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Tax reform's secret sauce for boosting economic growth

People need to be confident that the rules won't be rewritten again after the next election.

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Late-night comic James Corden in Beverly Hills, Calif. on April 28, 2017.

Learn from France's presidential election: Punchlines
Late-night comics on the French presidential election. Take a look at our favorite jokes, then vote for yours at opinion.usatoday.com.

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The parents of Timothy Piazza in Bellefonte, Pa., on May 5, 2017.

Why frat boys like hazing, if they live through it
Latest death raises question of why these tragedies aren't more frequent.

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Jesse Jackson leads a protest at Chicago airport on April 12, 2017.

An airline passenger manifesto: Protect each other on planes
How about some collective fury against abuse by United and American?

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President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping on April 7, 2017, in Florida.

China holds key to North Korea's nukes
Three things the Chinese could do to pressure Kim Jong Un.

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'China has done its utmost' on North Korea
Pressure must be coupled with direct talks.

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Donald Trump says Congress has too much power. He's wrong.
The president wants more authority, but his ignorance makes that a problem.

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A funeral for victims of a Palm Sunday church attack in Alexandria, Egypt.

Persecution of Christians isn't rare: Franklin Graham
You'd be surprised where Christians have trouble practicing their faith.

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Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, at Kent State University on Oct. 31, 2016.

Donald Trump and Marine Le Pen are fake populists: Sen. Sherrod Brown
True populism unites. A true populist tells people the truth. Fake populists divide with falsehoods.