Times journalists traveled to the site of a Taliban assault. Instead of a fierce stand by government commandos, they found a massacre of those American-trained troops.
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The island nation, the poorest member of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation regional forum, has spent lavishly as host of the group’s annual summit meeting.
USS Ronald Reagan warplane crashes in second incident in a month
It was the second crash involving USS Ronald Reagan in less than a month – in mid-October, a MH-60 Seahawk helicopter crashed shortly after takeoff, injuring a dozen sailors.
Before 2020: Upgrade voting systems, restore Voting Rights Act, end voter suppression
The midterm election demonstrated the broken machinery and policies of our democracy. Fixing voting should be the top priority of the next Congress.
Portugal Dispatch: This Town Once Feared the 10-Story Waves. Then the Extreme Surfers Showed Up.
The residents of Nazaré used to think the immense waves that broke against town’s cliffs were deadly to any who braved them. Today, those same waves have made the town a surfers’ mecca.
Fantasy football: These Week 10 standouts providing late-season boost
Baker Mayfield, Nick Chubb and a revitalized David Johnson could be key cogs in fantasy football title drive.
Australian Woman Accused of Spiking Strawberries With Needles
The tampering fueled a nationwide panic that severely hurt the industry, prompted copycat incidents and led some stores to stop stocking the fruit.
What we know about California wildfires: 31 deaths, more than 6,700 structures destroyed
Wildfires continue raging in California amid dry and windy conditions that fuel their fury. Here’s what we know about them at this point.
Report: Harbaugh, Ravens to mutually part ways at end of season
John Harbaugh’s tenure in Baltimore could be over after 2018 per CBS Sports’ Jason La Canfora, with a “mutual parting of the ways” likely coming in 2019.
College basketball: No. 4 Duke pulls away from Army
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