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An Oscar for a fire-singed HollywoodThe movie industry plans to help Los Angeles recover from wildfires with a spotlight on creative inspiration.
Qatar’s pull with powers and pariahsThe small Gulf nation’s mediating role in the Israel-Hamas agreement earns gratitude from both sides, a reflection of Qatar’s focus on patience and empathy.
Of mercy and grievanceAs one U.S. president handed power to another, their acts of clemency also invited some to seek reconciliation through contrition.
Infinite innovation and finite politicsThe change in the White House may bring different approaches to technology and productivity, but every American president taps into a bottomless well of new scientific ideas.
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Equality on the sidelinesTwo historically Black universities turn their football programs into opportunities to promote the excellence that is innate.
Hearing Afghan womenShifts in regional diplomacy toward the Taliban in Afghanistan reinforce that stability is only possible through equality.
Deference as defense of lawIn closing two legal cases against an incoming U.S. president, a judge and special counsel uphold constitutional norms and the virtues of voters and juries.
How Los Angeles rebuildsThe city can draw on lessons in community-based resilience from other places hit by disasters. Through generosity, its residents are finding unity.
Freeing Syria from a painful pastThe country’s new leaders have made early gestures of reconciliation. But civil society is preserving the basis for a just future.
Stories to unite BangladeshThe interim government stirs a society emerging from dictatorship toward reconciliation through art and freedom of expression.
An opening for equality in LebanonThe election of a new president after years of political division marks the next step in a region shedding old patterns of violence.
Sunlight on hidden feesU.S. states are driving a robust legal trend toward transparency in pricing, measuring the value of goods and services in honesty and respect for consumers.
Defeating fear in VenezuelaOpposition leaders marshal honor, dignity, and conscience in a South American country striving to restore democracy.
When compassion rings louder than gunsWhile mediators seek a ceasefire in Gaza, ordinary Israelis and Palestinians are increasingly aligned in rejecting violence and hatred.
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