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Taliban fighters stand guard at a checkpoint in the city of Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021. The Taliban declared an "amnesty" across Afghanistan Tuesday seeking to convince a wary population that they have changed.

Taliban Mark Afghanistan's Independence Day As Challenges To Their Rule Rise

The Taliban celebrated Afghanistan's Independence Day by declaring they beat the U.S. but face running a country short on cash where the possibility of an armed opposition is beginning to emerge.

Cruz Urias Beltran collapsed because of heat-related illness while working in a cornfield near Grand Island, Neb., in 2018. He is one of at least<strong> </strong>384 workers who died from environmental heat exposure in the U.S. in the last decade, according to an investigation by Columbia Journalism Investigations and NPR.

Heat is killing workers in the U.S. — and there are no federal rules to protect them

Heat has killed hundreds of workers in the U.S., many in construction or agriculture, an investigation by NPR and Columbia Journalism Investigations found. Federal standards might have prevented them.

A family photo of Cruz Urias Beltran taken during the 1990s.

Heat Is Killing Workers In The U.S. — And There Are No Federal Rules To Protect Them

Heat has killed hundreds of workers in the U.S., many in construction or agriculture, an investigation by NPR and Columbia Journalism Investigations found. Federal standards might have prevented them.

Suffragists getting ready to campaign for the vote in Texas. Eleanor Brackenridge and Mrs. H.P. Drought are inside the car. The home in the background belongs to Brackenridge and her brother, George. Circa 1916 or 1917.

Citizens At Last

Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2021 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV / On Demand

Detainees walk with their hands clasped behind their backs along a line painted on a walkway inside the Winn Correctional Center in Winnfield, La.

COVID Cases Are Rising In ICE Facilities, Putting Detainees And The Public At Risk

"Many people had coronavirus," says asylum seeker Raudel, adding there's little social distancing or mask wearing, and sick and healthy people are mixed. ICE denies this but cases doubled since June.

COVID Cases Are Rising In ICE Facilities, Putting Detainees And The Public At Risk

"Many people had coronavirus," says asylum seeker Raudel, adding there's little social distancing or mask wearing, and sick and healthy people are mixed. ICE denies this but cases doubled since June.

Markie Post, who played the public defender in the 1980s sitcom "Night Court," has died at age 70 after a years-long battle with cancer.

Markie Post, Who Was Known For Her Role On 'Night Court,' Has Died At Age 70

Post was a longtime television regular who appeared in shows from "Cheers" to "Scrubs." But she was best known for her seven-season run as the public defender on NBC's "Night Court."

San Diego recently added signs to encourage people to keep their distance from the La Jolla sea lions on Aug. 4, 2021.

San Diego Moves To Protect Sea Lions At La Jolla Point

San Diego want emergency authorization to close public access to a sea lion rookery at La Jolla point. The move comes after many close encounters between the marine mammals and the public.

A tourist takes in sea lion moms taking care of their pups along the La Jolla shore on Jun. 16, 2021.

City Applies For Emergency Closure Of La Jolla Sea Lion Rookery

San Diego officials are seeking a temporary emergency closure of a portion of Point La Jolla at Ellen Scripps Browning Park to protect the sea lion rookery from tourists during the annual sea lion pupping season, it was announced Tuesday.

People demonstrate against anti-Asian violence and racism on March 27, 2021 in Los Angeles. A week earlier eight people were killed at three Atlanta-area spas, six of whom were Asian women, in an attack that sent fear through the Asian community amid a rise in anti-Asian hate crimes.

Amid Anti-Asian Hate, AAPI Candidates Aim To Smash Stereotypes And Lead Their Cities

Three big cities might have their first Asian American Pacific Islander mayor next year. These candidates aren't just breaking barriers, they're fighting stereotypes at the root of anti-Asian hate.

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