Two years after the Taliban took over Afghanistan, refugees in the U.S. are still trying to find what home means now; a report on forever chemicals raises questions about the safety of tap water; and going to school for exterminating rodents. Plus, a bookstore safecracker, commentary from Cal Thomas, and the Thursday morning news

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