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Battle for Sinjar and other headlines

Morning headlines: battle to retake Iraqi town of Sinjar from ISIS, oil tanker traffic jam, an undiscovered tomb in one of the Pyramids?

Iraqi Kurds reach Sinjar road in Iraq, cutting ISIS supply line. (AP)

College students confront subtler forms of bias. (Los Angeles Times)

A bit of housekeeping removes a Confederate flag in a U.S. Capitol building. (New York Times)

Graham on Putin: "I would shoot his planes down" in Syria. (BuzzFeed)

There's an oil tanker traffic jam off the Texas coast. (Reuters)

Researchers say there may be an undiscovered tomb at the Great Pyramid of Giza. (New York Times)

What are you reading this morning? Let us know in the comments, please.