Currents News Update for Tuesday, 8/31/21

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President Biden spoke to the nation a day after America’s longest war officially came to an end. The last of the United States’ military planes left Afghanistan yesterday.

More than a million people in Louisiana are still without power as the death toll from Hurricane Ida continues to rise.

People who have struggled to pay their rent during the pandemic are losing some protection. Hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers owe back rent.

The celebration of the life of Bishop Guy Sansaricq begins today. The first bishop of Haitian descent in the U.S. passed away last week at the age of 86.