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Afghan girls play cricket on school grounds in Kabul in 2010. At the time, Afghanistan was set to select its first national women's cricket team. But a Taliban official now reportedly says women won't be allowed to play it and other sports. AFP via Getty Images hide caption
In A New Afghanistan, Some Women Fear For Their Rights — But Others Are Hopeful
In A New Afghanistan, Some Women Fear For Their Rights — But Others Are Hopeful
A hiring sign gets displayed in a store window in New York City in August. Last month saw a sharp slowdown in hiring from previous months as the pandemic wears on and creates uncertainty. Getty Images hide caption
Delta Surge Slows Recovery As Parts Of Pandemic Safety Net Disappear
Delta Surge Slows Recovery As Parts Of Pandemic Safety Net Disappear
Prescribed burns, like this one in Humboldt County, Calif., reduce the underbrush without destroying trees. Lenya Quinn-Davidson hide caption
As A Destructive Fire Season Rages On, What Might Prevent The Next One?
As A Destructive Fire Season Rages On, What Might Prevent The Next One?
A child watches as a nurse administers a COVID-19 vaccine during a pop-up vaccination event in April at Lynn Family Stadium in Louisville, Ky. Getty Images hide caption
A deeply divided Supreme Court is allowing a Texas law that bans most abortions to remain in force, stripping women of the right to an abortion in most cases in the nation's second-largest state. AP hide caption
A nurse enters a Covid-19 patient's room inside the ICU (intensive care unit) at Adventist Health in Sonora, California on August 27, 2021. AFP via Getty Images hide caption
The Delta Surge Keeps Getting Worse. What Happens When Hospitals Fill Up
The Delta Surge Keeps Getting Worse. What Happens When Hospitals Fill Up
A carry team moves a transfer case containing the remains of Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jared M. Schmitz during a casualty return on Sunday at Dover Air Force Base, Del. AP hide caption
Scenes From The Aftermath Of The U.S. Withdrawal From Afghanistan
Scenes From The Aftermath Of The U.S. Withdrawal From Afghanistan
Residents walk down a flooded residential street in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida on August 30, 2021 in Norco, Louisiana. Getty Images hide caption
Purdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin, and its owners, the Sackler family, are facing hundreds of lawsuits across the country for the company's alleged role in the opioid epidemic that has killed more than 200,000 Americans over the past 20 years. Getty Images hide caption