Quake Devastates Afghanistan, Chicago Violence Surges, Michigan Kids Fall Behind

A devastating 6.0 earthquake in eastern Afghanistan has killed more than 1,400 and injured thousands, flattening villages and prompting the Taliban to plead for international aid. Back home, Chicago’s bloody Labor Day weekend left over 40 shot and at least 7 dead as Illinois Democrats still resist Trump’s offer to send federal help—even as his D.C. cleanup tops 1,600 arrests and sets the stage for a national Oval Office address. And in Michigan, fewer than 40% of third graders are reading at grade level, a collapse critics blame on Gov. Whitmer’s COVID lockdowns and prolonged school closures.

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1. A powerful 6.0 earthquake has devastated eastern Afghanistan, killing more than 1,400 people and injuring over 3,000.Entire villages in Kunar and Nangarhar provinces have been flattened, with rescuers racing to reach survivors. The Taliban has appealed for international aid as resources remain stretched.
2. Bloody Labor Day weekend in Chicago: more than 40 people shot, at least 7 killed, as gang violence ripped through the city. Illinois Democrats continue to resist President Trump’s offer to send federal forces, arguing local control is key.Over 1,600 arrests in D.C. since Trump’s cleanup. Congress will take up the matter soon, according to Speaker Mike Johnson. President Trump will deliver a national address from the Oval Office later this afternoon.
3. Fewer than 40% of Michigan 3rd graders are reading at grade levelAnalysts cite steep declines tied to COVID lockdowns and extended school closures, which critics say left kids further behind than states that reopened faster.

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