Ep. 99: News Roundup Week of 8/30/21

Heart & Home

After 20 years, the withdrawal this week of America's military ground presence in Afghanistan Monday signifies both the end of the military component of the evacuation and the end of the nearly 20-year mission that began shortly after Sept. 11 2001. The U.S. Embassy in Kabul was moved to Doha, Qatar. ——- Also this week, the European Union advised its 27 member states to reconsider allowing entry to nonessential US travelers, dropping the United States from its safe list. Italy, the Netherlands and Sweden were the first to impose new rules. ——- Next, we focus on the horrible weather Hurricane Ida caused on this country along the East Coast of the United States from Louisiana up to Maine. ——- ——————- We move next to weather in the West where tens of thousands of South Lake Tahoe residents are hoping this weekend for a chance to return home after firefighters made progress against the Caldor fire in California that has turned the resort into a ghost town. ——————— Next, a ruling this week that could affect Roe v. Wade, the 1973 landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling that legalized abortion nationally. ———-——- One week before the 20th anniversary of 911, President Joe Biden on Friday directed the declassification of certain documents related to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. —————— Finally, ABBA, the beloved Swedish pop group, announced Thursday in a global livestreamed event that, after nearly 40 years, it will release a new 10-track album, "Voyage," on Nov. 10.