- System failure in Afghanistan
- Biden to address the nation at 3:45 p.m.
- Taliban declare victory in Afghanistan
- U.S. temporarily suspends evacuations at Kabul airport to clear runway
- Scoop: Joint Chiefs chairman moves up terrorist threat in Afghanistan
- Thousands of prisoners freed by Taliban could pose threat to U.S.
- Reports of several dead amid chaos at Kabul airport
- Jake Sullivan: Biden didn't think it was "inevitable" Taliban would take control
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Biden's push for fiber revives a Google dream
President Biden's plan to boost broadband across the country could also be a boon to Google's internet ambitions.
Why it matters: Biden wants to invest billions in building "future-proof" networks to connect all Americans, using a technology that Google previously struggled to deploy widely.
HUD secretary: Bad enforcement of Fair Housing Act to blame for Black homeownership decline
During a wide-ranging interview for "Axios on HBO," I asked Housing and Urban Development Secretary Marcia Fudge why Black homeownership rates have gone down, while rates for Asians and Hispanics have gone up.
The big picture: "Part of our problem is that we have never totally enforced the Fair Housing Act," Fudge told me during a visit to her native Cleveland.
Torrid IPO could spur more investment in plus-size apparel market
The fashion industry has been notoriously unfriendly to body sizes and shapes outside the slim standard seen on the catwalk.
Driving the news: Plus-size apparel retailer Torrid’s IPO last week may help thaw those attitudes, at least from an investor standpoint.
Taliban capture third-largest city in Afghanistan, 11th provincial capital in last week
Data: Al Jazeera and AP; Map: Axios Visuals
The Taliban captured the cities of Ghazni and Herat on Thursday, the 10th and 11th provincial capitals to fall to the militant group in recent days, AP reports.
Why it matters: Herat is the third-largest city in Afghanistan. Ghazni is the closest provincial capital to Kabul to fall to the Taliban — putting their frontlines within 100 miles of the heart of Afgahn government. Capturing Ghazni also cuts off a key highway linking it with Afghanistan's southern provinces.