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The editors of The Christian Science Monitor take you beyond the headlines with the ideas driving progress in this 15-minute news briefing. The Monitor Daily Podcast is available each Monday through Friday at 6 pm ET. For more information on the Daily or The Christian Science Monitor, visit csmonitor.com. Send your comments, suggestions or thoughts to podcast@csmonitor.com.

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Thursday, April 17, 2025 - The Christian Science...

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2025/04/17

Saturday marks the 250th anniversary of the first shots fired in a revolution felt round the world. For the men and women preparing to relive the opening choreography of the American Revolution this weekend, bringing history to life has a deep purpose: to honor the stories of real people and the price they paid for freedom. Also: today’s stories, including Trump tariffs decreasing trust in US currency, a South African debate over white farmers, and an essayist offering lessons from the suburbs. Join

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Wednesday, April 16, 2025 - The Christian Science...

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2025/04/16

Across China, the flow of exports screeched to a halt last Friday, as 145% U.S. tariffs took hold and Beijing announced countermeasures. Ann Scott Tyson looks at how President Donald Trump has set the stage for an epic showdown with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. Also: today’s stories, including how Somalia’s amputee soccer league offers hope and community, how women in Pakistan are making inroads in the paid workforce while also supporting their families, and how President Donald Trump’s most ardent

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Tuesday, April 15, 2025 - The Christian Science...

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2025/04/15

Local community kitchens and aid groups in Sudan, working where international organizations could not, are facing funding cuts two years into the civil war. But youth-led groups are determined to fill in the gaps.Also: today’s stories, including how the Kilmar Abrego Garcia case is the latest showdown between executive and judicial authority under the second Trump term; the reelection of Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa; and a look at an innovative network of CO2 detectors enabling the return of

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Monday, April 14, 2025 - The Christian Science...

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2025/04/14

More than a decade after Syria’s war began, and months after the fall of President Bashar al-Assad, small investments – in homes, in businesses – signal hope. Also: today’s stories, including President Trump’s controversial use of already existing, but rarely used, legislation to enforce immigration actions; a look at Kenya’s satellite cities; and how resettlement organizations are operating under the Trump administration’s immigration guidelines. Join the Monitor's Clay Collins for today's

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Friday, April 11, 2025 - The Christian Science...

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2025/04/11

Conservationists in India are celebrating the triumphant resurgence of big cats, but their increase has been mirrored by a surge in violent attacks on people. Michael Benanav dives into the new questions about safety, balance, tolerance, and coexistence. Also: today’s stories, including how Syrians are rallying around their new flag, how music fuels Valerie June, her creative journey, and the world, and how collaboration in California between the Army Corps of Engineers, residents, and professional

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Thursday, April 10, 2025 - The Christian Science...

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2025/04/10

While the transatlantic relationship frays, Europe may be renewing an old friendship. Britain and France seek a “coalition of the willing” to coordinate defense support following the Trump administration’s suspension of military aid to Ukraine. Today’s stories also include college conservatives who are no longer silent, more colleges trying out the old-fashioned ideal of civility, and Florida manatees who find warmth at power plants. Join the Monitor's Kurt Schillinger for today's news.

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Wednesday, April 9, 2025 - The Christian Science...

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2025/04/09

For a sense of how global the impact of President Donald Trump’s second term has been so far, look no further than today’s Monitor Daily. Our stories include whether Chinese consumers could take up the export slack as US tariffs rise, Panamanians wondering who profits from their canal, and international students in the U.S. to earn degrees fearing they could be deported without them. Join the Monitor's Amelia Newcomb for today's news.

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Wednesday, April 9, 2025 - The Christian Science...

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2025/04/09

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Tuesday, April 8, 2025 - The Christian Science...

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2025/04/08

Syria’s new leadership faces the daunting task of rebuilding an army from the ruins of sectarianism and foreign intervention. Across the country, commanders are trying to unify a patchwork of former rebels into a cohesive, modern force – without the institutional foundations or resources of a traditional military. But for some, the most important need is a shift in mindset.Also: today’s stories, including how Hyundai is charging ahead with a new 7 billion dollar plant for building electric vehicles

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Monday, April 7, 2025 - The Christian Science Monitor...

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2025/04/07

Months after a failed martial law attempt rattled South Korea, a top court unanimously decided last week to remove the president. With new elections coming up in June, the united court verdict and its acceptance by South Korea’s two major political parties stirred hope that the young democracy can turn the page on the martial law fiasco. Also: today’s stories, including what clues the vagaries of past trade policy could offer us by way of lessons for today; how the Trump administration has financial

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Friday, April 4, 2025 - The Christian Science Monitor...

