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Kurdish peshmerga fighters, seen in the center of this image, enter Sinjar on Friday after taking the town from the self-proclaimed Islamic State in a joint operation with coalition forces.

Kurds Declare Victory In Taking Iraqi Town Of Sinjar From ISIS

A force of some 7,000 Kurds says it has wrested control of Sinjar from ISIS, ending in a few days an occupation that had lasted 15 months.

A woman looks at the home page of the clothing house Barabas on Tuesday. At the time, the site featured two photos of Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzmán. Today the site shows a different ad — one that, again, stars El Chapo.

You, Too, Can Dress Like 'El Chapo'

A Los Angeles-based clothing company has identified Joaquin Guzmán's flashy shirt, as seen in his photo with actor Sean Penn, as one of its own — and it's seizing the moment of fame with a splashy ad.

Former President Jimmy Carter, on site building homes for Habitat for Humanity in Winnipeg, Canada, on Thursday. Carter was treated for dehydration, but now says "he is okay," according to Habitat for Humanity CEO Jonathan Reckford.

Jimmy Carter Is 'Okay' After Dehydration Scare At Habitat For Humanity Site

The 92-year-old former president was working with the charity in Canada when he "became dehydrated" and was taken to a hospital Thursday. Carter says to "keep building," according to the group.

Netflix has changed its corporate culture memo to warn employees that it will include content with viewpoints they may find harmful.

Netflix alters corporate culture memo to stress the importance of artistic freedom

In a substantive edit to Netflix's public-facing statement on work culture, the company states that employees might have to work on titles they "perceive to be harmful."

Empty seats and cutouts are viewed in Dodger Stadium as Houston Astros' Lance McCullers Jr. pitches against the Oakland Athletics during the first inning of Game 1 of a baseball American League Division Series in Los Angeles, Oct. 5, 2020. Concession workers at the stadium have voted to authorize a strike days ahead of MLB's All-Star Game festivities in Los Angeles.

Employees at Dodger Stadium threaten to strike days before the MLB All-Star Game

The concessions stands are operated by Compass Group and its subsidiary, Levy Restaurants. The company employs about 1,500 people at the stadium.

Opill is the first birth control pill available over the counter in the United States.

FDA approves Opill, the first daily birth control pill without a prescription

From convenience stores to online, the tablet "will be an available option for millions of people in the United States," the director of the FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research says.

The U.S. flag flies in front of Puerto Rico's Capitol in San Juan last year.

With No Relief From Supreme Court, Puerto Rico Will Look Again To Congress

The court ruled Monday that a Puerto Rican law to restructure its debt goes against the Federal Bankruptcy Code. Now it's up to Congress to help the island.

In her latest film, Streep plays Florence Foster Jenkins, an heiress and socialite who didn't let her less-than-great voice stop her from becoming an opera singer.

Fresh Air Weekend: Meryl Streep; A Novel Take On Gymnastics; Colson Whitehead

Streep discusses singing badly in her new film, Florence Foster Jenkins. Maureen Corrigan reviews You Will Know Me, by Megan Abbott.Whitehead's Underground Railroad is a literal train to freedom.

The aircraft wreckage near Shannon Airport in Fredricksburg, Va.

6 People Killed In Northern Virginia Plane Crash

Virginia State Police say at least six people were killed when a private airplane caught fire as it was attempting to land at an airport in Fredericksburg on Friday afternoon.

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