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“It’s something the child had before they were born,” Chung said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

Zelensky was also due to meet Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, the spiritual leader of most Christian Orthodox churches, a week before the Orthodox Easter, celebrated in Ukraine and Russia on April 12.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

Under Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, Tokyo has doubled down on government support for semiconductor technology, an industry Japan used to lead before being superseded by rivals such as Taiwan and South Korea.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

It took them three years of working multiple jobs before they had enough.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

Like you hadn’t already done that five times before asking.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith