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Christian Science Monitor - Top Stories

First Look - French police arrest 1,800 after violent clashes and looting mar protests - By - Sylvie Corbet - / 2 min

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Give 'em pumpkin to talk about: New England gourd growers vie for bragging rights -- Cameron Pugh

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Ahead of Brazil's presidential runoff, meet Bolsonaro 2.0 -- Constance Malleret

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With US and Ukraine at odds, Russia cautiously tries to take advantage -- Fred Weir

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A broken peace deal is reigniting war in Ethiopia's Tigray region -- Siyanne Mekonnen

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Perseverance drives Angel Reese – and WNBA – into the 2026 championship -- Ken Makin

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US intel pause, Starlink outages leave Ukraine vulnerable to Russian attack -- Scott Peterson

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Why the US is tightening the flow of highly skilled foreign workers -- Laina Gustafson

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Securing a military victory is not easy. What Iran is teaching America. The Iran and Ukraine wars raise a question about victory: Winning battles is one thing, but ending wars requires bringing combatants to the negotiating table. By - Anna Mulrine Grobe - / 5 min

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As Houthi attacks undermine Saudi security, a cautious kingdom recalibrates -- Taylor Luck

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Iran war is exposing Europe's military limits -- Anna Mulrine Grobe

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Democrats plan investigations, affordability efforts if they reclaim Congress -- Democratic Party leaders are outlining priorities should the party retake one or both chambers of Congress come November. -- Caitlin Babcock

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Trying to curb soaring fuel costs, Trump finds his hands mostly tied - By - Simon Montlake - , Zachery Proctor - / 4 min

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Some AI safety advocates are calling for an AI kill switch. Would it work? -- Laurent Belsie

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At Jerusalem site holy to Jews and Muslims, a fragile status quo is being erased -- A delicate understanding at the Temple Mount/Al-Aqsa Mosque compound has held for decades. But now, that's changing. -- Ilan Ben Zion

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First Look - Houthis, Saudis exchange strikes on airports as Mideast conflict intensifies - By - Samy Magdy and Julia Frankel - / 5 min

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

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After 3 years of war, looking for calm in a murky Gaza swimming pool -- Ghada Abdulfattah

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Riots in Albanian capital enter a fifth day as anti-government protests escalate - Clashes broke out near the prime minister's office in Albania as riots gripped the capital, Tirana. By - Zana Cimili - , Derek Gatopoulos - / 2 min

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Adding fuel to the fire: Trump's diesel deal stokes European concerns -- Ned Temko

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In France, student protests bring echoes of the past -- Colette Davidson

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'Music Against the Night' plays like a major literary composition

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From the Magazine -- A blessed childhood – without indoor plumbing

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From the Magazine -- Her onstage singing voice advanced offstage racial reform

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From the Magazine -- Yiyun Li reveals life lessons in her new symphonic novel

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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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New York considers changing its sexual assault law. Minnesota could serve as an example. -- New York could look to other states as it considers changes to its sexual assault statutes in the wake of the Cornell University case. -- Ira Porter

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Trump sent the military to Memphis to fight crime. Here's what happened. -- Patrik Jonsson

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New editor named -- Staff

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Botched execution and talk of livestream reignite death penalty debate -- Patrik Jonsson

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A most precious possession - By - David Shribman - , Marshall Brooks - / 8 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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A deeper innocence

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True joy stays - By - Elizabeth Mata - / 1 min

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The divine Mind is governing and guiding

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CHRISTIAN SCIENCE PERSPECTIVE

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Global tipping point in a shipping choke point - A number of countries that back "innocent passage" for commercial ships have joined a war in Yemen over control of a vital strait between Asia and Europe. By - the Monitor's Editorial Board - / 2 min

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From the Magazine -- Transactional politics once defined Mexican elections. It still creeps into governance.

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The Explainer -- What is behind the raid on Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar?

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From the Magazine -- How does a country defend itself without a military?

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From the Magazine -- As Canada pivots from the US, a city reclaims its past

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