8/10: CVOID infection rates soar among children, just as schools start to return. Taliban fighters captured another city in Afghanistan.

In the last week, the u.s.reported nearly 94,000 new pediatric COVID cases. That's a 143% increase from two weeks ago -- and the highest number of pediatric cases reported since February. Starting next month, the coronavirus vaccine will be included on the list of medical requirements for service members. This morning, the Senate is expected to pass a major item on President Biden's to-do list -- a roughly $1.2 trillion dollar infrastructure bill. New York's State assembly speaker says he will make no deals with Governor Andrew Cuomo, who faces possible impeachment after accusations of sexual harassment. A top U.S. envoy is telling the Taliban to stop their military offensive to take control of Afghanistan. Taliban fighters captured another city yesterday, the sixth major city they've seized ahead of the final withdrawal of U.S. troops.

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