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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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Friday, March 21, 2025 - The Christian Science...

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2025/03/21

The collapse of the Gaza ceasefire has meant the resumption of deadly airstrikes and an Israeli ground offensive. Ghada Abdulfattah looks at how Palestinians are wondering if the world has turned its back. Also: today’s stories, including how a potential U.S. mineral deal has revitalized confidence in Ukraine’s mineral-rich heartland, why Apple TV+ series “Severance” resonates, and why Erdogan is going after Istanbul’s mayor three years before the next election. Join the Monitor's Mark Sappenfield

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Thursday, March 20, 2025 - The Christian Science...

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2025/03/20

In a tense town hall on Tuesday night just outside of Washington, D.C., voter after voter pressed Democratic Rep. Glenn Ivey over what they saw as his party’s failure to leverage the threat of a government shutdown against Republicans’ funding bill. Also: today’s stories, including how local civil society organizations are providing municipal services and keeping the peace in Syria; how power needs in Virginia’s “Data Center Alley” are running up against residences and farms in Maryland; and a look

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Wednesday, March 19, 2025 - The Christian Science...

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2025/03/19

What does justice look like? Today, a Salvadoran writer looks at the president of El Salvador's consolidated approach, including having the power to arrest and detain suspected criminals without warrants or evidence. Also: today’s stories, including how Israelis are far less unified in support of war nearly a year and a half after the Oct. 7, 2023, attack, an Indonesian foundation's work keeping alive their diverse textile traditions, and how President Donald Trump is providing a real-time test of

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Tuesday, March 18, 2025 - The Christian Science...

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2025/03/18

Today’s Daily tells two stories of the struggle to find agency amid despair, from the power of a pen to the search for a diamond ring among the ashes. Our stories also include the Kurds getting mixed messages about their role in the ‘new’ Syria, and whether politics outrank merit as Trump molds military leadership. Join the Monitor's Mark Sappenfield for today's news.

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Monday, March 17, 2025 - The Christian Science...

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2025/03/17

Moscow says it agrees with the U.S. proposal for a Ukraine ceasefire, but wants to know the details of the plan. The kicker: it’s not clear whether those exist. More discussions will be needed to clarify whether President Vladimir Putin’s slow-walking approach is an attempt to bury the U.S. plan, or just evidence of an abundance of caution.Also: today’s stories, including our interview with Marissa Resa, a longtime critic of former Philippines President Michael Duterte, in the wake of Duterte’s

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Friday, March 14, 2025 - The Christian Science...

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2025/03/14

President Donald Trump has steered the United States firmly back into the realm of power politics. Three of our stories today offer varied views of leverage – from Democrats’ lack of it in Congress, to Saudi Arabia’s ability to be a major player in the global game, to the complex calculations of tariffs. Also, we have a story on a new Broadway show’s towering co-star: Stella the tree. Join the Monitor's Mark Sappenfield for today's news.

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Thursday, March 13, 2025 - The Christian Science...

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2025/03/13

Less than a week after immigration officials in New York arrested Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian student activist and a green-card holder, much remains unclear about the government’s specific accusations against him. Some immigration advocates are wary of government retaliation against First Amendment-protected speech; others see Mr. Khalil’s case as part of a broader crackdown on dissent. Also: today’s stories, including what cuts to the U.S. Department of Education may mean for U.S. education;

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Wednesday, March 12, 2025 - The Christian Science...

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2025/03/12

Dominance in international scientific research has long been a national, bipartisan priority that underpinned U.S. economic and military prowess. But amid the Trump administration’s war on government waste, this year has become a season of turmoil at institutions that rely on federal funding, with cuts that could curtail the kind of work that has led to significant scientific achievements. Also: today’s stories, including rising threats against judicial branch members; western immigrants to Russia;

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Tuesday, March 11, 2025 - The Christian Science...

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2025/03/11

Five years on from the declaration of the COVID-19 pandemic, the world is a changed place. Stephanie Hanes and Monitor staff look at the myriad ways the pandemic was a momentous period in history. Also: today’s stories, including how President Donald Trump’s decision to suspend U.S. military assistance and intelligence sharing will affect Ukraine, new efforts to help LGBTQ+ elders feel like a part of the community, and how series of coordinated ambushes in Syria is affecting their pathway to

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Monday, March 10, 2025 - The Christian Science...

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2025/03/10

President Donald Trump’s proposal to create a strategic reserve using the cryptocurrency bitcoin, an idea discussed at a crypto “summit” March 7, represents a bold idea with a host of details to address. The move could be a breakthrough for the U.S. to lead in developing and establishing the next generation of money; but besides crypto’s boom-and-crash performance, there are legal and ethical concerns. Also: today’s stories, including how a tariff spat with the United States adds to economic

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Friday, March 7, 2025 - The Christian Science Monitor...

