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Christian Science Monitor - Top Stories

Millions to see higher student loan payments atop rise in gas, food, healthcare costs -- Ira Porter

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Where Route 66 begins: A tale of boom, bust, baseball, and a 'big house' -- Harry Bruinius

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A new US indictment puts Mexico's president in a political predicament -- Whitney Eulich

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What we've learned from Nepali POWs in Ukraine -- Aakash Hassan

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A war in Europe drags on, and Africans pay the price - By - Vincent Owino - , Justice Baidoo - , Ryan Lenora Brown - / 5 min

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From the Magazine - Fighting for a better life: connecting global stories - By - Whitney Eulich - / 2 min

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The wind chime -- Dave Bachmann

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In the show 'Wowsabout,' Muppets meet the national parks -- Ken Makin

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Is our home safe? Is it rubble? For displaced Lebanese, anguished uncertainty. Lebanese people displaced by war have been on an emotional roller coaster. A ceasefire has been extended, but fighting in the south hasn't ended. Even as families yearning for home prepare to return, despite the uncertainty, they are warned not to take the risk. By - Scott Peterson - / 6 min

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Hardest-hit by Iran, the UAE pivots from cooperation to confrontation -- Taylor Luck

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

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Congress ends DHS shutdown amid flurry of action before taking a break -- Lawmakers passed items including a bill to end the Department of Homeland Security shutdown ahead of a one-week recess and multiple impending deadlines. -- Caitlin Babcock

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

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

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

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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

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

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

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

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This Ukrainian canine unit is finding the war's victims – and a way through hardship -- The "Antares" Pavlohrad search-and-rescue canine unit in Ukraine finds people, but its work also helps team members deal with the war's tribulations. -- Dominique Soguel

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For Ukraine's museums, Russia's war gives 'preservation' new meaning -- Kang-Chun Cheng

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

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The American frontier story left out key players

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

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

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

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Malian photographer ushered in a 'visual revolution'

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

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

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

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Immigrants pulled out of their naturalization ceremonies are now suing -- A lawsuit filed in federal court in Boston marks a latest push by immigrant advocates to challenge the Trump administration's moves to tighten legal migration pathways, amid a decline in naturalizations overall. -- Cameron Pugh

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

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

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

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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

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

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

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

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Hope in the soil and stones -- Murr Brewster

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When patience bears fruit -- Robert Klose

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The animals who find us -- Courtenay Rudzinski

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Call your mother? LOL. -- Robert Klose

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

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How does divine Love meet every need? -- Abigail Mathieson Warrick

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Mighty – even in quietness -- Laura Lapointe

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Obstacles or opportunities – we choose! -- Pam DeBolt

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A judicious way to free Iran - A plan by exiled Iranians to form a truth-finding commission and offer other types of "transitional justice" provides a moral alternative that might encourage regime supporters in new directions. By - the Monitor's Editorial Board - / 2 min

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

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

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

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

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

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