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Update: 800-Plus Killed, Thousands More Injured After Horrific Earthquake In Afghanistan Update: 800-Plus Killed, Thousands More Injured After Horrific Earthquake In Afghanistan
Update: 800-Plus Killed, Thousands More Injured After Horrific Earthquake In Afghanistan A powerful nighttime earthquake tore through eastern Afghanistan, flattening homes and triggering frantic rescues as the death toll climbed into the hundreds. The Taliban-led government said on Monday, Sept. 1, that at least 800 people were killed and more than 2,800 injured after the 6.0-magnitude quake struck near the Pakistan border.  The tremor caused casualties and damage in Nangarhar province, which includes Jalalabad, and the neighboring provinces of Kunar and Laghman. The US Geological Survey said the quake hit Sunday night, Aug. 31, about 17 miles from Jalalabad at a depth of…

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by Joe Lombardi
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SURRENDERED: Pickup Driver With Alleged Bomb In Custody, Identified SURRENDERED: Pickup Driver With Alleged Bomb In Custody, Identified
Surrendered: Pickup Driver With Alleged Bomb In Custody, Identified IN CUSTODY: A man who held police at bay outside the Library of Congress for nearly five hours on Thursday told President Biden in a livestream from the scene that he had enough explosives in his pickup to blow up 2½ city blocks and was "ready to die for a cause," while claiming there were other bombs planted in the nation's capital. Floyd Ray Roseberry of North Carolina "was just taken into custody moments ago," Capitol Police Chief Thomas Manger told reporters at 2:30 p.m. "He's been moved away from the scene." Manger then left without answering questions. Roseberry livestreamed on Faceb…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Special Forces Soldier From Washington Township Killed By Afghanistan Roadside Bomb Special Forces Soldier From Washington Township Killed By Afghanistan Roadside Bomb
Special Forces Soldier From Washington Township Killed By Afghanistan Roadside Bomb Washington Township native and U.S. Special Forces soldier Michael J. Goble was killed in combat in Afghanistan. The 33-year-old U.S. Army Green Beret died Monday of injuries sustained by a roadside bomb in Kunduz Province Sunday, Pentagon officials said. The Taliban reportedly took responsibility for the attack, which remains under investigation. More than $20,000 had been raised as of Monday evening on a GoFundMe for Goble, who leaves behind his daughter, Zoey, and partner, Jen. "I have never met a soldier that was more passionate and patriotic than Mike Goble," campaign founder Li…

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by Cecilia Levine