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AMERICAS

New Gang Violence in Haiti Displaces Hundreds of People

A new wave of gang violence in Haiti’s capital forced hundreds to flee their homes over the weekend, leaving families scattered along the road to the country’s main airport on Monday.

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WEATHER & ENVIRONMENT

Invasive Plant Threatens Livelihoods in Colombia’s Largest Coastal Wetland

Leaning over the side of a small speedboat, Jhon Cantillo scoops up a thick clump of bright green vegetation, holding it up before gesturing toward the horizon, where the plant spreads across the waters as far as the eye can see.

From above, the plant forms dense, almost carpet-like mats that stretch across the surface. Up close, its long strands extend deep below the water, with roots reaching toward the lagoon bed, making it difficult to remove completely.

The scenes are unfolding in Colombia’s Cienaga Grande de Santa Marta, a vast coastal wetland on the Caribbean coast about 19 miles from the city of Santa Marta. What was until recently a lifeline for fishing and transport is now being choked by dense vegetation, turning it into what he describes as an unfolding environmental crisis.

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AMERICAS

America at 250: Why the Nation Was Inevitable

God has clearly blessed the United States. But those blessings do not tell the whole story.

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WEATHER & ENVIRONMENT

A Gold-Fueled Mining Rush Scars Brazil’s Amazon, Spiking Deforestation and Mercury Risks

The surge in gold prices in recent years has fueled a renewed mining rush in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest, accelerating deforestation in protected areas and driving mercury contamination to hazardous levels, officials and experts say.

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MARRIAGE & FAMILY

The Virtues of Motherhood

“All I am I owe to my mother,” George Washington once said. “I attribute all my success in life to the moral, intellectual and physical education I received from her.” Why are mothers so important?

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RELIGION

Original Sin: What Does the Bible Really Teach?

Did Adam’s sin in the Garden of Eden get passed on to you and every person who has ever lived?

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GEOPOLITICS

What to Know About U.S. Military Presence in Europe as President Trump Seeks Drawdown of Troops

President Donald Trump’s vow to shrink America’s military deployment in Germany has put a new spotlight on the U.S. role in Europe.

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RELIGION

Did the New Testament Make All Meats Clean?

Most Christian denominations accept all meats as okay to eat. Yet a closer look at the Bible shows otherwise.

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POLITICS

Abortion Pill Rulings Bring the Issue Back to the Forefront in a Midterm Election Year

Back-to-back court rulings on abortion pill access are thrusting a contentious political issue back into the spotlight ahead of this year’s midterm elections that will determine control of Congress for the second half of President Donald Trump’s term.

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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

The Threat of Light Pollution Puts the World’s Darkest Skies in the Atacama Desert at Risk

A rare combination of dry climate, high altitude and isolation from urban light pollution makes the Atacama an unrivaled hub for world-class astronomy. But the world’s darkest skies may be at risk.

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AMERICAS

Years of Drought Has Major Energy Port of Corpus Christi, Texas, Wrestling with Water Crisis

A yearslong drought has depleted Corpus Christi’s water reserves so gravely that the city is scrambling to prevent a shortage that could force painful cutbacks for residents and hobble the refineries and petrochemical plants in a major energy port.

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EDUCATION

College Students Are Searching for ‘AI-Proof’ Majors. But No One Knows What They Are

College students say picking a major that is “AI-proof” feels like shooting at a moving target as they prepare for a job market that could be fundamentally different by the time they graduate.

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AMERICAS

Many Elderly Cubans Are Left to Fend for Themselves as Latest Crisis Deepens

The elderly are among the hardest hit by the severe economic crisis on the island, which has worsened dramatically since the beginning of the year following an oil embargo imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump.

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GEOPOLITICS

Foreign Intervention: Why Nations Cannot Fix Each Other

Why do nations’ attempts to shape other nations keep failing—and what is the only solution that works?

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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Russia’s Internet Crackdown Leads to a Spring of Growing Discontent

The clampdown not only serves to control what websites Russians can see, but also has thrown digital life into disarray.

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CRIME & PUNISHMENT

Violence Escalates in Colombia with Dozens of Attacks Before Presidential Vote

A spate of attacks against civilians and military bases in Colombia’s southwestern region has raised security concerns as the country heads to a May presidential election in which crime is expected to be one of the top voter concerns.

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RELIGION

The Law of Kindness

A new Personal by Editor-in-Chief David C. Pack.

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AMERICAS

Trump Administration Reclassifies Medical Marijuana as a Less-Dangerous Drug in Historic Shift

President Donald Trump’s acting attorney general on Thursday signed an order reclassifying state-licensed medical marijuana as a less-dangerous drug, a major policy shift long sought by advocates who said cannabis should never have been treated like heroin by the federal government.

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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Hezbollah Adopts a New Weapon: Fiber-Optic Drones, Used Widely in the War in Ukraine

Hezbollah has launched a new weapon against northern Israel in the latest round of fighting: small drones controlled with fiber-optic cables the width of dental floss that avoid electronic detection.