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Todd Herman Show Notes: 8.31.2021

Aug 31, 2021, 6:17 AM | Updated: 9:13 am

Joe Biden checks watch during Dignified Transfer Ceremony of 13 US Troops killed in Kabul...

Joe Biden checks watch during Dignified Transfer Ceremony of 13 US Troops killed in Kabul

DOWNLOAD: Todd Herman’s COVID Truth Resources

LISTEN TO HOUR 1:

WATCH: Pentagon Spokesman John Kirby Doesn’t Know How Many Americans Are Still in Afghanistan

WATCH: CNN’s Phil Mattingly: Biden’s Pledge To Get All Americans Out Who Wanted To Leave” Ends Up Not Coming “True”

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WATCH: WOW: NYT’s Shear Tears Apart Psaki’s Phony Options on Afghanistan

WATCH: Michael Byrd: I Showed Utmost Courage on Jan. 6th, It Is Time for Me to Do That Now

WATCH: Michael Byrd: Ashli Babbitt Posed a Threat to the House Reps; It Didn’t Matter if She Was Armed

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READ: Having SARS-CoV-2 once confers much greater immunity than a vaccine—but vaccination remains vital

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INTERVIEW: Bryan Suits

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WATCH: CDC Director: U.S. Gun Problem Is Much Bigger than We Are Hearing About

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INTERVIEW: Representative Jesse Young

WATCH: John Kirby: We Certainly Would Have Liked To Get More People Out If We Could, But the Time Just Wasn’t There

JUST A FEW MORE THINGS:

THING 1 On Eve of Terror Attack, MSNBC Urged More Positive Press for Biden

THING 2  Ned Price on the Afghanistan Evacuations: ‘This Has Been a Highly Effective Operation’

THING 3  Pentagon: Clearly Thousands of ISIS-K Prisoners Were Released When the Taliban Took Over

THING 4  Pompeo: The Taliban Certainly Know Where the ISIS Folks Are

THING 5 Trump 4 years ago warning against a quick withdrawal from Afghanistan

LISTEN TO HOUR 3:

WATCH:  Fauci on Covid-19 vaccines: “I believe that mandating vaccines for children to appear in school is a good idea.”

INTERVIEW: Damian Paletta, author of Nightmare Scenario

From left, Amelia Woods sits in front as Samantha Hatch holds Elsie Bickett, while Maliyah Rider st...

Associated Press

People with Down syndrome and other disabilities find their rhythm in Indiana dance program

FISHERS, Ind. (AP) — Finn Vester, who has autism and Down syndrome, tried a martial arts class but it proved unsuitable because he learns differently, his mother said. Then he joined Dance Abilities, a program at Academy of Dance Arts in the Indianapolis suburb of Fishers for people with physical or intellectual disabilities. Now dance […]

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FILE - An aircraft lands at Philadelphia International Airport in Philadelphia, Nov. 6, 2025. (AP P...

Associated Press

High airfares could stick around even if jet fuel prices fall

Travelers could be stuck paying high airfares even if oil and jet fuel prices fall, major U.S. airlines and industry analysts say. The price of jet fuel shot up after the Iran war began and retreated sharply in the spring before surging again as the summer went on. Such fluctuations make it harder for airlines […]

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Associated Press

Asian benchmarks are mixed despite Wall Street’s rally finish last week

TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were trading mixed Monday after a cooldown in oil prices last week helped U.S. stocks close out their first winning week in the last three. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 declined 0.7% to finish at 65,877.62. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 added 0.2% to 8,679.70. South Korea’s Kospi dipped 2.7% to 6,889.74. Hong […]

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FILE - Brooke Covington, a member of the Word of Faith Fellowship church in Spindle, N.C., leaves a...

Associated Press

Assault and kidnapping retrial for Word of Faith religious group leader set in North Carolina

An assault and kidnapping case against a leader of a secretive North Carolina religious group appears to be finally returning to the courtroom more than nine years after her first trial ended without a verdict. Word of Faith Fellowship leader Brooke Covington was first tried in 2017 on second-degree kidnapping and simple assault charges. Prosecutors […]

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FILE - Haiti's President Jovenel Moise speaks during an interview at his home in Petion-Ville, a su...

Associated Press

What to know as trials over the assassination of Haiti’s president resume in Miami

Five years after the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse, dozens of people arrested in connection with the killing in the troubled Caribbean nation are still awaiting trial in Miami. Haiti has not had a president since a squad of gunman killed Moïse and wounded his wife in an overnight raid at their home. U.S. […]

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FILE - President Donald Trump speaks during an event on fuel economy standards in the Oval Office o...

Associated Press

Trump administration set to roll out lower fuel economy standards for cars, light trucks

NEW YORK (AP) — The Trump administration on Monday plans to release new fuel economy standards that would relax regulatory requirements for automakers to control pollution from gasoline-powered cars and light trucks. President Donald Trump said on his Truth Social media account Saturday that the less stringent mileage requirements would “take the waste out of […]

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Todd Herman Show Notes: 8.31.2021