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Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM.  The California gubernatorial recall election gets underway today.  Covid-19 cases among US children have risen almost 240% since July, American Academy of Pediatrics data shows. Kids now account for 29% of all cases reported nationwide.  Secretary of State Antony Blinken appeared before the House Foreign Affairs Committee yesterday.  Parliamentary elections in Norway have shaken up the country’s government, giving the center-left Labor Party a chance to form a new coalition Red Sox loose.

Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM.  The US paused to honor what it lost on September 11, 2001 -- and in the two decades since the terrorist attacks that changed the world.  Agencies that required Covid-19 vaccines before President Biden’s push have seen early success.  California recall vote is on Tuesday.  Red Sox win in extra innings.

Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM.  President Biden has imposed stringent new vaccine rules on federal workers, large employers and health care staff in a sweeping attempt to contain the latest surge of Covid-19.  Biden's Justice Department has sued Texas over its new six-week abortion ban, saying the state law is unconstitutional.  Biden spoke with China's President Xi Jinping, as relations between the two countries remain tense.  Tom Brady wins with another comeback (his 49th) and Sakari can not stop an 18 year old wonder in US Open semis.

Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM.  The Taliban announced the formation of a hard-line interim government for Afghanistan, filling top posts with veterans of the militant group who oversaw the 20-year fight against the US-led military coalition.  President Biden is set to deliver a major address tomorrow on the next phase of his pandemic response.

Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM.  Pretrial hearings in the case of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, who has been accused of being the lead plotter behind the September 11 attacks, and four other detainees at Guantanamo Bay are set to resume today.  Covid-19 cases have been on the rise in much of the US, and the seven-day average of new cases yesterday was more than 300% higher than Labor Day of last year, Johns Hopkins University data shows.  A Guinean military officer broadcast a statement on Sunday announcing that Guinea’s constitution has been dissolved in an apparent coup.

Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM.  Hurricane Ida’s path of destruction exposed a harsh climate reality that the U.S. is not prepared for extreme weather.  Students are returning to classrooms, and anxiety is rising over the coronavirus.In the chaotic finale of America’s 20-year war in Afghanistan, a Biden Doctrine is emerging: a foreign policy that avoids forever wars while addressing rising powers.  Red Sox win 4 in a row

Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM. Communities are mourning and trying to clean up after floodwaters turned highways and homes into death traps in the Northeast. The remnants from Hurricane #Ida pummeled cities with unprecedented rainfall in some areas, leaving at least 46 people dead in six  states. More than 80% of Americans 16 and older have some level of immunity against the coronavirus -- mostly through vaccination, a new survey shows. Clashes erupted overnight between Taliban fighters and an anti-Taliban group in Afghanistan's northern Panjshir Valley.  Texas new law bans abortions after 6 weeks. The Supreme Court denied a request from Texas abortion providers to freeze the state law, meaning it will remain on the books for now.

Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM.  Michalis “Mikis” Theodorakis, a prolific Greek composer and leftist political activist whose musical meditations on his homeland ranged from the sun-drenched bliss of “Zorba the Greek” to brooding anthems about the country’s many upheavals and struggles, died Thursday. He was 96. The Taliban threw a parade in Afghanistan's second-largest city to show off their newly seized American-made military equipment.  Days after Hurricane Ida tore through Louisiana, its remnants are on a deadly path of destruction in the Northeast.

Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM.  The last US military planes have left Afghanistan, marking the end of the US’ longest war and ushering in a new era of uncertainty for a country under resurgent Taliban rule.  Flooded roads and impassable debris are hampering initial recovery efforts in Louisiana after Hurricane Ida, now a tropical depression, blew through on Sunday.  Overall effectiveness of coronavirus vaccines has not significantly decreased yet for most vaccinated Americans, putting in question the need for a 3rd booster shot. China has barred children under the age of 18 from playing video games on weekdays.  Greek Prime Minister reshuffled the cabinet.

Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM.  Evacuation flights from Kabul’s airport are winding down as President Biden warned of another attack in the closing days of the U.S. presence in Afghanistan.  Ida could strike the state today as a Category 4 hurricane — with maximum sustained winds of 130 miles per hour — on the 16th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.  Children’s hospitals around the country are experiencing a surge in Covid-19 patients.  Red Sox win in extra innings.