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11 new books in April offer a chance to step inside someone else's world
Colin Dwyer
The books we're spotlighting this month don't exactly radiate escapist good vibes — but they do offer the opportunity to step into someone else's life and get to know their view of our shared world.
In this file photo, voters cast their ballots in Oak Creek, Wis., on Nov. 5, 2024. On Tuesday, Apr. 8, Wisconsin voters elected a new justice to the state's supreme court, expanding the majority for liberal leaning justices as part of a larger trend of Democratic overperformance in elections since President Trump took office.
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Democrats keep doing better in elections since Trump returned to office
Stephen Fowler
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading last week in New York City.
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Oil prices plunge and stocks soar after U.S. and Iran agree on a ceasefire
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Tobias Santelmann stars as Det. Harry Hole, and Ellen Helinder plays Beate Lønn in the Netflix series Jo Nesbø's Detective Hole.
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Netflix does Nordic noir right in 'Jo Nesbø's Detective' series
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Texas Standard
Texas education board weighs required reading list with Bible passages for public schools
An overhauled state social studies curriculum is also on the table.
A year after ‘Liberation Day,’ Trump’s tariffs are taking a toll on small businesses in Texas and nationwide
Texas saw a $50 billion future in clean energy. Then the political winds shifted.
Rep. Castro inspects San Benito immigration detention center housing pregnant minors
Near Marfa, a secret desert adobe hides paintings from the past
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