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Hope for the dead

"That God, which ever lives and loves, One God, one law, one element, And one far-off divine event To which the whole creation moves." — Alfred Lord Tennyson (1809-1892) When American colonists were oppressed by British monarchs, the word most frequently uttered in pamphlets, editorials ...

Zelenskyy says long Mideast war could reduce Ukraine support

ISTANBUL (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressed concern that a prolonged U.S.-Israeli war on Iran could further erode America's support for Ukraine as Washington's global priorities shift and Kyiv braces for reduced deliveries of critically needed Patriot air defense ...

Almanac for April 6, 2026

Today is Monday, April 6, the 96th day of 2026. There are 269 days left in the year. Today in history: In 1917, the United States entered World War I as the House joined the Senate in approving a declaration of war against Germany that was then signed by President Woodrow Wilson. Also on ...

Placing values over voices

“Your values become your destiny.” — Mahatma Gandhi In disbelief, he stared at the speaker, baffled by what he was hearing and attempted to read his expression, but no emotion was evident. The discussion was to center on a specific topic but the speaker deliberately veered away from ...

News flash: Bernie Sanders is not a New Yorker

Yes, he talks like a Brooklyn tough guy, but Sen. Bernie Sanders is a resident of Vermont, America's most rural and most white state. That he fled New York City nearly 60 years ago seems lost on the current Mayor Zohran Mamdani and his fellow socialists. Then again, Mamdani hasn't been around ...

Trump’s Iran war leaves GOP adrift ahead of midterms

NEW YORK (AP) — This is not the run-up to the midterm elections that Republicans wanted. A year and a half after winning the White House by promising to lower costs and end wars, Donald Trump is a wartime president overseeing surging energy costs and an escalating overseas conflict. The war ...