Hezbollah Loses Grip on Lebanon, But Tough Challenges Await Opposition
After two years of historic economic strife, a tide of anti-establishment sentiment swept Hezbollah from power in Lebanon, but progress will be harder to achieve.
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Trashed by Giant Tornado, Town Rises Again, as America’s Greenest
After a monster tornado destroys it, Greensburg, KS, rebuilds, embracing sustainability as an economic and marketing strategy rather than an environmental ideal.
In Early Primaries, Voters Favor Polling Sites Over Mail
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Rights Groups Urge Social Media Companies to Fight Election Disinformation
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How Wars End
All wars do come to an end. A look at how that happens and how it foreshadows what’s next in Ukraine.
Last Survivors of Mariupol Steel Plant Reach Safety
At a so-called “filtration” center, a four-year-old girl was separated from her mother by Russian forces the day before Mother’s Day.
Cradle of Transformation: The Mediterranean and Climate Change
The Mediterranean region is warming 20 percent faster than the world as a whole, raising concerns about the impact of climate change on the region’s ecosystems.
DeSantis’s New Voter Fraud Police — Good Cop or Bad Cop?
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) finally got his “voter fraud police” force. If the new unit really were serious about going after bad actors who jeopardize the integrity of elections, he would also be its first target.
Ukrainians on the Run: The Reality for Refugees Arriving in Moldova
Moldova, the tiny and impoverished former Soviet state immediately to Ukraine’s west, is the portal of entry to refuge for hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians fleeing the war, as well as a final destination.
Condors Are Soaring Again Over Northern California’s Coastal Redwoods
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Black Secret Service Agent, Jailed for JFK Plot Warning, Cleared: The Full Story
Abraham Bolden broke the color barrier to join the presidential security detail, but his white colleagues never trusted him, even before Bolden identified flaws in John F. Kennedy’s security ahead of the president’s assassination. Now Joe Biden has pardoned Bolden for crimes he never committed, but the record is still not corrected.
Democracy and Diversity Don’t Mix
A look at how diverse societies have long suffered from the problems of tribalism, domination, and fragmentation, and why diversity may be antithetical to democracy.