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The Taliban have seized at least 10 provincial capitals in the past week, accelerating a nationwide offensive that began soon after President Joe Biden set August 31 as the deadline for the withdrawal of all U.S. troops from the country. The militant group—undefeated through a 20-year insurgency against American, NATO and government forces—appears poised to seize control of the country for the first time since 2001. Videos show Taliban forces entering the major cities of Herat in the west, Kandahar in the south and Ghazni in the southeast....

The increased spotlight on the VP pick comes as Americans and the black community have reeled from the deaths of Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia and George Floyd in Minnesota. Arbery was shot and killed in February after being chased by two white men, with arrests being made only when footage was released months later, and Floyd died Monday after a police officer kneeled on his neck for eight minutes....

The Confederation of African Football said Monday the tournament will now kick off on June 21 instead of June 15. The final was put back six days to July 19. The move came after a request from a group of North African nations and CAF approved the delay at a special executive committee meeting on Saturday. Some of Africa’s biggest stars, including Egypt forward Mohamed Salah and Senegal winger Sadio Mane, are Muslims....

Unionization across many industries has increased dramatically since 2020. However, doing so in the publishing industry is seen as a rarity. According to AP, bookselling is often synonymous with liberal politics and valuing knowledge over money. In fact, the first union contract for the bookstore industry is set for the anti-war establishment Moe’s Books in Berkeley, California. “After lots of ups and downs, and major disagreements, the parties have come together,” Moe’s Books buyer Owen Hill told AP....

That was in 2014, and to the surprise of few, that learning curve proved too steep for a seventh-round draft pick with 66 minor-league saves on his resume. “I was kind of learning on the job, which can be really tough when you’re trying to learn how to start against major league hitters,” Mikolas said. Following his failed stint in the American League, Mikolas headed to Japan, where he spent the next three years learning the art of being a starter for the Yomiuri Giants....

“Ummm. This is @geoff_yang and I am NOT running for President,” Yang tweeted after the image aired as part of the network’s Squawk Box program on Monday. Andrew Yang thanked Geoff Yang for clearing up the misunderstanding via his own Twitter. “Thanks Geoff,” tweeted Andrew Yang, who added a smiley face and thumbs-up emoji. Andrew Yang is currently in Iowa, campaigning there a month before the Democratic caucus is scheduled to take place in the state....

Fanning’s no-show could be a sign that the next Death Stranding game holds more secrets than initially expected. It could also be confirmation of theories that fans have already been stitching together regarding her role in Death Stranding 2. It seems fans will have to wait for further trailers and details before they’ll receive the desperately craved answers. RELATED: Possible Reasons Why Sam is So Old in Death Stranding 2...

Gonzalez re-establishes foothold with the USA For the first time in nearly a year Hamid is back with the U.S. national team, but the landscape has shifted considerably since his most recent time with the squad in November 2015. Back then, the D.C. United goalkeeper was called in for the USA’s World Cup qualifiers alongside Tim Howard and Brad Guzan — demonstrating he was right in the mix as the heir apparent behind the veteran duo....

Lyon says Garcia signed a two-year contract to replace Sylvinho, a Brazilian who was fired after only a few months in charge. Lyon is 14th in the 20-team French league standings, though is unbeaten in its Champions League group. Lyon plays at Benfica next week. Garcia spent the past three seasons with Marseille, and has also coached another of Lyon’s big rivals, Saint-Etienne. He previously coached Lille, featuring a young Eden Hazard, to the league and cup double in 2011....

Mueller on Wednesday testified for roughly six hours before the House Judicial and Intelligence committees about his two-year-long investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election and the 448-page report, released in April, detailing the key findings of the probe. It was the first time he answered questions from lawmakers regarding the investigation. Despite the president’s claims of innocence, Mueller repeated that his report did not exonerate Trump of wrongdoing during his remarks....

The New World-Nvidia GPU RTX 3090 Problems RELATED: Comparing the Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080Ti Graphics Card to the 3080 and 3090 New World releases on August 31, 2021, on PC. MORE: Is New World Coming to Xbox?

