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Georgia's Republican-controlled State Election Board took a step Wednesday toward a possible takeover of elections in Fulton County, the latest example of Republican efforts to exert control over the administration of elections at the most local of levels.https://nbcnews.to/3D0lWCH 

Bipartisan group of governors offers to take in Afghans who are being forced out of their country after Taliban forces seized power over the weekend.https://nbcnews.to/3k3r2FP 

Broadway star Laura Osnes said she quit a one-night benefit concert because the theater required actors to be vaccinated against Covid and she has decided not to get the shot.https://nbcnews.to/3z1Z4An 

Witnessing the strife of Afghans is “heart-wrenching for families who escaped Saigon,” one community advocate said. “We know the desperation, the loss of homeland and fear and panic they must be feeling.”https://nbcnews.to/3ATw7Ya 

President Biden says that if needed, U.S. forces could remain in Afghanistan past his Aug. 31 deadline to get every American out of the country.https://nbcnews.to/37TZexV 

Who are the Taliban: The history — and present — of the group taking over Afghanistan.https://nbcnews.to/3ATsqSd 

Opinion | Brittny Pierre: Why Lizzo's confidence is so triggering. - @NBCNewsTHINKhttps://nbcnews.to/3z1TuOr 

The earthquake in Haiti has revived anger over the aid response to the country’s 2010 disaster. Here’s how Haitian residents are leading recovery efforts now.https://nbcnews.to/3z01C2f 

Two women have been shot and killed in a workplace parking lot in Indiana; suspect is in custody after a vehicle pursuit.https://nbcnews.to/2XF2eMT 

As U.S. promotes booster shots against Covid, moral questions arise over vaccine equity: "We're planning to hand out extra life jackets to people who already have life jackets, while we're leaving other people to drown without a single life jacket."https://nbcnews.to/2W4BFzY 

WATCH: Dr. Fauci speaks with @LesterHoltNBC about how often a booster shot may be needed, what’s expected for those who received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine and more. - @NBCNightlyNewshttps://nbcnews.to/2XIs9mZ 

Even with the current surge in the delta variant making more people nervous about resuming in-person work and school, employers are forging ahead with plans to bring back workers.https://nbcnews.to/3xZoE7O 

U.S. working with Taliban to evacuate Americans and allies out of Afghanistan, Pentagon says.https://nbcnews.to/3ggI5TD 

Detroit Tigers television analyst Jack Morris has been suspended indefinitely by a regional sports network for using an offensive accent on air in reference to Los Angeles Angels player Shohei Ohtani.https://nbcnews.to/3iYuceL 

Two more Florida school districts issue mask mandates for students, defying the ban on such requirements by Gov. DeSantis and risking sanctions.https://nbcnews.to/3z0lyls 

A New York state prosecutor has charged a former close associate of Jared Kushner with cyberstalking less than a year after fmr. President Trump gave him a federal pardon for related alleged offenses.https://nbcnews.to/3D14IoQ