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Thursday, May 15, 2025

PART I

Pete Rose Removed from ‘Permanently Ineligible’ List for Major League Baseball. Hall of Fame Next? Commissioner’s Recent Statement Raises Big Moral Questions

PART II

Russia’s New ‘Frankenstein’ Missile: Russia’s Latest Missile is Sign of the Times, and Things to Come

PART III

The Prophet of Soft Power: Influential Political Scientist and National Security Official Joseph Nye, Dies at 88
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