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During his remarks at the American Business Forum in Miami last month, Donald Trump tried to defend his pointless "Gulf of ...

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Fredonia student Ray Dai at the International Geography Bee in Orlando. Submitted photo Fredonia’s Ray Dai just completed eighth-grade and has already made quite the name for himself for competing in ...

Rising tensions between the United States and Venezuela have turned the Caribbean into a strategic chessboard. US forces ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...