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Christian Science Monitor - Top Stories

Congress ends DHS shutdown amid flurry of action before taking a break -- Caitlin Babcock

6 hours ago

As high gas prices squeeze voters, Republican midterm challenges deepen - By - Sophie Hills - , Patrik Jonsson - / 6 min

7 hours ago

Is our home safe? Is it rubble? For displaced Lebanese, anguished uncertainty. -- Scott Peterson

6 hours ago

This Ukrainian canine unit is finding the war's victims – and a way through hardship -- Dominique Soguel

7 hours ago

Voting rights ruling amps up redistricting contests. Will states move before November? -- Simon Montlake

18 hours ago

Congress presses Hegseth on Iran war justification, spending, and conduct -- Caitlin Babcock

18 hours ago

Iconic Route 66 is turning 100. What can it still tell us about ourselves? -- Harry Bruinius

18 hours ago

Supreme Court redefines how states can factor race into congressional maps - By - Henry Gass - , Cameron Pugh - / 7 min

1 day ago

Magnolia trees signal spring in Boston, thanks to one woman's beautification drive -- Kendra Nordin Beato

1 day ago

Hardest-hit by Iran, the UAE pivots from cooperation to confrontation - For years, the business-friendly United Arab Emirates had sought regional normalization. Now, after being targeted by Iran, it is pushing the United States to demand greater concessions from Tehran, and is pressing its neighbors to cooperate militarily. By - Taylor Luck - / 6 min

1 day ago

How the Iran war has revived interest in greener energy worldwide -- Ned Temko

1 day ago

Amid extended ceasefire, Lebanon assesses high cost of Israel-Hezbollah war -- Scott Peterson

4 days ago

Why violence against the political right appears to be growing - An uptick in left-wing extremist attacks, including against President Trump, comes after years when right-wing attacks were far more prevalent. But categorizing acts of political violence is complex. By - Simon Montlake - , Sophie Hills - , Patrik Jonsson - , Cameron Pugh - / 5 min

18 hours ago

Conspiracy theories arise around the near misses for Trump in Butler and Washington -- Story Hinckley

2 days ago

After the gunfire: Moments of grace at White House correspondents' dinner -- Linda Feldmann

4 days ago

Trump administration reclassifies marijuana, as public polls give mixed signals -- Stephen Humphries

6 days ago

Their nation at war, Israelis still demand to know: How could Oct. 7 happen? -- Amid wars with Iran and Hezbollah, Israelis still very much want an independent state commission of inquiry to learn the truth about the failure to prevent the Hamas attack that sparked the Gaza war. Israel's top court has given the Netanyahu government more time. -- Shoshanna Solomon

18 hours ago

Trump cancels envoys' Pakistan trip, in blow to hopes for Iran war breakthrough -- Saad Sayeed, Ariba Shahid and Steve Holland

5 days ago

Pakistan hosts another round of peace talks between the U.S. and Iran -- Saad Sayeed, Ariba Shahid and Steve Holland

5 days ago

In Gaza, rare elections put hope, and talk of Palestinian unity, on the ballot - By - Ghada Abdulfattah - , Taylor Luck - / 6 min

6 days ago

For Ukraine's museums, Russia's war gives 'preservation' new meaning -- Ukraine's cultural institutions are targets of the Kremlin's war. That has made the security of the country's cultural cache a priority among museums. -- Kang-Chun Cheng

1 day ago

Péter Magyar's goal now is to reform Orbán's Hungary. EU funds are at stake. -- Mark Sappenfield

10 days ago

To protest rising taxes, Russia's small businesses take their 'flash mobs' online -- Fred Weir

10 days ago

The American frontier story left out key players

17 hours ago

Jayne Anne Phillips: 'Writing words against the erasure of things and lives'

17 hours ago

Spring forecast: Showers of great books for the month of April

17 hours ago

Legendary creator of 'Saturday Night Live' remains an enigma in 'Lorne'

13 days ago

Malian photographer ushered in a 'visual revolution'

17 hours ago

A soothsaying servant girl, an unstable king, and the modern-day scholars on their trail

17 hours ago

The evolution of Lincoln's immigration ideals: A historian assesses his legacy

17 days ago

Are you there, readers? It's a Judy Blume biography.

17 hours ago

Drones, missiles, battleships: What's in Trump's $1.5 trillion defense spending ask -- The Trump administration's staggering defense budget accelerates the push into drone warfare, reshaping the U.S. military. -- Anna Mulrine Grobe

6 hours ago

Supreme Court to decide on end of deportation protections for Haitians, Syrians -- Sarah Matusek

2 days ago

Shots fired as gunman charges toward ballroom at White House correspondents' dinner -- Seung Min Kim, Aamer Mahdani, Collin Binkley, Alanna Durkin Richer, and David Bauder

4 days ago

Iran war reaches into Asia's farmlands – and everyone's grocery bills -- It's planting season for farmers in Southeast Asia. The global fertilizer shortage could not have come at a worse time. Later, U.S. consumers will feel the impact, too. -- Patrick Winn

18 hours ago

As India weighs new approach to religious law, Muslim women see opportunity -- Kanika Gupta

3 days ago

In India, being part of the middle class isn't what it used to be - By - Aakash Hassan - , Lindsey McGinnis - / 10 min

4 days ago

Fix my watch, tell me a story -- Robert Klose

6 days ago

Hope in the soil and stones -- Murr Brewster

13 days ago

When patience bears fruit -- Robert Klose

20 days ago

The animals who find us -- Courtenay Rudzinski

27 days ago

Call your mother? LOL. -- Robert Klose

1 month ago

A field guide to unplugging: How a frazzled father found a lifeline in birding -- Zachary Przystup

1 month ago

Mighty – even in quietness -- Laura Lapointe

11 hours ago

Obstacles or opportunities – we choose! -- Pam DeBolt

1 day ago

From career conundrum to peace -- Emma Jelley

2 days ago

A CHRISTIAN SCIENCE PERSPECTIVE

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More green, more giggles, less crime - This year's Earth Day saw many conservation celebrations. A number of American cities are recording success with reduced crime and greater neighborliness as communities are made green and clean. By - the Monitor's Editorial Board - / 2 min

7 hours ago

The Explainer -- Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI seen as a 'test case' for AI ethics

1 day ago

The Explainer -- As Japan shifts away from postwar pacifism, Takaichi eyes constitutional reform

6 days ago

The Explainer -- Why the British prime minister is fighting to keep his job

8 days ago

Difference Maker -- Indian nonprofits promote a culture of reuse for wedding celebrations

8 days ago

The Explainer -- Will 'reconciliation' end the DHS shutdown? How an old tool is seeing creative uses.

8 days ago

From the Magazine -- Glacial melt in ... Uganda? How mountain villagers manage it.

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