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What talks between Trump and Xi could mean for US-Taiwan trust -- Ann Scott Tyson

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Is primary season too late to redraw the maps? Not when Congress is up for grabs. -- Story Hinckley

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In the race for AI supremacy, the US and China stake different paths - By - Laurent Belsie - , Ann Scott Tyson - , Caitlin Babcock - / 6 min

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In Louisiana primary, a senator-physician tries to survive Trump's ire -- Story Hinckley

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Brazilian law takes racism seriously. Why does extreme racial inequality persist? -- Constance Malleret

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Job training or well-rounded education: Can 3-year college degrees do both? -- Cameron Pugh

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As Russia pushes spring offensive, shift on battlefield buoys Ukrainians -- Howard LaFranchi

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From the Magazine - New investors change the game for women's pro sports - By - Kendra Nordin Beato - / 10 min

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In remote northern Philippines, a local solution to the global energy shock -- Mark Saludes

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Stocks might be soaring, but US economy is feeling Iran war shocks - The Iran war has degraded Iran's military strength, but the conflict has imposed high economic costs on the U.S., where consumers are feeling squeezed. By - Laurent Belsie - / 5 min

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After massive Israeli attacks, how is Hezbollah still fighting? -- Scott Peterson

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Trump's Iran war 'naughty' list pushes Europe toward more independent defense -- Anna Mulrine Grobe

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What are immigrant children's rights to a public education? Pressure grows for restrictions. -- Calls are growing among some to overturn a Supreme Court decision that gave immigrant children access to public education. -- Sarah Matusek

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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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Israelis voice concern over worsening US ties. Why few offer solutions. Despite close working ties between President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, there is a crisis in the U.S.-Israel relationship, with American public support for Israel plummeting. Most Israelis see it. But do they wonder about how to fix it? By - Shoshanna Solomon - , Dina Kraft - / 6 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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Their nation at war, Israelis still demand to know: How could Oct. 7 happen? -- Shoshanna Solomon

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Ukraine-Russia ceasefire strained as both sides report weekend attacks -- A U.S.-mediated ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine appeared under serious strain on Sunday, with both sides trading blame for weekend attacks. -- Dan Peleschuk

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In 'referendum on Starmer,' Labour loses big across British regional elections -- Katie Marie Davies

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As antisemitism rises in UK, Shomrim volunteers help protect Jewish communities -- Mark Rice-Oxley

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Trump threatens to pull troops from Germany. Why Europe isn't panicking. -- Mark Sappenfield

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Astute 'Transcription' asks readers, 'Do you copy?'

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'The Sheep Detectives' is a tender fable wrapped in a murder mystery

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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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America at 250: A declaration of ideals reset the world – and still resonates today - America celebrates the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, whose ideals resonated across the world, amid political polarization at home. By - Scott Baldauf - , Colette Davidson - , Whitney Eulich - / 12 min

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'They just want to matter': Swarming teens test community order -- Patrik Jonsson

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Boston pushes to keep school buses rolling -- Cameron Pugh

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Why appeals courts are splitting over releasing immigrants on bond -- Cameron Pugh

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Is Chavismo dead? What US presence in Venezuela means for the socialist movement. -- What does interim President Delcy Rodríguez's cozying up to the U.S. mean for the future of the socialist Chavismo movement? -- Tibisay Zea

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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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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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Discovery at the drive-thru -- Zachary Przystup

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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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Immortality now? Yes! -- Cynthia Cowen

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I can't believe it! -- Tony Lobl

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Always worthy -- Jennifer Johnson

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A CHRISTIAN SCIENCE PERSPECTIVE

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Mexico seeks to clean house – its way - The U.S. wants Mexico to do more on cartel crime and corruption. Balancing domestic pressures, Mexico's president wants Washington to respect her country's autonomy – and what she's already done. Greater trust in one another could help. By - the Monitor's Editorial Board - / 2 min

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