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Christian Science Monitor - Top Stories

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'I don't know if he is alive': In Sudan, love in a time of war -- Sophie Neiman

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Boston pushes to keep school buses rolling -- Cameron Pugh

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Difference Maker - Font of knowledge: Calligraphy enthusiasts in Nepal take up their pens - By - Zinara Rathnayake - / 5 min

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How the White House ballroom became emblematic of the Trump presidency -- Linda Feldmann

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The Strait of Hormuz is still blocked. What's the US military doing about it? By - Victoria Hoffmann - , Caitlin Babcock - / 5 min

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US not giving 'an inch' on immigration arrests, says border czar -- Sarah Matusek

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Why the price of Senegal's national dish just keeps going up -- Adrien Marotte

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How Colombia became a top exporter of mercenaries -- Manuel Rueda

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In Europe, and now Asia, confidence in US support wavers - Ahead of President Trump's expected visit to Beijing, American allies in Europe and Asia remain on edge about the strength of their partnerships. By - Ned Temko - / 4 min

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

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

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Abortion clash heats up at a politically fraught moment -- Since the overturning of Roe v. Wade four years ago, abortions in the United States have actually increased, with the rise of abortion medication sent through the mail. Now, a nationwide ruling put the issue back before the Supreme Court – and on the campaign trail. -- Linda Feldmann

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Congress ends DHS shutdown amid flurry of action before taking a break -- 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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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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Trump threatens to pull troops from Germany. Why Europe isn't panicking. -- President Donald Trump's attempts to punish criticism, like that from German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, seem to be delivering diminishing returns in Europe. -- Mark Sappenfield

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

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

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Why the British prime minister is fighting to keep his job -- Arthur Bright

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When revolutionary news traveled at the speed of horseback

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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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Why appeals courts are splitting over releasing immigrants on bond -- The legality of the Trump administration's policy of detaining everyone arrested by immigration enforcement officials – allowing no bond hearings – is splitting federal appellate courts and may wind up before the Supreme Court. -- Cameron Pugh

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

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On the trail of primates, past and present, in Mozambique's Gorongosa National Park -- Scientists hope fieldwork here will reveal clues to human evolution and adaptation. -- Kang-Chun Cheng

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In Venezuela, political change and food costs don't add up -- Tibisay Zea

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Landlords seek compensation for pandemic eviction moratorium -- Michael Casey

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U.S. announces drawdown of 5,000 troops from Germany -- Kirsten Grieshaber and Emma Burrows

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The wind chime -- Dave Bachmann

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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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Love guides us onward - / 1 min

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We are not characters in a story -- Christian A. Harder

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God's government over the big and small -- Courtlyn Reekstin

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A CHRISTIAN SCIENCE PERSPECTIVE

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Toward correction that respects and redeems - In addition to education or job skills programs, some U.S. prison systems are demonstrating that upholding individuals' dignity and capacity to reform can promote wider and more lasting benefits. By - the Monitor's Editorial Board - / 2 min

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