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Let's take a tour of the 13th congressional district in Illinois.

It starts in East St. Louis and then moves steadily north. By the time it gets to Springfield, home of Abraham Lincoln, about 90 miles away, it takes a sharp turn to the east, reaching Decatur and finally Champaign, itself about 80 miles away from Springfield.

It's a jagged, ...Read more

Eighty years ago, in one of the most consequential understatements of all time, Emperor Hirohito told the people of Japan that "the war situation has developed not necessarily to Japan's advantage."

He was originally going to say that "the war situation has deteriorated day by day," but that was considered too strong -- even after the United ...Read more

Hamas started a war, rejected a ceasefire and stole and profited from humanitarian aid, and we are supposed to believe that it's all Israel's fault.

International attention is focused on food shortages in Gaza, with the blame and the pressure -- as always -- on Israel to do something about it.

It is always difficult to get to the ground ...Read more