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2025/04/04

It’s easy to start a trade war. It’s harder to stop one. And it’s almost impossible to win one. The Monitor's Laurent Belsie looks at the trade war that U.S. President Donald Trump has escalated, and how the next phase is more dangerous. Also: today’s stories, including why one Canadian family moved to the Russian countryside, a community that has formed over the course of the Israel-Hamas war and of the young lives growing with it, and what due process immigrants are owed. Join the Monitor's Amelia

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Thursday, April 3, 2025 - The Christian Science...

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2025/04/03

In a series of executive orders targeting law firms, the Trump administration says it’s seeking accountability to protect national security, public safety, and election integrity. Legal scholars see an attack on fundamental American legal principles.Also: today’s stories, including a look at Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s recent rise in popularity amid tense U.S.-Canada relations; how community leaders in Los Angeles are stepping up to help with wildfire damage; and how papier-mâché artisans

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Wednesday, April 2, 2025 - The Christian Science...

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2025/04/02

Today, we’re monitoring two potentially significant moments for President Donald Trump. One is what he calls “Liberation Day,” his expected Rose Garden announcement Wednesday of his tariff strategy. The other: Tuesday’s election results for two Florida congressional districts as well as for Wisconsin’s state Supreme Court. Our other stories include Bitcoin driving cheap green energy production in Kenya, and why dialogue and science give Dr. Tareq Abu Hamed hope for rebuilding Gaza. Join the

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Tuesday, April 1, 2025 - The Christian Science...

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2025/04/01

In Washington, the planned sale of Panama Canal ports to an American-led group is largely cast as a sign of expanding U.S. influence in Central America. The Monitor's Ann Scott Tyson looks at how far China is willing to go to protect its geopolitical leverage. Also: today’s stories, including the Trump administration saying it wants to bring back a “warrior ethos” to the Pentagon, France's far-right leader, Marine Le Pen, being barred from public office for the next five years, and domestic workers

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Monday, March 31, 2025 - The Christian Science...

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2025/03/31

Syria’s Alawite ethnic minority consider March 7 the start of a genocidal campaign. To the Sunni majority, it marked operations to quash a coup. While regaining trust won’t be easy, preventing more violence will be a key test for the new Syria. Also: today’s stories, including whether Democrats can make inroads in Florida amidst increasing polarization; a look at mass protests and mounting arrests in Turkey’s main cities after the arrest of Istanbul’s Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, an opposition leader and a

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Friday, March 28, 2025 - The Christian Science...

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2025/03/28

At a time when it seems too easy to pigeonhole people with expectations that are too narrow or just plain wrong, Ken Makin’s column on Jackie Robinson is a great example of digging deeper to see a larger wholeness. Today’s stories include how a new US manufacturing boom may bring more AI, not more jobs; whether Europe can confront Russia without US help; and, in post-Assad Syria, a new sense of freedom suffusing this Ramadan. Join the Monitor's Mark Sappenfield for today's news.

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Thursday, March 27, 2025 - The Christian Science...

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2025/03/27

Senior Trump administration officials used a commercial messaging app to discuss secret military attacks, including sensitive information that could have threatened the lives of troops abroad. Calls for accountability are coming from both sides of the aisle.Also: today’s stories, including Israeli protests against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu; the rights of animals and the environment, from Mexico to Nepal; and a look into a New York restaurant staffed by a rotating cast of “Nonnas of the

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Wednesday, March 26, 2025 - The Christian Science...

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2025/03/26

Yarmouk refugee camp has been called home by displaced Palestinians in Syria since 1957. The Monitor’s Taylor Luck shares the story of the part it plays in Syrian Palestinians’ sense of belonging to a Palestine they have never seen. Also: today’s stories, including the fracturing of South Sudan’s power-sharing agreement as unease grows, how the cuts to Social Security operations are challenging Americans’ views more broadly of what the government should and can do, and why a Wisconsin state Supreme

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Tuesday, March 25, 2025 - The Christian Science...

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2025/03/25

Today, we have two stories that give clear evidence of how fundamentally important education is to a society’s well-being and continuous development. Also, our stories include why extreme violence in the US has police trying new tactics, why Africans taking a shine to basketball is good for the NBA, and a fuller portrait of artist-provocateur Yoko Ono. Join the Monitor's Amelia Newcomb for today's news.

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Monday, March 24, 2025 - The Christian Science...

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2025/03/24

Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez are drawing crowds on Mr. Sanders’ Fighting Oligarchy tour. His message may not resonate with everyone, and many Americans still view achieving wealth as part of the American dream. But with much of the Democratic Party grasping for a strategy and a message, it’s telling that Mr. Sanders is stepping up, and striking a chord.Also: today’s stories, including a look ahead at former president Jair Bolsonaro’s legal battle in Brazil after being charged

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