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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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Tuesday, March 12, 2024 - The Christian Science...

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2024/03/12

As more Palestinians in Gaza edge toward starvation, law and order is breaking down across the besieged strip. Also: today’s stories, including a Monitor Breakfast with Poland's Foreign Minister, the pandemic’s impact on education, and the adaptation of a beloved indie album for the stage. Join the Monitor's Amelia Newcomb and Ira Porter for today's news. You can also visit csmonitor.com/daily for more information.

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Monday, March 11, 2024 - The Christian Science...

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2024/03/11

New England is on the verge of becoming the first region in the United States to go coal-free. What lessons does the last coal-fired plant in New Hampshire hold for the rest of the country? Also: today’s stories, including the shift to electric vehicles in Africa, how to rebuild trust in U.S. politics, and a season of peace in a time of war. Join the Monitor's Mark Sappenfield and Stephen Humphries for today's news. You can also visit csmonitor.com/daily for more information.

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Friday, March 8, 2024 - The Christian Science Monitor...

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2024/03/08

A firsthand look at an airdrop of aid into Gaza, with all its heart and heartbreak, as Monitor correspondent Taylor Luck reports from 3,000 feet above Gaza in a Royal Jordanian Air Force plane. Also: today’s stories, including Biden's State of the Union address, 'The Lily Gladstone effect', and Senegal's filmmakers who want to tell a different story. Join the Monitor's Mark Sappenfield and Laurent Belsie for today's news. You can also visit csmonitor.com/daily for more information.

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Thursday, March 7, 2024 - The Christian Science...

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2024/03/07

Israeli raids on West Bank camps have intensified in response to the expansion of armed youth brigades that attack settlers and the Israeli military. Also: today’s stories, including: Europe contemplates the best way to fund the Ukrainian war effort, a Utah town works with immigrants to promote self-reliance, and state flags get a redesign nationwide. Join the Monitor's Clay Collins and Noelle Swan for today's news. You can also visit csmonitor.com/daily for more information.

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Wednesday, March 6, 2024 - The Christian Science...

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2024/03/06

The wood pellet industry has surged under a clean energy label. But do the benefits of biomass outweigh costs to the environment and marginalized communities? Also: today’s stories, including the state of the presidential election after Super Tuesday, previewing this weekend’s Oscars, and two expecting bald eagle parents in Southern California that are lifting spirits around the world. Join the Monitor’s Mark Sappenfield and Ali Martin for today's news. You can also visit csmonitor.com/daily for

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Tuesday, March 5, 2024 - The Christian Science...

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2024/03/05

In recent years, organizations serving U.S.-bound migrants in Mexican border cities have faced significant new pressures. They are quickly adapting in order to make migrants’ experiences safer and more dignified. Also: today’s stories, including the flow of aid in Gaza, Moscow’s alternative Olympics, and how a Mexican election offers freedom.Join the Monitor's Mark Sappenfield and Stephen Humphries for today's news. You can also visit csmonitor.com/daily for more information.

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Monday, March 4, 2024 - The Christian Science Monitor...

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2024/03/04

Donald Trump can run, but can he serve? Questions remain after the Supreme Court's ruling. Also: today’s stories, including a deep look at Joe Biden as he faces the test of a lifetime, how a Japanese apartment tower combats loneliness, and Ukraine families wondering how to get by amid aid cuts. Join the Monitor's Amelia Newcomb and Ira Porter for today's news. You can also visit csmonitor.com/daily for more information.

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Friday, March 1, 2024 - The Christian Science Monitor...

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2024/03/01

As states face a rising tide of homelessness and mental illness, Californians are set to vote on Proposition 1 – to help people get off the streets and into homes and places for treatment.Also: today’s stories, including Senegal's young voters, restoring faith in a Polish public broadcaster, and ‘healing spaces’ in post-conflict societies. Join the Monitor's Mark Sappenfield and Laurent Belsie for today's news. You can also visit csmonitor.com/daily for more information.

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Thursday, February 29, 2024 - The Christian Science...

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2024/02/29

To those in the LGBTQ+ community and their allies, Nex Benedict’s death represents another life lost in an era of unrelenting attacks. How – and why – are they persevering to build a more inclusive Oklahoma? Also: today’s stories, including Donald Trump’s arguments over presidential immunity, Europe’s political barriers in the fight for sustainability, and new audiences for an old message about nonviolence. Join the Monitor's Clay Collins and Caitlin Babcock for today's news. You can also visit

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Wednesday, February 28, 2024 - The Christian Science...

