling today: https://www.betterhelp.com/babylonbee/ The Bee announces an upcoming Beach Boys parody video. Also, terrorists are getting drone striked while hanging out with the Taliban, Newsom declared a state of emergency over a disease that totally isn't gay, and Obi-Wan Kenobi is now bi for some reason. Okay. The Babylon Bee plays The Price Is Wrong, Bee where Kyle, Jarret, and Brandon try to guess the price of some random items we got from the store. There is also another exciting edition of Sizzler Facts, Bee Radio from Austin Robertson, and of course Hate Mail! Also, we find out what listeners would call their imaginary fat baby after putting out our latest Pregnant Man sketch. In the full length version of the podcast, Christina answers the Ten Questions and joins the other guys in reading the best subscriber submitted headlines and bonus hate mail!To get the full version of the podcast go to: http://babylonbee.com/plans

Ayman al Zawahiri, emir of Al Qaeda, is no more. He was reportedly on the balcony of what he thought was a “safe house” in one of Kabul's more upscale neighborhoods when two missiles fired by the CIA from a Hellfire drone ended his life — almost 21 years after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and almost one year after the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan and capitulation to the Taliban. To discuss Zawahiri's career and killing and what's next for Al Qaeda, the Taliban, Afghanistan, and the global jihad, Foreign Podicy host Cliff May is joined by FDD senior fellow and editor of FDD's Long War Journal Bill Roggio and senior director of FDD's Center on Military and Political Power (CMPP) Bradley Bowman.  

A year after the fall of Afghanistan, thousands of U.S. allies are still trying to escape the Taliban and certain death. Meet the Americans fighting to save them.

A year on from the fall of Kabul, Australian reporter Lynne O'Donnell returned to Afghanistan, and now says she'll never go back. O'Donnell returned for three days last month, only to be detained, forced to retract articles, and coerced into making a public apology for accusing the Taliban of sex slavery.

It took about one year for the Taliban and Al Qaeda to find themselves at odds. This once very strong friendship is now being tested in the wake of the death of Ayman Al Zawahiri as the finger pointing and blame game heats up. With the Taliban having such a fragile grip on power even in the best of times, this could only lead to that fragile hold weakening even further. (commercial at 11:27)to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/ayman-al-zawahiri-s-assassination-spells-bad-news-for-the-taliban/ar-AA10i5Jr?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=b44b556837e34b4e90efb5902d368409

It took about one year for the Taliban and Al Qaeda to find themselves at odds. This once very strong friendship is now being tested in the wake of the death of Ayman Al Zawahiri as the finger pointing and blame game heats up. With the Taliban having such a fragile grip on power even in the best of times, this could only lead to that fragile hold weakening even further. (commercial at 11:27)to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/ayman-al-zawahiri-s-assassination-spells-bad-news-for-the-taliban/ar-AA10i5Jr?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=b44b556837e34b4e90efb5902d368409

This week, Jonathan Freedland speaks to the former US assistant secretary of state Philip Crowley about what events in Taiwan and Kabul tell us about President Biden's foreign policy strategy

The take-down of an Al Qaeda leader exposes the growing terrorist presence in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan, military recruitment falls to a record low, and LA moves to ban homeless encampments near schools. Get the facts first on Morning Wire.

Journalist Ramita Navai went undercover in Afghanistan to film her new PBS Frontline documentary and found that girls and women are being arrested for violating the morality code. Also many girls are abducted and forced to marry Talibs.

Most of us know that the lives of women and girls under extremist regimes are harsh and often cruel and unfair. Many families fled Afghanistan in the last couple of years as the Taliban has taken full power. But what happens when those families are faced with an all new set of crises in America? We first give ourselves a crash course in "what is even Taliban?", then introduce a little girl missing out of San Antonio named Lina Sardar Khil. Know of a missing woman's story you think needs attention? Email us at someplaceunderneith@gmail.com Intro by Devin Castaldi-Micca, ft. "Subway" by The Lunachicks Flowerhead - Pondering My Orb (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXb6QLCaLxjvucwNlQuS2gg) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

In our news wrap Thursday, the Biden administration declared a public health emergency over monkeypox as the number of U.S. cases passed 6,600, President Biden tests positive for COVID for a sixth consecutive day, China retaliates in a dispute over Taiwan, Puerto Rico's former governor was arrested in a federal corruption case, and Taliban officials deny knowing al-Qaida's leader was in Kabul. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Tuesday on the NewsHour, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi makes a stop in Taiwan, sparking immediate retaliation from China. Then, questions arise about al-Qaida's influence in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan after a U.S. drone strike kills the group's leader. We speak to national security advisor Jake Sullivan. Plus, local health authorities race to contain the highly contagious monkeypox virus. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Another day, another leader of al-Qaeda is killed by U.S. forces. This time, it was Ayman al-Zawahiri, killed on his balcony in Kabul by a Hellfire missile strike. To talk about it all, Benjamin Wittes sat down with Lawfare senior editor Scott R. Anderson and Lawfare's foreign policy editor Daniel Byman. Is it a big deal? Is it kind of old news that we've killed yet another al-Qaeda leader? How badly degraded is al-Qaeda? Who's going to replace al-Zawahiri? What does it mean for the Taliban's promises not to allow al-Qaeda attacks on the United States to be planned from its soil? And what is the international and domestic law of killing al-Qaeda leaders 21 years after 9/11.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lawfare. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Washington says the Taliban should not have been harbouring Ayman al-Zawahiri. Also: Imran Khan's political party is accused of concealing foreign funding; and Ian McKellen plays Hamlet in a ballet.