Bethlehem

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The uplighted orrery glows on the faces of two boys who lean into the circuits of solar orbit as it once glowed on the faces of the shepherds and magi at the crib in Bethlehem.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026

Battalions are gathered on the banks of Portland, Ore.; Bethlehem; Charlotte, N.C.;

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026

Once home to Bethlehem Steel, which filed for bankruptcy in 2001, the region has continued to expand its manufacturing base, helped by its proximity to ports in New York and New Jersey.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

But Anton Salman, who was mayor of adjacent Bethlehem when the field was built in 2021, told AFP the construction was legal.

From Barron's • Dec. 19, 2025

“We’d like to tell you about Jesus Christ,” they announced, and he thought to himself, “I was born in Jerusalem, right down the road from Bethlehem, and they think they’re just now telling me?”

From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye