8/17: Americans stranded amid chaos in Afghanistan. Booster shot recommendations are expected for most Americans.

Sources tell CBS News the White House is expected to recommend COVID booster shots for nearly all Americans who got one of the two-dose vaccines. The Taliban is tightening its grip on Afghanistan, and many American citizens remain stranded. President Biden defended his decision to withdraw the remaining U.S. troops from Afghanistan, in his first public remarks on the Taliban takeover. Tropical Depression Grace caused flooding overnight in Haiti, in areas already hard-hit by Saturday’s earthquake. Here in the U.S., Tropical Depression Fred will dump heavy rain on the Southeast today.

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