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Balancing act for new Fed chair: Taming inflation amid rate-cut pressures -- Laurent Belsie

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Affordability crunch also spurs creativity, generosity around the globe - By - Ogar Monday - , Mark Sappenfield - , Audrey Thibert - / 5 min

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This transcendent Baltimore museum features works – and quirks – of art -- Scott Baldauf

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As Trump and Xi talk business, questions about Taiwan loom -- Ann Scott Tyson

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The library's new chapter: Reimagining a role as America's community glue - By - Scott Baldauf - , Melanie Stetson Freeman - / 5 min

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Trump has been to China before. Why this visit is different. -- Ned Temko

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Why Macron is struggling to rebuild France's ties with Africa -- Ryan Lenora Brown

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Enforcement insider takes helm at ICE amid immigration controversy -- Sarah Matusek

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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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In Louisiana primary, a senator-physician tries to survive Trump's ire -- GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy voted to convict Donald Trump in the 2021 impeachment trial and has pushed back on public health matters. His fate on Saturday will signal the clout of the Make America Healthy Again movement, as well as the president's hold on his party. -- Story Hinckley

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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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What are immigrant children's rights to a public education? Pressure grows for restrictions. -- Sarah Matusek

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

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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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As Russia pushes spring offensive, shift on battlefield buoys Ukrainians -- Russia is no longer making major battlefield gains. If anything, it's been Ukraine, aided by its technological prowess, taking back small pieces of territory. After a punishing winter, Ukraine is in a surprisingly encouraging place. -- Howard LaFranchi

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Ukraine-Russia ceasefire strained as both sides report 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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From Haiti to the Arctic, May's best reads transport

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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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Job training or well-rounded education: Can 3-year college degrees do both? -- Three-year bachelor's degrees are gaining traction in the United States, as they boost affordability and speed up career entry. But do they bypass traditional education goals? -- Cameron Pugh

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America at 250: A declaration of ideals reset the world – and still resonates today - 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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What talks between Trump and Xi could mean for US-Taiwan trust -- In Taiwan, people's willingness to stand up to coercion from China is closely related to their trust that the United States will come to their aid. -- Ann Scott Tyson

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

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

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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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The law of Love heals -- Nancy Schauman Smith

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What a little birdie taught me -- Helen Stevermer

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Immortality now? Yes! -- Cynthia Cowen

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A push for patient investing over easy money - Proposed rules for U.S. corporations would reduce quarterly reporting burdens in hopes of encouraging long-term, sustainable investments by Americans. By - the Monitor's Editorial Board - / 2 min

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