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Ronaldinho Returns After an 11-Year Retirement to Chase a 300th Goal—and the Pull of Unfinished Work

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Hours-Long Fuel Queues Meet Russian Flag Day: A Gap Truth Asks Us to Notice

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Israel Re-Establishes a West Bank Settlement, and Nearby Palestinian Families Are Afraid—What Does Neighborliness Require?

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Fnideq's Migrants Dream of Ceuta as Neighbors Warn of Danger: Can Hope Stay Honest?

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Ronaldinho Returns After an 11-Year Retirement to Chase a 300th Goal—and the Pull of Unfinished Work

At 46, a football legend returns for a milestone—and leaves us with a question about our own unfinished good.

Aug 21, 12:09 PM

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Hours-Long Fuel Queues Meet Russian Flag Day: A Gap Truth Asks Us to Notice

Aug 21, 8:10 AM

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Israel Re-Establishes a West Bank Settlement, and Nearby Palestinian Families Are Afraid—What Does Neighborliness Require?

Aug 21, 4:24 AM

Fnideq's Migrants Dream of Ceuta as Neighbors Warn of Danger: Can Hope Stay Honest?

Fnideq's Migrants Dream of Ceuta as Neighbors Warn of Danger: Can Hope Stay Honest?

Aug 21, 2:12 AM

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The U.S. Wants More Economic Pressure on Iran. What Is Leadership For in a Stalemate?

Donald Trump · Aug 21, 12:33 AM

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The U.S. Debt Hits $40 Trillion—and the Next Generation Is Already Named on the Invoice

Aug 20, 10:11 AM

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A Belgian Car Salesman Gains a Royal Title—but Renewal Runs Deeper

Aug 20, 8:12 AM

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NATO Says It Will Do What Is Necessary Amid Reported Threats. Preparedness Alone Cannot Make Us Secure.

Aug 19, 2:23 PM

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One Palestinian-American Is Flying Toward an Encircled West Bank Home — and Going Anyway

Aug 17, 12:16 AM

New Tents on Contested West Bank Land Raise an Old Question: Who Is Displaced?

New Tents on Contested West Bank Land Raise an Old Question: Who Is Displaced?

A Vienna Lawsuit Over Toilet Fees Raises a Question of Justice

A Vienna Lawsuit Over Toilet Fees Raises a Question of Justice

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Rescued After 16 Hours at Sea: Provision We Can't Supply for Ourselves

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A Carrier Is on the Way to the USS Lincoln. The Sailors Already There Need to Be Seen.

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India's Solar Mission Throws New Light on the Sun's Corona — and the Meaning of Wisdom

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