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Christian Science Monitor - Top Stories

While conflict persists in South Sudan, her home is where the art is -- Patricia Huon

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In backroom 'sewing' classes, Afghan women stitch together an education in secret -- Mark Sappenfield

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Why the Cornell case ignited a cultural firestorm -- Scott Baldauf

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Why Russian gas isn't getting pricier, but is becoming harder to buy -- Fred Weir

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Midterms could mark start of a generational shift in Congress -- Caitlin Babcock

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Who built Saudi Arabia's 'Stonehenge' and why? 'The men' aren't saying. -- Taylor Luck

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Republicans are losing support among Latinos. It might cost them the House. -- Many of the most competitive House districts this year, in states from Texas to Florida, California to Pennsylvania, have majority or near-majority Latino electorates. -- Simon Montlake

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In Ohio, Sherrod Brown tests an old model of working-class appeal for Democrats -- Sophie Hills

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Afrikaners, Trump's priority refugees, settle into American life -- Sarah Matusek

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Trump is moving fast and breaking things. He could pay in November. -- Linda Feldmann

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After 3 years of war, looking for calm in a murky Gaza swimming pool -- Before Israel's invasion of Gaza on Oct. 7, 2023, Ghada Abdulfattah loved to swim at her local pool. Now, she is tentatively returning to the water. -- Ghada Abdulfattah

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In Gaza, farmers rescue roots buried under rubble to grow fruit again -- Ghada Abdulfattah

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Recounting cockpit struggle on FlyDubai flight, Israeli passengers return home -- Ilan Ben Zion

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This Israeli rabbi is calling on religious Jews to condemn settler violence -- Ilan Ben Zion

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In Ukraine, holding on to childhood in a time of war -- As war in Ukraine continues into its fifth year, some children have only known war. The Monitor revisits three young families striving to live full lives amid Russia's military invasion. -- Scott Peterson

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Why an octogenarian's eviction has sent Spaniards into the streets -- Erika Page

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After historic migration wave, Ceuta works to rebuild a better sense of unity -- Colette Davidson

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In Hungary, scaffolding rises for a democratic repair job -- Dominique Soguel

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In Boston, an artist invites neighbors to speak for the trees

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From the Magazine -- A bestselling classicist embarks on a fresh odyssey

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From the Magazine -- Why Howard Zinn became a 'people's historian'

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How a British bookstore has extended its shelf life

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From the Magazine -- At the bookend of summer, here are September's best reads

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From the Magazine -- This saxophonist's jazz offers a call and response for Africa

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From the Magazine -- In Canada, a storied travel writer finds a kind of homecoming

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From the Magazine -- A writer chases butterflies, collects life lessons

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Harvard resisted Trump's pressure. It also made reforms on antisemitism, free speech. -- Amid a slew of lawsuits and investigations over antisemitism on campus, Harvard University leadership has leaned in to promoting free speech and bridging ideological and cultural divides. -- Cameron Pugh

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In New Mexico, housing shortage finds a fix on Route 66: Renovated motels -- Harry Bruinius

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War, tariffs, Israel: How Trump's foreign policy is influencing the midterms -- Howard LaFranchi

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Can states make Big Oil pay for climate change? Supreme Court weighs a precedent. -- Henry Gass

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What Bolsonaro vs. Lula says about democracy in Brazil -- President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro head to a runoff vote in Brazil's presidential election. -- Constance Malleret

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Our World: The week of Oct. 5, 2026 -- Fred Weir

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Reporters on the Job: From Toronto to Nairobi -- Sara Llana

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Brazil's Flavio Bolsonaro beats polls in presidential vote, faces Lula in runoff - By - Brendan O'Boyle, Luciana Magalhaes and Rodrigo Viga Gaier - / 4 min

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My life sentence? Diagramming. -- Robert Klose

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One summer, a door – and then books, and then a new world – opened -- Rebecca Gummere

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On the 6:09 train, a traditional sound brings reflection -- Ben Corn

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Everyone has a 9/11 story. This is mine, from behind the lens. -- Melanie Stetson Freeman

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A walk in the rain -- Robert Klose

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Joyful collaboration -- Octavia McBride-Ahebee

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How are we Godlike?

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Accepting God loves me - By - Fredrick Ferguson - / 1 min

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The Christ light shines for all

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When students rise up, integrity might prevail - Waves of youth-led protests worldwide offer a chance to reverse the democratic decline. The latest example: Serbia's leader was forced to call a snap election after massive demonstrations. By - the Monitor's Editorial Board - / 2 min

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