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Two young Afghan women, Shopirai Otmonkhel and Zahra Karimi Nooristani, hold the Afghan flag on an unnamed peak in Panjshir. They were among 13 Afghan girls and young women who took part in a 16-day climbing expedition in northeast Afghanistan.

For Young Afghan Women, Scaling Mountain Peaks Brings Highs And Lows

Months of training culminated with reaching the summit of a 16,500-foot peak, which they named. But there were frustrations and squabbles along the away, and uncertainties as they returned to Kabul.

For Young Afghan Women, Scaling Mountain Peaks Brings Highs And Lows

Months of training culminated with reaching the summit of a 16,500-foot peak, which they named. But there were frustrations and squabbles along the away, and uncertainties as they returned to Kabul.

Bad Poetry, Great Booze: The Story Of The Hidden Bootlegger's Manual

The book's outside cover boasted poems by a disgraced writer. But inside was page after page of handwritten recipes for alcohol — the secretly preserved know-how of a Prohibition-era doctor.

Bad Poetry, Great Booze: The Story Of The Hidden Bootlegger's Manual

The book's outside cover boasted poems by a disgraced writer. But inside was page after page of handwritten recipes for alcohol — the secretly preserved know-how of a Prohibition-era doctor.

Michael Caine and Harvey Keitel play a retired conductor and a filmmaker, respectively, in the film "Youth."

'Youth' Showcases Veteran Stars Michael Caine, Harvey Keitel, Jane Fonda

Something other than 'Star Wars' is opening this weekend

Ricardo Robleño Llorente and his wife Laura Silva Kirkpatrick show their college degrees at home in Madrid. Even though they have two bachelor's degrees and a master's between them, they were unable to find permanent work through most of their 20s, during Spain's economic crisis. Now 30, they have temp jobs. "Why bother going to college at all?" asks Silva Kirkpatrick.

Spain's Economy Is Expanding, But Most New Jobs Are Temporary

For a generation of young Spaniards, temporary employment has become the new normal. As voters head to the polls on Sunday, many are wondering if that should really count as recovery.

Harper's Runs Official Retraction From Stephen Glass, Nearly 18 Years Later

The former journalist was revealed to be a fraud in 1998 after a number of his stories were found to be fabricated. The retraction is the first ever issued in the magazine's 165-year history.

Country-of-origin labels — like this one, on a package of steak at a grocery store in Lincoln, Neb. — tell consumers where their meat comes from.

Was That Steak Raised In The USA? Soon, It'll Be Hard To Know

Congress looks set to repeal requirements for country-of-origin labels on packages of meat at the grocery store. The labels declare where an animal was born, raised and slaughtered.

Yes, this is a story about the budget — read on.

Winners And Losers Tucked Inside The Spending And Taxing Bills

Conservatives don't like the price tag and liberals don't like the priorities. Still, Congress is making quick progress on a massive legislative push affecting government spending and business taxes.

"Proponents of the Gang of Eight [immigration bill] were being hypocrites. They were not telling the truth," Ted Cruz said Thursday in Las Vegas. "What they claimed they were interested in was not in fact what they were interested in. ... they wanted millions of new Democratic voters."

'Undocumented Democrats' Is Ted Cruz's 'New, Politically Correct' Term

The GOP presidential candidate continues to attack the "Gang of Eight" (and with it, opponent Marco Rubio).

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