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Friday, August 27

Medical and hospital staff bring an injured man on a stretcher for treatment after two powerful explosions, which killed at least six people, outside the airport in Kabul on August 26, 2021.

President Biden had a warning for those who carried out a terror attack in Kabul, Tropical Storm Ida looms and more to start your Friday.

After a terror attack outside the international airport in Kabul left 13 U.S. service members and at least 60 Afghan civilians dead, President Joe Biden said the U.S. "will hunt" down the attackers.

And, millions of people behind on rent because of the COVID-19 pandemic could soon be evicted by property owners.

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Biden says US 'will hunt' those who carried out attack at airport

American officials say the United States is prepared to take action over the deaths of its service members in the bombing attack on Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan. On Thursday evening, President Joe Biden delivered a stern warning for those who carried out the attack, saying: "We will not forgive. We will not forget. We will hunt you down and make you pay." During his address, the president also said he was made aware by the U.S. intelligence community that ISIS-K had been planning "a complex set of attacks" against U.S. personnel and others. Biden's warning was in line with Marine Corps Gen. Kenneth McKenzie Jr.'s statement earlier in the day. "If we can find who's associated with this, we will go after them," he said. Back in Afghanistan, evacuations will continue ahead of the Aug. 31 withdrawal deadline, McKenzie said. He added about 1,000 American citizens remain in Afghanistan at this point.

President Biden delivered a stern warning for those who carried out the attack on Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan Thursday.

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More on the developments in Afghanistan

🌏 Dire warnings, then explosions and US deaths: How a terror strike unfolded at the airport in Kabul.

🌏 Evacuation in graphics: How the complex and dangerous evacuation from Kabul airport works, told in graphic and satellite images.

🌏 What is ISIS-K? What to know about the terror group believed to have carried out Kabul attacks that killed 13 U.S. service members.

🌏 Analysis: For President Biden, the worst-case scenario is taking hold in Afghanistan with the terror attack at the Kabul airport.

Eviction process may begin after Supreme Court blocks Biden's moratorium

The Supreme Court blocked President Joe Biden's eviction moratorium Thursday night, allowing property owners to begin the process of evicting millions of Americans who are behind on rent because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The court ruled that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention did not have authority to impose the freeze. "It would be one thing if Congress had specifically authorized the action that the CDC has taken," the court wrote. "But that has not happened. Instead, the CDC has imposed a nationwide moratorium on evictions in reliance on a decades-old statute that authorizes it to implement measures like fumigation and pest extermination."

Newsmakers in their own words: Afghanistan war veteran reacts to Kabul airport attack

In the early hours after the bombing attack on Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, veterans like Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Alan Mcalister were left reeling.

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Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Alan Mcalister, who deployed to Afghanistan in 2010 as a squad leader, said he hadn't heard from one of his best friends serving in Kabul since early Thursday.

Mcalister's feelings reflected those of other veterans, who were reeling following the news of attack outside the airport in Kabul.

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Tropical Storm Ida could be 'strongest storm of the season'

Forecasters warn that a storm in the Caribbean could rapidly become the "strongest storm" of the Atlantic hurricane season . Tropical Storm Ida had maximum sustained winds of only about 40 mph Thursday evening as it formed near Jamaica, but it was set to travel Friday over warm water in the Gulf of Mexico that could lead to "rapid intensification," according to the National Hurricane Center. When the system reaches the northern Gulf Coast on Sunday, the Hurricane Center predicts it will be "at or near major hurricane intensity," which is Category 3 or higher.

After delay, Biden to meet with Israeli Prime Minister

President Joe Biden's first face-to-face meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett at the White House was postponed until Friday following deadly explosions outside Kabul's airport . The president's meeting with Bennett, who took office in June, was originally scheduled for Thursday. Before arriving in Washington, Bennett made clear the top priority of the visit was to persuade Biden not to return to the Iran nuclear deal, arguing Tehran has already advanced in its uranium enrichment, and that sanctions relief would give Iran more resources to back Israel's enemies in the region.

Caldor fire grows, moves closer to Lake Tahoe

The massive Caldor Fire continues to grow , inching closer to Lake Tahoe and prompting the first evacuation warnings to those inside the Lake Tahoe basin. The wildfire has grown to at least 213 square miles on a trek that has also destroyed the small town of Grizzly Flats. The edge of the Caldor Fire was less than 15 miles southwest of the lake Thursday, according to data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's GOES satellite published by Google. Ongoing damage assessments have counted 637 homes, businesses and other structures destroyed so far. Another 17,000 structures were still in danger.

The Caldor Fire burns on both sides of Highway 50 about 10 miles east of Kyburz, California, as the fire pushes east prompting evacuation orders all the way to Echo Summit. The Caldor Fire, the nation's top priority for firefighting resources, grew to more than 213 square miles southwest of Lake Tahoe but containment remained at 12%, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.

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Samsung's newest Galaxy phones are here

Samsung's newest foldable Galaxy phones — the Z Fold 3 and Z Flip 3 — are available in stores today . The Galaxy Z Fold3 5G ($1,799.99) has a brighter, more responsive AMOLED screen — measuring 7.6-inches when unfolded. Then there's the Galaxy Z Flip3 5G ($999.99) with a 6.7-inch AMOLED display (when opened) and a 1.9-inch OLED cover screen that's four times larger than the original Galaxy Z Flip device. Last month, Samsung also unveiled a new set of true wireless earbuds, the Galaxy Buds 2, and a pair of smartwatches in the Galaxy Watch 4 and Galaxy Watch 4 Classic.

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📸 Photo of the day: Paralympics in the pool 📸

Aug. 27, 2021: Weiyi Yuan of China competes in the men's 50-meter Butterfly S5 Heat 1 on Day 3 of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.

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China's Weiyi Yuan competes in the men's 50-meter butterfly on Day 2 of the Tokyo Paralympics. Yuan would finish the heat with the best time in his group, notching a 32.30.

For more sights from the Tokyo Paralympics, check out this gallery.

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Contributing: The Associated Press