One of them died. The company is enforcing rules more strictly against parties at residences it rents. Source
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Anger and evacuations as deadly wildfires char France and Greece
The Mediterranean has long faced seasonal fires, but scientists say they’re getting worse due to man-made global warming, and in some cases, neglect. Source
Pressure increases on school districts bucking mask mandate bans
At least two in Florida are facing sanctions and Arizona’s governor is blocking extra funds from districts requiring masks. Source
U.N. World Food Programme helping survivors of massive Haiti earthquake
The United Nations World Food Programme is helping with the rescue efforts in Haiti in the aftermath of a deadly and massive 7.2 magnitude earthquake that rocked the country. CBSN anchor Vladimir Duthiers speaks with Pierre Honnorat, the organization’s country director and representative in Haiti. Source
U.S. scrambles to evacuate Americans and Afghans following Taliban takeover
There’s mounting pressure on the Biden administration to evacuate Americans and allies out of Afghanistan following the Taliban’s rapid takeover. Pentagon officials said between 1,400 and 1,500 people have been evacuated from the country since Saturday. But thousands more remain, including many Afghans who are fearful of what’s next in a country once again under the rule of the Taliban. CBS News foreign correspondent Roxana Saberi and CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang report on the latest from more from Kabul and the White House. Then, Elliot Ackerman, a U.S. Marine veteran and author, and Jamil Jaffer, founder and executive director of the National Security Institute, joined CBSN’s Elaine Quijano to discuss. Source
Storm hits Haiti as earthquake death toll rises
Tropical depression Grace hit Haiti just days after a devastating earthquake killed more than 1,400 people. CBS News’ Vladimir Duthiers reports from Haiti, and then Jean Eddy Saint Paul, a Brooklyn College sociology professor and founding director of the CUNY Haitian Studies Institute, joins CBSN to discuss the latest. Source
U.S. intel warned of Afghan military collapse
Questions are being raised about how the Biden administration was caught off guard by the sudden collapse of the Afghan government. Weijia Jiang has more on the warnings the administration did receive. Source
Kenosha police let armed civilians “wreak havoc” at protests: Lawsuit
The lawsuit says police “deputized these armed individuals, conspired with them, and ratified their actions by letting them patrol the streets, armed with deadly weapons, to mete out justice as they saw fit.” Source
Evacuations resume at Kabul airport a day after deadly chaos on the tarmac
Evacuation flights out of Afghanistan resumed Tuesday after the military regained control over Kabul’s international airport, which was overrun by crowds attempting to flee the Taliban a day earlier. CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang, CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion, and Los Angeles Times’ White House reporter Eli Stokols join CBSN’s “Red & Blue” anchor Elaine Quijano with more on how the White House is defending itself against criticism over its exit strategy and the latest on President Biden’s domestic agenda. Source
CBS Evening News, August 17, 2021
White House to recommend COVID vaccine booster shots; Father and son finish bike ride of a lifetime Source