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“It’s an ask the Taliban has been saying from the first day,” she told PBS NewsHour on Friday. Over the past week, the Taliban has taken control at least 10 provincial capitals in an offensive that began after President Joe Biden announced in July that the U.S.’s long military operation in Afghanistan will end on August 31. The government is working on a settlement to end the conflict, according to Raz, “if the people decide who to elect....

Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev shared the news with employees in a message issued after a company-wide meeting on Tuesday. The company grew significantly amid a surge in the popularity of retail stock and cryptocurrency trading that erupted during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. Tenev said that the decision to lay off 9 percent of around 3,800 employees—roughly 340 people—was not made “lightly” but was required due to the company’s expansion causing “duplicate” jobs and other less than “optimal” conditions....

The pandemic has not been easy on them, to say the least. Students from these more marginal communities have been falling behind academically, creating a huge learning gap between the haves and have nots. Perhaps more importantly, my students are experiencing a major threat to their general wellbeing. We need to focus more on this aspect of the pandemic. After all, my students’ productivity as learners and test-takers will never be more important than their worth and dignity as human beings....

That’s the question in the aftermath of Saturday’s 31-27 loss to No. 2 Florida State (7-0). No. 5 Notre Dame (6-1) couldn’t quite wake up the ghosts of 1993. That’s the last time the Irish were on top of the college football world. It almost happened again. It should have happened again. A questionable offensive pass interference call negated a touchdown pass from Everett Golson to Corey Robinson with 17 seconds left....

The Ravens sure don’t. The Browns beat them in their previous meeting, in overtime in Cleveland. The catch is that they did it in Week 5, nearly a month before Hue Jackson was fired, the apparent catalyst for what’s now a run of five wins in their last six games. In fact, the 12-9 victory was Jackson’s last as head coach. BENDER: Browns’ fun is just beginning That should give the Steelers reason to breath easier, right?...

It’s what he does, and what he’s always done, especially when the lights are brightest. He’s done it now with three franchises, and while reaching the Cup Final is the payoff for the dues he’s paid throughout his career, it’s also seemed like his inevitable landing spot. MORE: How every team could trade for P.K. Subban Playing the right way and doing all the right things are what he’s always been about....

The footballer was famously leftist, publicly supporting controversial leaders like Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, who was a member of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela, and former Cuban leader Fidel Castro. It was in 2007 when he made the contentious statements about the U.S. to Chavez. As reported by Reuters at the time, Maradona appeared on a talk show hosted by the Venezuelan president, who was also critical of the U....

During the sixth Democratic primary debate at Loyola Marymount University, Biden answered a question about forgiveness by talking about some of the young people with speech impediments he had mentored. “The little kid who says ‘I can’t talk, what do I do?’ I have scores of these young men and women that I keep in contact with,” he said, affecting a stutter on the first “I.” Shortly after the clip aired, Sanders issued a derogatory tweet towards Biden, writing: “I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I hhhave absolutely no idea what Biden is talking about #DemDebate....

Staying with the team is fine with him, so as long as he is a member of the Nets, Lopez will give the team his best. In a commanding and surprising 102-80 victory over the Washington Wizards, Lopez showed his old magic. His second half produced 25 points; his first, one. If nothing else, Lopez upped his trade value should the Nets decide to continue pursuing offers. The secret to his success: Been there, done that....

Sure, the NFC has 2022 MVP candidate Jalen Hurts, upstart rookie Brock Purdy and the greatest quarterback to ever play, Tom Brady, on its side, but the AFC is loaded with talented passers. Between Patrick Mahomes, Josh Allen and Joe Burrow, the AFC has, arguably, the three best quarterbacks in football right now. That doesn’t figure to change any time soon. In fact, the disparity between the two conferences may only grow....

The agent, Jimmy Sexton, made the comments during a 45-minute call with former Texas Regent Tom Hicks and current Regent Wallace Hall. Hicks detailed the call in a Sept. 24 email that was obtained Tuesday by the AP through an open-records request. MORE: Best BCS moments | SEC icons | Top rivalries | First-and-10 "Sexton confirmed that UT is the only job Nick would possibly consider leaving Alabama for, and that his success there created special pressure for him," Hicks wrote....

Sportsnet’s Arden Zwelling reported after the team’s win Tuesday night that Martin “split open the pinky finger on his left hand giving a high five after the game.” Zwelling added that Martin “got stitched up,” which seems insane when you think about it. MORE: Each MLB team’s worst postseason memory Where in the high five process is there an opportunity to cut yourself? It’s a simple concept: You put your hand up, aim it at the recipients’ hand and smack hard enough where you make a sound, but not so aggressively that you begin to bleed....

According to the Associated Press, Schmidt is calling on the international community for assistance. The threat for a Serb force could “ultimately undermine the state’s ability to function and carry out its constitutional responsibilities,” said Schmidt, who also called Dodik’s threats “tantamount to secession without proclaiming it.” Schmidt also warned that the agreement that ended the Bosnian War in 1995 is in danger. The actions of Bosnian Serbs, he said, “endanger not only the peace and stability of the country and the region, but—if unanswered by the international community—could lead to the undoing of the agreement....

Aguero has thrived in the injury-enforced absence of fellow forward Gabriel Jesus, helping City remain on track to romp to the Premier League title. The 29-year-old began 2018 with a goal in a 3-1 defeat of Watford, following up with a double against Burnley in the FA Cup and a late headed winner in the first leg of the EFL Cup semi-final against Bristol City. Aguero was not on target in City’s 4-3 loss at Liverpool - their first domestic defeat of the season - but he scored a perfect hat-trick in a 3-1 home win against Newcastle United....

San Francisco general manager Trent Baalke told reporters Thursday that no decision has been made whether to release Brooks, who is “still a member of the team.” MORE: NFL players arrested in ‘15 | A history of domestic violence under Goodell “Obviously this is a new development and we don’t know have enough information to make that decision at this point," Baalke said, via the San Francisco Chronicle. “We excused him from team activities to get on top of this,” Baalke added, via CSN Bay Area....

The trial for the three men charged with killing Ahmaud Arbery, a black man from Georgia, continued Monday. Arbery, 25, was shot from a close range after being chased by white men in a pickup truck who saw him jogging in their neighborhood. Arbery’s slaying is one of many killings that received national attention in the last year due to the racial undertones of the case. Glynn Country police Sergeant Shelia Ramos displayed dozens of crime scene photos she took roughly an hour after the February 23, 2020 shooting....

Following a grueling process which lasted two and a half weeks, an overwhelmingly white jury will decide in the fate of white defendants Gregory McMichael, his son Travis McMichael, and William “Roddie” Bryan, who are accused of murdering the Black jogger after chasing him down streets in Georgia in February 2020. On Wednesday, the defense team considered 48 possible jurors, 12 of whom were Black and the remaining 36 white....

The daughter of a pastor, Kay met Rick when she was 17 years old and a home-ec major. She married him quickly based on nothing but a powerful attraction and a sense, she says, that God was going to take him places. The first two years of their marriage were disastrous; both say they realized almost immediately they had nothing in common. “I always say, ‘Before marriage, opposites attract. After marriage, opposites attack’,” says Rick with a laugh as he stops into the interview to say hello....

According to a Thursday update in the Qantas News Room, protecting aircraft from invading critters like birds and insects is nothing new for engineers. But the burgeoning rattlesnake season in California has created a unique problem, forcing engineers to add “a new pre-inspection procedure” to their typical maintenance routines. The fleet, which is in “deep storage” until air travel returns to its pre-pandemic levels, is being stored in Victorville, Calif....