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Najma Sadeqi.Photo: Afghan Insider/YouTube Najma Sadeqi, a 20-year-old journalism student who made videos for the YouTube channel Afghan Insider, was killed in what officials have described as an ISIS-K suicide bombing outside of Kabul’s airport Thursday, according to CNN. Two of Sadeqi’s colleagues confirmed her death. She was among approximately 170 Afghans killed in the attack, which also killed 13 U.S. service members and injured at least 200 others,The New York Timesreported....

Photo: Haroon Sabawoon/Anadolu Agency via Getty Emotional sketches oflife on the ground right now in Afghanistanunderline some of the most pressing questions as the U.S.continues to evacuate peopleamid the Taliban takeover: Who will be able to leave? What comes next for those who won’t get the chance? And what will life be like under modern Taliban rule? The military has since secured the capital’s airport with thousands of additional troops temporarily deployed to Kabul, the U....

Photo: Michael B. Thomas/Getty Amazon’s blue-collar workers are speaking out about the company’s phone policies after atornadocaused an Amazon warehouse building in Illinois to collapse on Friday, killing six people. According toBloomberg, Amazon previously prohibited its employees from using or carrying their phones on warehouse floors, but “backed off” during the pandemic. The company had since begun reintroducing the rule — and five unnamed staffers told the outlet they are worried about how a ban could impact them during emergencies like the tornado, Bloomberg reported....

Alexa is becoming an increasingly popular witness when it comes to investigating a crime. Silvia Galva, 32, and Adam Reechard Crespo, 43, who is reportedly either her boyfriend or husband, were allegedly fighting in their condo after a night out. Crespo told police he was trying to pull Galva off the bed when shegrabbed a spear that snapped and pierced her chestas he continued to pull her up, theSun Sentinelreports....

Joe Gebbia.Photo: Courtesy of Joe Gebbia Airbnb.org has announced the launch ofa $25 million fundto benefit refugees and asylum seekers ahead ofWorld Refugee Daythis month. The new initiative, which the company says will help people in need around the world, will kick off with a $5 million personal donation from co-founder Joe Gebbia. The 39-year-old recently contributed $25 million totwo San Francisco charitiesworking to end homelessness. The Refugee Fund is part ofAirbnb....

An airport pianist was given the surprise of a lifetime when a stranger waiting for a flight ended up raising thousands of dollars in tips for him. Tonee “Valentine” Carter was performing his usual routine at a piano bar in Concourse A of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport when he crossed paths withCarlos Whittakeron July 21, according toGood Morning America. After striking up a conversation with Carter, Whittaker decided to call on his 220,000+ Instagram followers to support the hardworking pianist,GMAreported....

Deborah Roberts and Al Roker on Today on Jan. 6, 2023.Photo: Nathan Congleton/NBC/Getty Al Roker’s wife is getting candid about taking care of the belovedTodayshow weatherman during her recent life-threatening health crisis. Deborah Roberts — Roker’s wife of 27 years — recently spoke toEntertainment Tonightabout her experience being his caregiver during his hospitalization and recovery from amajor 7-hour surgery. “I think a lot of people don’t realize that — and I never realized that — that being a caregiver is really taxing, exhausting, frightening, all of those things and I never went through anything like this,” she told the outlet....

Helen Nettles Washam.Photo:Helen Nettles Washam/Facebook Helen Nettles Washam/Facebook After the attack, Damien fled the scene in a vehicle and a police pursuit began. When he was apprehended, authorities found the sword used to kill his mother and injure his brother and uncle in the front seat of the vehicle, the sheriff’s department alleged. An autopsy revealed that Helen sustained 19 cuts on her head during the attack,Fox 10andAL.comreport. MSCO detectives reported that Damien showed “no remorse” after allegedly murdering his mother....

Alana “Honey Boo Boo” Thompsonis celebrating love — specifically her sisterJessica “Chubbs” Shannon’s love with girlfriend Shyann McCant. In PEOPLE’s exclusive sneak peek at Friday’sMama June: Family Crisis, the 17-year-old reality star and her family are feeling festive after Chubbs came out, so they — along with Honey Boo Boo’s boyfriendDralin Carswell— head out for a night of drag queen hilarity. When a group of queens approaches the formerToddler & Tiarasstar to ask for a selfie, they ask if she ever gets “annoyed” that fans will always know her as “Honey Boo Boo....

Photo: Hampton County Detention Center Disgraced South Carolina attorneyAlex Murdaughhas agreed to pay back $4.3 million from a wrongful death settlement he is accused of stealing from the family of his late housekeeper. During a bond hearing Monday, Murdaugh’s attorney, Dick Harpootlian, said that his client had apologized to the family of the housekeeper Gloria Satterfield, who worked for him for more than 20 years, and that he “agreed to confessing a judgment of $4....

Photo: Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images Alexander Skarsgårdis opening up about some of the unique challenges he has faced throughout his career. During a new interview withThe Sunday Times, the 45-year-old Swedish actor said he felt like his physical appearance kept him from landing more serious acting roles early in his career. “I don’t really know if that was the reason I wasn’t getting roles,” he said. “Starting out in Sweden, there was stuff about being tall and blond....

Photo: Courtesy of The McKittrick Hotel Alexandria Ocasio-Cortezand her Green New Deal proposal were welcomed at a celebration over the weekend. A source tells PEOPLE the congresswoman was at McKittrick Hotel’s Club Car for the late night XX-rated burlesque show “Bartschland Follies” with her boyfriend Riley Roberts on Friday evening. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Murray Hill.DKC/O&M Ocasio-Cortez took photos with drag queens and LGBT icons, including Murray Hill, who posted a photo of the pair with the caption, “The inspiring and formidable @ocasio2018 attended the @bartschland Follies show @themckittrick last night in NYC....

Photo: Alexi Lubomirski “When I got off the phone, I said, ‘I think Kensington Palace just called me?’ Two days later I was sitting in front of [Harry and Meghan] talking concepts,” the celebrated photographer exclusively tells PEOPLE in this week’s issue. Lubomirski, 47, looks back at the commission — which he initially thought was a prank — in his new bookThe Sittings (2003-2023), a collection of 113 of his favorite portraits....