• Two safety nets that helped many in the U.S. through the COVID-19 pandemic are about to end.
• The remnants of Hurricane Ida have forced many tenants to pack up and make new plans.
• In Afghanistan, the Taliban have seized control of Panjshir, the last holdout province.
• In West Africa, Guinea is now being led by a junta following a coup.
• In tennis, there are upsets galore at the U.S. Open in New York.
• And at the box office, the Marvel film “Shang-Chi” has set Labor Day records, giving hope to the movie industry still reeling from the pandemic.

ANDREW MELDRUM

Africa News Editor

South Africa

The Associated Press

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Two anchors of COVID safety net ending, affecting millions

WASHINGTON (AP) — Mary Taboniar went 15 months without a paycheck, thanks to the COVID pandemic. A housekeeper at the Hilton Hawaiian Village resort in Honolulu, the single mother of two saw her income completely vanish as the virus devastated the…Read More

Ida-ravaged apartment complex forces tenants to pack, plan

HOUMA, La. (AP) — Allison Smith wasn’t thinking about where she’d go next. She’d kept the boxes from when she moved into her 2-bedroom apartment at the Chateau Creole complex a year ago and was planning to fill them with her clothes and other belo…Read More

Guinea’s new junta leaders seek to tighten grip on power

CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) — Guinea’s new military leaders sought to tighten their grip on power after overthrowing President Alpha Conde , warning local officials that refusing to appear at a meeting convened Monday would be considered an act of rebell…Read More

Treasured US West trout streams wither amid heat, drought

SARATOGA, Wyo. (AP) — The North Platte River in southern Wyoming has been so low in places lately that a toddler could easily wade across and thick mats of olive-green algae grow in the lazy current. …Read More

Evacuations lifted for thousands in Tahoe as wildfire stalls

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. (AP) — Tens of thousands of people who fled South Lake Tahoe in the teeth of a wildfire were returning home as crews finally managed to stall the advance of flames scant miles from the resort. …Read More

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Taliban say they took Panjshir, last holdout Afghan province

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Israeli police launch manhunt after prison break

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli police on Monday said they were searching for six Palestinian prisoners who escaped from a high-security facility in northern Israel. Police…Read More

Unqualified Success: van de Zandschulp stuns again at Open

NEW YORK (AP) — The fact that Botic van de Zandschulp was playing in Louis Armstrong Stadium for the first time for his 4-hour, 20-minute, will-he-or-won’t-he-blow-it victo…Read More

‘Shang-Chi’ blasts Labor Day records debuting with $71.4M

NEW YORK (AP) — On what’s traditionally one of the sleepiest weekends at the movies, the Marvel film “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” smashed the record for Labo…Read More