Today's Headlines

Bloomberg:                 

• China to Cleanse Online Content That ‘Bad-Mouths’ Its Economy.
• Biden Criticizes China for Not Aiding Report on Virus Origin.  
• Taliban Tighten Access; U.S. Strikes ISIS: Afghanistan Update.
•  Germans Protest Covid Rules; Japan Probes Deaths: Virus Update.
• Antibodies Waning? The Immune System Has a Backup Plan For That .
  
• Hurricane Ida May Damage Almost 1 Million Homes on U.S. Gulf. 
• Stock Market Risks Pile Up After Record-Setting Earnings Season.  
• U.S. Port Problems Reach Worst of Pandemic Amid Crush of Imports.
• Stocks in Powell’s Thrall Can See a Taper Without Much Tantrum.  
• Charting the Global Economy: Shortages, Virus Thwarting Growth.  
• SEC Hints at Tough Online-Broker Rules on Game-Like Features.

Wall Street Journal:  

• Xi Jinping Says What He Means.
• U.S. Moves Into Final Stages of Afghanistan Withdrawal.
• Who Abandoned Bagram Air Base?
• Latest Afghanistan Updates.  
• Biden’s Collapsing Reputation.  
• The Federal Unemployment Bonus Holds the Recovery Back.
• In Its Last Days in Kabul, U.S. Turns to Taliban as a Partner.
• Renters Prepare for Eviction After High Court Ruling.
• ESPN Explores Sports-Betting Deal Worth at Least $3 Billion.
• Why We Ignore Friends to Look at Our Phones.

CNBC:

• Powell’s view on inflation is getting pushback at the Fed, and elsewhere.
• A key jobs report in the week ahead could drive the next big market move.
• Biden says U.S. health officials are weighing Covid booster shots at 5 months, moving up third shot.

IG:

• Weekend Markets Trading Live.

Barron's:

• Had bullish commentary on (MSFT), (GOOG), (AAPL), (AMZN), (FB), (JEF), (STEM) and (SPOT).

MarketWatch.com:     

• August jobs report emerges as key test for whether U.S. bond yields will remain lower-for-longer.

NY Post: 

• US companies riddled with members of Chinese Communist Party: Devine. Boeing(BA), Qualcomm(QCOM) and Pfizer(PFE) are just three US companies that have employed dozens of CCP members in their Chinese facilities, the database reveals.

Fox News: 

• Rubio: US list given to Taliban is a tool for ‘revenge'.
• Afghan evacuees flagged by CBP at military bases worldwide, following over 100K people evacuated.
• Stranded interpreter: 'I know I'm going to get killed'.
• Who is funding ISIS-K terror group?
• New Orleans evacuated as Hurricane Ida expected to strengthen to Cat 4 storm.

Newsmax:    

• Anger, Grief for Family Members of 13 US Troops Killed in Afghanistan.
• Taliban Using US Biometric Equipment to Hunt Targets.
• Poll: Most Americans Blame Biden for Kabul Attack. Rep. 
• Rep. McCaul: Afghan Partners 'Have Death Warrant' on Their Backs.

Zero Hedge:

• US Says It Killed "Planner" Behind Kabul Airport Attack In Targeted Drone Strike.
• Update: Pentagon Refuses To Release Names Of Two "High Profile ISIS Planners" Killed In Drone Strike. 
• West Coast Port Congestion Hits Record As More Ships Join Queue. 
• This Won't End Well – Gen Z'ers Take On Debt To Invest.
• ESG Is A Superfluous Virtue Signal.
• 2 Dead In Japan After Receiving Moderna Jabs From Contaminated Batches.
• Why Is The Gates Foundation Funding The UK's Medicines Regulator?
• "Rapidly Becoming Untenable" - Eurozone Finances Have Deteriorated.
• CCP's Anti-Satellite Weapons Present Complex Challenge For US: Experts.
• Japan Plans To Build Undersea Tunnel To Help Dump Radioactive Water From Fukushima Into The Pacific.
• The Mask Mandate Farce.
• "I Demand Accountability": Marine Commander Fired For Viral Video Ripping 'Inept' Afghan War Decisions.
• 'This Ends The Debate' - Israeli Study Shows Natural Immunity 13x More Effective Than Vaccines At Stopping Delta.
• The Structural Changes Taking Place In The Economy Are "Very Dangerous".
• "It Feels As If Nobody Knows Anything": A "Mystery" Market Meltup.
• Russia Announces Plan To "Routinely Deploy" Hypersonic Missiles On Warships.
• Erik Prince Responds To Psaki's Comments, Issues Warning For Kabul Airport.
• Record Plastic Prices May Go "Stratospheric" As Hurricane Approaches Gulf Coast.
• How The Fed Is Enabling Congress's Trillion-Dollar Deficits.
• Dovish Powell Sparks "Most Painful" Meltup To 52nd Record High In 2021.
• US Intel Agency Has "Moderate" Confidence Covid Escaped From Wuhan Lab: Origins Report.
• "Nothing Has Changed" - White House Flip-Flops Again On Timeline For Booster Jabs.
• Taliban Fighters Reportedly Seize Military Side Of Kabul Airport Using American Weapons.
• "A Meltup From Here Would Be Most Painful": Goldman's Sentiment Indicator Hits Lowest Level In 63 Weeks.
• Biden And Israeli Prime Minister Threaten Iran: We're "Ready For Other Options".
• Denmark To Scrap All Covid-19 Restrictions.

TheGatewayPundit.com:

• All Hail Your Supreme Leader: Active Duty and Retired Navy Members Are Being Told They Cannot “Disrespect” Biden Over Afghanistan Debacle.
• EXCLUSIVE: The U.S. Intelligence Report on the Origin of COVID-19 Looks “Preordained” and “Mirrors Many of the the Talking Points of the CCP”.
• The New Witch Hunt: Dem Jan 6 Committee Demands Data From 15 Social Media Companies.
• Independent Voters Sour On Biden — Disapproval Hits Record High.
• “Wellcamp: The Best Way To Keep You Safe” – Australian Health Officials Produce Creepy Dystopian Propaganda For New ‘Mandatory Quarantine Camps’ (Video).
• RIP HEROES: Here Are 9 of the 13 US Servicemen Killed in Kabul Airport Blast.
• New Israeli Study Finds Fully Vaccinated People are at “Greater Risk of Hospitalization” and 13 TIMES MORE LIKELY to Catch Covid-19 Than Those Who Have Recovered and Have Natural Immunity.
• Marine Battalion Commander Fired For Blasting Senior Military Leaders For Failures in Afghanistan that Resulted in 13 US Servicemen Dying (VIDEO).
• Operation ‘Pineapple Express’ – Rogue Team of Retired US Vets Rescue Afghan Allies During Secret Missions Conducted BEHIND BIDEN’S BACK.
• The Biden Effect: Taliban Announces Citizens Must Turn Over Guns, All Women are Required to Have Male Chaperone to Leave the House for Extended Periods.
• Psaki: “I Don’t Think We Can Guarantee” Americans Who Want to Get Out Will Get Out of Afghanistan After August 31 (VIDEO).
• Kamala Harris Walks Away Laughing When Reporter Asks If Americans Are “Safer” After Biden’s Botched Withdrawal (VIDEO).

The Epoch Times:

• CCP’s Anti-Satellite Weapons Present Complex Challenge for US: Experts.
• US Urges Beijing to Release The Epoch Times’ Sources Detained for Supplying Information on COVID-19.

Covid-19(Data, Maps, Graphs):

• Our World in Data:  New Global Covid-19 Cases(7-day rolling average graphs). New US Covid Hospital Admissions/ICU Admissions/Deaths
  
• FT.com:  Fully Vaccinated by Country(graph). Global Lockdown Stringency Index(map).
• Bloomberg.com:  International Travel Restrictions.  Case Graphs by State.
  
• NYTimes.com:  County Trends and Clusters. Local ICU Occupancy.
  
• Brown School of Public Health:  Covid Severity by State/County(map).  US Hospital Capacity(region).
  
• CovidActNow:  Covid Severity/Infection Rate by Metro Area.
  
• KFF:  US Vaccinations by Race/Ethnicity.
  
• Carnegie Mellon: Covid-Like Symptoms in Community. Covid Symptom Searches on Google. Covid-Related Dr.Visits.  Restaurant Visits. Wearing Masks. (graphs)
  
• Safegraph.com:  Commerce Patterns(graphs).