Names Of U.S. Troops Killed In Kabul Terror Attacks Released | Across America, US Patch

It's Saturday, Aug. 28. We're beginning to learn the names of the 13 U.S. service members killed in Thursday's terror attack on Kabul, Afghanistan. American forces are pressing ahead with the evacuation from the Kabul airport, working under heightened security as intelligence agencies warn of additional terror attacks.

Here are some of the other stories we'll tell you about:

• A Florida judge rules that Gov. Ron DeSantis' mask mandate ban is unconstitutional.
• Al Capone's favorite handgun and other personal items are up for auction by his granddaughters, who describe the ruthless mobster as a loving, dedicated family man.
• A livestock dewormer can still kill you if you use it to treat or prevent COVID-19.

With President Joe Biden's Tuesday deadline to airlift and withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan, the next few days "will be our most dangerous period to date" in the evacuation, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Friday.

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Navy Corpsman Max Soviak, a 2017 graduate of Edison Local Schools in northeast Ohio, was among 13 U.S. service members killed in Thursday's terror attack in Kabul, one of the deadliest attacks since U.S.-led forces entered Afghanistan nearly 20 years ago. » Ohio Navy Medic Killed In Afghanistan Terrorist Attack, via Cleveland Patch

The names of service members killed — 11 Marines, one Navy sailor and an Army soldier — are coming out as Gold Star families are notified. Among the those killed are:

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• Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Rylee McCollum, 20, Jackson, Wyoming
• Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jared Schmitz, 20, of Wentzville, Missouri
• Marine Corps Lance Cpl. David Espinoza, 20, of Rio Bravo, Texas
• Navy Hospital Corpsman Max Soviak, of Berlin Heights, Ohio
• Marine Corps Cpl. Hunter Lopez, 22, of Riverside County, California
• Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Kareem Nikoui, 20, of Norco, California

Patch will update this story as more names are added. » Expectant Father Among 13 U.S. Service Members Killed In Kabul, via Across America Patch

Families Win In Florida

A Florida judge dealt a blow to unrelenting Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday, ruling in a lawsuit filed by several parents and Tampa Bay attorneys that the governor's executive order banning mask mandates in schools is unconstitutional.

Because no statewide emergency declaration was in place when he signed the mask mandate ban, DeSantis exceeded his authority, the judge ruled. » Families Win; FL Governor Loses School Mask Lawsuit, via St. Pete, Florida, Patch

Again: You. Are. Not. A. Cow.

Patch told you last week about a confounding tweet from the Food and Drug Administration telling people not to use the livestock dewormer Ivermectin to treat COVID-19, "You are not a horse," the agency said. "You are not a cow. Seriously, y'all. Stop it."

They haven't.

Farm supply businesses in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, can't keep Ivermectin on the shelves. People buy it in large and small quantities, and as one retail person told Patch, "they never say why they are buying it, but we know."

One again, taking this can kill you. » Holy Cow! Tuscaloosa Business Report Run On Livestock Dewormer, via Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Patch

Al Capone's Top Gun

Mob boss Al Capone was known as "Public Enemy No 1," but his three granddaughters remember him as a loving, dedicated family man with a soft side the general public doesn't know.

They're auctioning off some of the Prohibition-era gangster's personal items, including diamond-encrusted jewelry with his initials, family photographs and his favorite handgun. » Al Capone's Favorite Gun Among Treasures Granddaughters Offer At Auction, via Chicago Patch

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