Summary: Reading Time: 2 minutesThis week’s stories include:<br> <br> Story #1:<br> Tragedy Anniversaries: We had a number of high profile American tragedy anniversaries this week. It was the 9/11 anniversary (17 years), the Benghazi attack anniversary (6 years), and tomorrow is the 10 year anniversary of the 2008 economic meltdown that launched with the collapse of Lehman Brothers.<br> Story #2:<br> Afghanistan Waste: A new report from the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) reveals a load of financial waste that has been poured into America’s longest running war.<br> Additional Links:<br> <br> * <a href="https://www.sigar.mil/quarterlyreports/">SIGAR Report</a><br> * <a href="https://reason.com/archives/2018/07/21/the-shocking-waste-hidden-insi">Reason Magazine</a><br> <br> Story #3: <br> Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs)<br> After decades of sex ed financing and education a new report from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows STDs diagnoses are at their highest rate in American history. What does it take to prove this strategy is wrong?<br> Additional links:<br> <br> * <a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2018/08/gonorrhea-syphilis-chlamydia-budget-cuts/568837/?utm_source=feed">Atlantic Magazine</a><br> <br> <br> <br> 3 Stories in 15 Minutes is a <a href="http://www.theendofhistory.net/category/current-events/">current events</a> podcast and feature from JB Shreve and the End of History. 3 Stories in 15 Minutes is not focused on breaking news or deep information dives like many of my others posts at the web site. 3 Stories in 15 Minutes is looking at news stories and accounts you might have missed this week and offering a bit of perspective. It is your current events touch point for the end of the week. You can listen to previous editions of 3 Stories in 15 Minutes <a href="https://soundcloud.com/the-end-of-history-podcast/sets/3-stories-in-15-minutes-current-events-podcast">podcast episodes here</a>.<br> <br> <br> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/theendofhistory/PHVq/~6/1" target="_blank" rel="noopener"></a><br> <a href="https://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/headlineanimator/install?id=nb64uri41haerm5fvtnnavfgjo&w=1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">↑ Grab this Headline Animator</a><br>
