President Joe Biden sends 3,000 troops to evacuate U.S. embassy staff in Afghanistan, amidst Taliban rise; Census Bureau figures shows growing multiracial population and smaller white population for 1st time ever; San Francisco and Los Angeles to impose vaccine mandates for indoor facilities

Published: Aug. 12, 2021, 6 p.m.

Comprehensive coverage of the day\u2019s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice.\n\nPresident Joe Biden sends 3,000 troops to evacuate U.S. embassy staff in Afghanistan, amidst Taliban rise.\nCensus Bureau figures shows growing multiracial population and smaller white population for 1st time ever.\nTexas Republicans advance bill to limit voting rights, despite a Democrat\u2019s 15-hour filibuster.\nVoting rights advocates rally in Washington D.C. demand end to filibuster, to pass voting rights protections.\nSan Francisco will require proof of vaccines to enter indoor facilities like bars, restaurants, and gyms.\nLos Angeles City Council moves to create a vaccine requirement to enter indoor facilities including retail.\nSupreme Court upholds vaccination mandate at Indiana University in first hearing on the issue.\nU.K. court allows U.S. to expand it\u2019s appeal to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.\n\nPhoto of U.S. and U.K. soldiers in Afghanistan, by U.S. Army Spc. Daniel Love.\nThe post President Joe Biden sends 3,000 troops to evacuate U.S. embassy staff in Afghanistan, amidst Taliban rise; Census Bureau figures shows growing multiracial population and smaller white population for 1st time ever; San Francisco and Los Angeles to impose vaccine mandates for indoor facilities appeared first on KPFA.