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Taliban keeps girls schools closed: Education has been closed to women 7th grade and up since the Taliban took over Afghanistan in August, 2021. The Taliban had promised to resume girls' education on March 23, but that has not happened. The Minister of Education released a statement saying there is a delay in order to design uniforms that are in accordance with Sharia law.

Context: When the U.S. evacuated Afghanistan in August, the Taliban took control and promised to make strides in their inclusion of women into society. (video of Afghan girl talking about not having school)

10 CEOs of major U.S. airlines sent a letter to President Biden asking for the removal of the federally-mandated mask requirement on airlines. The letter, which was signed by CEOs of Delta, American, and Southwest Airlines, reads, “The science clearly supports lifting the mask mandate, as demonstrated by the recently released CDC framework i…