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2025/03/07

As Indonesia becomes more prone to wildfires, the threat to its natural abundance has grown. Lindsey McGinnis and Sara Miller Llana report on how a group of women monitors fire risks and urges farmers to follow rules about slash-and-burn clearing. Also: today’s stories, including President Donald Trump’s fundamental changing the core expectations that guided America’s eight-decade transatlantic alliance, how several states, including Texas, had already begun dismantling DEI initiatives even before

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Thursday, March 6, 2025 - The Christian Science...

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2025/03/06

Since President Trump’s inauguration, Moscow has experienced a dramatic return from the diplomatic wilderness. The Monitor’s Fred Weir looks at how the challenge for Russia is to figure out how to exploit the opportunities that have opened up. Also: today’s stories, including an online columnist who skewers hypocrisy and absurdity on both sides of the aisle, a film showcasing an all-girls robotics team from Afghanistan, and how severe sanctions stand in the way as Syrians are trying to rebuild homes

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Wednesday, March 5, 2025 - The Christian Science...

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2025/03/05

The Monitor’s Gaza correspondent Ghada Abdulfattah paints a powerful portrait today of her fellow Palestinians as they work – and work – to create some semblance of order or home amid the mountains of debris that surround them. Today’s stories also include whether Mexico’s cartel problem has its roots in lax US gun controls, sheriffs in a ‘sanctuary’ state considering whether to work with ICE, and baby eagles making online viewers’ spirits soar. Join the Monitor's Amelia Newcomb for today's

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Tuesday, March 4, 2025 - The Christian Science...

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2025/03/04

Europe has faced many recent “wake up” moments that suggest the world has changed and it needs to strengthen from within. But few were more visceral than the public confrontation last Friday between the Ukrainian and American presidents.Also: today’s stories, including Ukrainians’ reactions to President Donald Trump’s open rebuke of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy; resistance to a full nationwide caste census in India, sparking debate over the country’s path to equality; and this week’s

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Monday, March 3, 2025 - The Christian Science Monitor...

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2025/03/03

Israeli communities near Gaza still bear the marks, physical and spiritual, of Oct. 7. But they are rebuilding, and shifting toward rebirth. Today's stories also include why America is considering a sovereign wealth fund, a family grappling with a young son’s hunger to learn amid war's ruins, and why rich oil reserves are a mixed blessing for Ugandans. Join the Monitor's Clay Collins for today's news.

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

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2025/02/28

The United States has not had to fight a war against a foreign aggressor on its own territory in two centuries, whereas Europe has, in its long past, known conflict much more frequently than peace. That is why, our columnist writes, the concerns about U.S. President Donald Trump taking Russia’s side in the Ukraine war ripple so deeply through Europe. Today’s stories also include the justice department shifting its focus away from white collar crime, DOGE cuts jolting Virginia’s politics, and why

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

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2025/02/27

While much of Europe is wrestling with resurgent far-right politics, Serbia stands apart thanks to a student-led mass movement against corruption and its strongman president. Also: today’s stories, including a look at the University of Austin’s radical free speech experiment; how the Pasadena Community Job Center has become a refuge for those impacted by the Los Angeles fires; and an effort to save Yemen’s migratory birds amidst war. Join the Monitor's Mark Sappenfield for today's news.

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

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2025/02/26

In the wake of the Syrian civil war, exchanges between Alawites, Shiites, and Christians are often fierce. Taylor Luck reports on how they still manage to break bread together, and how religious minorities there have found encouragement as they probe for answers. Also: today’s stories, including Chinese rights groups that are packing up as U.S. financial aid is withdrawn, the expensive, complicated, and slow process that stands in the way of European military self-sufficiency, and how New York

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

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2025/02/25

James Madison called it “the extent and proper structure” of the United States. The Monitor’s Linda Feldmann looks at how now, a U.S. president is upending the country’s centuries-old balance of power. Also: today’s stories, including how German centrists barely fended off the populist tide, how the legacy of the Greensboro sit-ins are carried on today, and how theater troupe in Ukraine is finding that puppets have a special ability to comfort and inspire, even to rehabilitate. Join the Monitor's

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

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2025/02/24

While Americans differ on how taxpayer dollars should be spent, you might expect them to rally around keeping those dollars away from fraudsters. But what if an unconventional anti-fraud effort – entrepreneurial and fast – fails to gain public trust by pursuing partisan goals? Also: today’s stories, including worries over press freedom during the Trump administration; what may come next from the Israeli government in the Gaza ceasefire; and acts of everyday defiance in Ukraine against Russian

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