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US soldiers left Vietnam 50 years ago. How do these nations cooperate now?

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Why Europe doesn't waste a crisis

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Gaza journalists' challenging mission: Report on the war, and survive it

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Supreme Court case would allow religious charter schools. Why charters object.

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Peace - Russia and the US seem near a Ukraine peace deal. Kyiv's role may be moot. Moscow and Washington seem close to an agreement on a Ukraine peace plan, leaving Russia pleased – even if the talks don't pan out.

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Hugs of mercy in a Texas courtroom

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Why Harvard and other colleges are fighting for 'essential freedom'

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Pope Francis focused on 'this world.' He angered some, and inspired many others.

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Transformation - Trump reignites South African debate over white farmers: Persecuted or privileged?

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Forgiveness that frees

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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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