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2024/02/28

Texas is pushing the boundary of state authority over immigration. If a new law goes into effect next week, it will essentially set up dueling immigration systems. Also: today’s stories, including: the World Health Organization negotiates a controversial new pandemic treaty to coordinate prevention response, one Native American vet takes it upon herself to care for vets in the Navajo Nation, and Parisian therapists organize art therapy for patients at local museums. Join the Monitor's Mark

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Tuesday, February 27, 2024 - The Christian Science...

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2024/02/27

President Joe Biden is facing calls from erstwhile allies to exit the race, amid concerns he could lose in November. Others say the criticism is unhelpful – and unwarranted. Also: today’s stories, including Texas rebuilding confidence in its power grid, how Gambians fight dictator's impunity from afar, and a look at why too many California kids can't read. Join the Monitor's Mark Sappenfield and Ira Porter for today's news. You can also visit csmonitor.com/daily for more information.

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Monday, February 26, 2024 - The Christian Science...

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2024/02/26

Months after protesters marched in Tel Aviv dressed as handmaidens to thwart an attempted judicial overhaul by the far-right government, Israeli women are shifting perceptions of gender roles as they serve on the front lines of the war effort. Also: today’s stories, including the AI filmmaking program that’s testing trust boundaries, French cinema’s sexual abuse problem, and an unlikely lesson in improvisation. Join the Monitor's Amelia Newcomb and Stephen Humphries for today's news. You can also

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Friday, February 23, 2024 - The Christian Science...

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2024/02/23

How has Lyman, a battered community in eastern Ukraine, endured two years of a war that never feels far away? The abnormal is the new normal. Also: today’s stories, including what the war has cost Ukraine and Russia, why Haley focuses on her long game, learning to winter like the Danes, and a podcast excerpt about the Harlem renaissance of today. Join the Monitor's Mark Sappenfield and Caitlin Babcock for today's news. You can also visit csmonitor.com/daily for more information.

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Thursday, February 22, 2024 - The Christian Science...

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2024/02/22

The most popular politician in Israel is not Israeli. Can Joe Biden coax the Israeli public toward regional peace? Also: today’s stories, including life in Russia two years into its invasion of Ukraine, the young rebels fighting Myanmar’s junta, and the conflict over Trump loyalists’ fight to take over Republican Party infrastructure. Join the Monitor's Clay Collins and Noelle Swan for today's news. You can also visit csmonitor.com/daily for more information.

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Wednesday, February 21, 2024 - The Christian Science...

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2024/02/21

In recent years, the U.S. and China have had to learn how to navigate growing mistrust and make progress toward stability. Also: today’s stories, including Ukraine’s frontline runs low on ammo, an unelected coalition of politicians takes on governing Pakistan, and newsrooms in Utah pool resources to combat the Great Salt Lake drought. Join the Monitor's Mark Sappenfield and Jasper Davidoff for today's news. You can also visit csmonitor.com/daily for more information.

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Tuesday, February 20, 2024 - The Christian Science...

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2024/02/20

Only five states executed people last year. Oklahoma was one of them – and some GOP state lawmakers worry they cannot trust their system to get it right. Also: today’s stories, including public trust Poland, progress on lightning safety in India, and five debut novels by Black authors worth reading – now or any month. Join the Monitor's Clay Collins and Ira Porter for today's news. You can also visit csmonitor.com/daily for more information.

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Friday, February 16, 2024 - The Christian Science...

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2024/02/16

Alexei Navalny’s death in prison on Friday brings a tragic end to a struggle the Kremlin had already largely contained. Also: today’s stories, including President Biden visits the site of the East Palestine, Ohio train derailment, AI as a learning tool in US classrooms, and Representative Michael McCaul on bipartisanship on foreign aid. Join the Monitor's Clay Collins and Caitlin Babcock for today's news. You can also visit csmonitor.com/daily for more information.

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Thursday, February 15, 2024 - The Christian Science...

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2024/02/15

The US has wrangled historically over playing a large role on the global stage or turning inward. As the pull of ’America First’ intensifies, the current battle could have significant security consequences for Ukraine and the rest of Europe. Also: today’s stories, including what’s behind mideast distrust of the UN, a new change in college sports, and Ecuador’s guardians against illegal mining. Join the Monitor's Amelia Newcomb and April Austin for today's news. You can also visit csmonitor.com/daily

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Wednesday, February 14, 2024 - The Christian Science...

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2024/02/14

Can soccer help El Salvador turn from terror to trust? One community in El Salvador is turning to soccer to help overcome divisions sown by years of brutal gang violence and impunity. Also: today's stories, including American's increasingly positive views on the economy, jeepneys adapting in the Philippines, and Why Boston’s wealthy Back Bay said yes, in our backyard. Join the Monitor's Clay Collins and Kendra Nordin Beato for today's news. You can also visit csmonitor.com/daily for more

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