Cody will also wrestle tonight as he teams up with Gunn Club to face members of The Dark Order. MJF and Wardlow will be in tag team action against Sammy Guevara and Ortiz, days ahead of MJF’s match against Chris Jericho at Full Gear. Jon Moxley and Eddie Kingston meet in the ring ahead of AEW Full Gear Just days ahead of their AEW World Championship match at Full Gear, Jon Moxley and Eddie Kingston will face off in the ring on the go-home episode of Dynamite....

A Twitter user shared a vintage video of Vader decimating his opponent with punches during his time as the most dangerous heel in WCW. Dustin Rhodes, who faced Vader in multiple promotions, responded to the tweet: Dustin Rhodes and Vader battled numerous times, with the best of their matches on WCW from 1992 to 1994. The Mastodon came out on top in singles matches, while the current AEW star picked up a few wins in multi-man matches....

Speaking to Sports Illustrated, Tony Khan took a diplomatic approach by not outright mentioning NXT. He said he’s excited as more people will be able to check out AEW Dynamite on Wednesday nights. Tony Khan further revealed that the reason AEW is collaborating with so many companies around the globe is to bring more eyeballs to the product. In recent weeks, AEW has efficiently used the now wide-open Forbidden Door to bring mainstream coverage to its product....

White, who defeated Kota Ibushi on Night 2 of WK 14 in order to avenge in G1 Climax finals loss, has now been called out by All Elite Wrestling superstar Shawn Spears, as the latter has challenged ‘Switchblade’ to a match. Also Read: WWE interested in New Japan star Jay White Shawn Spears calls out Jay White Since signing with All Elite Wrestling, Shawn Spears has had a few outstanding matches for the American promotion, most notably his bout against Cody from AEW: All Out....

Unlike many other AEW stars, Jade Cargill had no experience on the independent scene. With her natural athleticism, she started off her pro-wrestling career in AEW. Speaking to Chris Jericho on Talk is Jericho, the 29-year old star explained why she rejected WWE’s contract offer. Jade Cargill is undefeated in AEW Jade Cargill has been undefeated in All Elite Wrestling since her debut in March 2021. Her first match took place against Cody Rhodes and Red Velvet when she teamed up with Shaquille O’Neal....

Also read: The Elite confirms their brand new wrestling promotion All Elite Wrestling will have a huge corporate backing as the owner of the Jacksonville Jaguars in the NFL, Tony Khan, is set to be behind the promotion that will have Cody and the Young Bucks as the Executive Vice Presidents. This won’t be a new role for the trio because they already have the experience of booking the All In PPV in 2018....

The 24-year-old limped off the pitch and was replaced by Callum Wilson in the Cherries’ 1-0 loss to Chelsea last weekend at the Vitality Stadium. And Howe has stated that the former Arsenal player will not be available for the tie against Rafael Benitez’s men but he is expected to be back in action after the international break. “Both Benik Afobe and Junior Stanislas will miss this weekend,” Howe told club website....

WEST ZONE: Al Ain (UAE) v Esteghlal (IRN) Al Ain find themselves in a slight spot of bother as they prepare to host Iran’s Esteghlal in the second leg on Monday. The Emirati side have to overcome a 1-0 first leg loss, thanks to an injury-time penalty from Kaveh Rezaei. At home, Al Ain are a dangerous side and are certainly capable of overcoming the first leg setback, especially if Omar Abdulrahman comes to the party....

The Paulo Meneses-coached side are placed sixth in the league standings with 15 points in hand after a total of 10 matches so far. Aizawl will have the services of Afghanistan-born Masih Saighani, Liberian Alfred Jaryan and Romanian Andrei Ionescu among the foreign contingent for their battle at Iran. Nigerian defender Kareem Omalaja Nurain’s injury meant that the club had to replace him with Leonce Dodoz but Ivorian striker could not get his visa in time to make it to the travelling squad....