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What’s next now that U.S. troops have left Afghanistan?

What’s next now that U.S. troops have left Afghanistan?

Apple News Today
Jul 13, 2021 10 min
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<p>The top U.S. military official in Afghanistan has stepped down, the <a href="https://apple.news/Ac5bxrOUcSH6TkxeWPRJYEg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> reports. <em>Post</em> journalist Pamela Constable discusses this symbolic end to America&rsquo;s 20-year war.</p> <p>Texas Democrats flew to Washington, D.C., to prevent state Republicans from passing new restrictions on voting. The <a href="https://apple.news/AhJTl5E3PR8u0pLmjRNDs2Q?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Texas Tribune</a>&rsquo;s Alexa Ura explains what&rsquo;s happening.</p> <p>For decades, the Olympics has been controversial because of the financial and environmental burden it can place on host cities. <a href="https://apple.news/AvLtZpz0wStiD2v0hectPdg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Popular Science</a> explores a provocative proposal to end this by creating a permanent Olympic city.</p> <p>A copy of Nintendo's <em>Super Mario 64</em> sold for more than $1.5 million, a record for a video game. <a href="https://apple.news/AVNnDjsnvSLKLL2YZt7dMUA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Vice</a> explains why unopened games are fetching such high prices.</p>

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