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Israel has long weighed bombing Iran's nuclear sites. Why it struck now.

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Argentina's win for clean governance

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The voices that didn't make it into the story

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A peace by Israelis and Iranians?

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A new anchor for ocean protection

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Are we divine?

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Robert Smalls' Civil War bravery jumps off the page. A new comic captures his legacy.

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Democratic ideals and the rule of law have persisted across nations and eras

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Special Project -- Rebuilding trust -- Can trust bring connection and hope to help us find common ground in a divided world? Without trust, suspicion begets friction, division, and immobility. Today, too many realms are seeing trust deficits grow: between citizens, across racial lines, in government. This special project explores through global news stories how polarized parties are navigating times of mistrust and how we can learn to build trust in each other.

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Special Series -- The Climate Generation: Born into crisis, building solutions -- Climate change is shaping a mindset revolution—powerfully driving innovation and progress. And young people are leading the transformation. This special series focuses on the roles of those born since 1989, when recognition of children's rights and the spike of global temperatures began to intersect. The stories include vivid Monitor photography, and are written from Indigenous Northern Canada, Bangladesh, Namibia, Barbados, and the United States.

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