Pentagon: 21,600 evacuated in last 24 hours, a new daily high; CDC study: vaccines less protective against Delta variant, but still reduce risk of severe infection by two-thirds; House votes to pass Biden’s $3.5T budget framework;

Taliban: Afghans will not be allowed to leave the country; Taliban: airport roads closed to afghans, open for foreigners; State Dept: thousands of Americans waiting to be evacuated; Defense officials: first U.S. troops have started leaving Afghanistan; U.S. has evacuated 4,000 American passport holders & their families; Biden won’t extend Aug. 31 deadline to leave Afghanistan;

Fauci: U.S. could have pandemic under control by spring 2022 if eligible people get vaccinated; Vaccine mandates move ahead after FDA approval of Pfizer shot; U.S. surgeon general: decision on vaccines for young children expected by end of 2021; TX mom shares her daughter’s final message before dying from COVID; New study: unvaccinated 29X more likely to be hospitalized; Oregon governor announces new statewide outdoor mask mandate;

House votes to pass Biden’s $3.5T budget framework; Pentagon acknowledges sanitation concerns at base taking in evacuees; Pentagon: unsanitary conditions at base “improving” but not perfect; FAA warns travelers “unruly behavior doesn’t fly”; FAA waring: unruly behavior distracts pilots;

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