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Good morning and welcome to August. August 1st, 2015 and we have another episode of Aacorant Weekly already for you. Let's get right into it.

In international news this week, Turkey and the United States have solidified a deal to

an establish an ISIS or ISIL-free zone in northern Syria, which actually is along the Turkish border, as was

reported by the Washington Post in the New York Times.

The news broke late last week when the news of Turkey was allowing the United States to use its air base

in acrylic.

So now you know Turkey has been sitting on the sidelines for quite a while, but now officially they are teaming up to try to rid a small

piece of Syria of ISIS and ISIL and help the United States in their air attack on ISIS.

In other news you may have heard on Monday,

Boston made the headlines of the day.

The 2022 Winter Olympics have been the topic of conversation this week

because it was believed that Boston, as it was a

contender for the location of these Winter Olympics, was the top pick of the International

Olympic Committee. Well, on Monday, Boston shocked everyone,

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