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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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Saturday, September 6, 2025 - The Christian Science...

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2025/09/06

A sizable number of teens and young adults in the U.S. are not in school, employed, or in job training. Civic leaders want to reconnect them to a path toward productive adulthood. Also: today’s stories, including how grand juries in Los Angeles and Washington, DC, are pushing back against indictments; how a vote of confidence in French Prime Minister François Bayrou reveal a nation at political loggerheads; and how young Americans are seeking more in-person connection through team sports from

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Friday, September 5, 2025 - The Christian Science...

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2025/09/05

Both parties agree in principle that health policy should be driven by facts and science, not by politics. But translating science into policy involves human judgments. And an uproar this week around vaccines shows rising tension over public health.Also: today’s stories, including how some Latin Americans are embracing U.S. intervention amid record violence; whether current laws designed to stop potential gun violence by people deemed a threat to themselves or others could have prevented a recent

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Thursday, September 4, 2025 - The Christian Science...

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2025/09/04

Vladimir Putin and other world leaders alienated by the West gathered in China this week – first for an economic summit in Tianjin and then a military parade in Beijing. The meetings offer a glimpse of what Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s New World Order might look like.Also: today’s stories, including how U.S. President Donald Trump’s normalizing armed troops patrolling Washington absent a security crisis could impact how Americans are governed in years to come; concerns over President Trump’s

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Thursday, September 4, 2025 - The Christian Science...

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2025/09/04

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Wednesday, September 3, 2025 - The Christian Science...

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2025/09/03

Funding for the federal government runs out at month’s end. To prevent a shutdown, bipartisanship will be required. The good news is that talks might be in the offing.Also, today’s stories: how the National Guard court ruling affects President Trump’s plans for other cities; whether President Trump’s gains among Latinos will stick; and how a new statue aims to revitalize Massachusetts’ oldest neighborhood. Join the Monitor's Linda Feldmann for today's news.

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Saturday, August 30, 2025 - The Christian Science...

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2025/08/30

The tragic shooting of children at Annunciation Catholic School in Minnesota comes after the assassination of a state legislator earlier this summer. The incidents have revealed divides over how to reduce gun violence – as well as a universal desire to emerge from the turbulence stronger.Also: today’s stories, including how some religious leaders and volunteers are standing with immigrants at court hearings; how the U.S. and China are racing to build humanoid robots capable of performing many daily

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Friday, August 29, 2025 - The Christian Science...

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2025/08/29

The shooting at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis was the third such tragedy involving a Christian school in as many years. Security has long been top of mind at Jewish and Muslim schools; now there are growing efforts within Christian school communities to fortify their institutions. Also: today’s stories, including how sending a U.S. naval force off the coast of Venezuela has revived regional anxiety over U.S. militarism, how laws protecting asylum-seekers in Europe are under fire from

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Thursday, August 28, 2025 - The Christian Science...

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2025/08/28

Brazil has the world's second-largest rare earth reserves. The country is trying to rewrite the rules of global extractive industries.In today’s stories, we also write about in-person summer schools in Ukraine, a job-creating but environmentally risky project in Spain, and we share our favorite books of August. Join the Monitor's Christa Case Bryant for today's news.

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Wednesday, August 27, 2025 - The Christian Science...

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2025/08/27

Among all the shortages in war-ravaged Gaza, clean water is one of the most critical. Already facing the perils of famine and a new Israeli military offensive, families must engage in a daily hunt for water that often is barely usable.Also: today’s stories, including the latest on U.S. President Donald Trump’s attempt to oust Lisa Cook from the Federal Reserve Board; how a Syrian comedy renaissance is blooming in Damascus; and how some states are attempting to impose campaign spending limits. Join

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Tuesday, August 26, 2025 - The Christian Science...

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2025/08/26

A lawsuit by the Trump Department of Justice is unprecedented in that it sues all the federal District Court judges in Maryland at once. At stake is a case involving deportation, rights of habeas corpus, and the Constitution’s separation of powers. Also: today’s stories, including how the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) might spur an international aid response in Gaza, how a Boston neighborhood and a college cope with a housing crisis, and a ballet school showing Kenyans that

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Saturday, August 23, 2025 - The Christian Science...

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2025/08/23

In 2005, Hurricane Katrina threatened to snuff out the spirit of New Orleans. Two decades later, our reporter and photographer chronicle the city’s healing journey.Also: today’s stories, including how carmakers like Ford are focusing on EVs; how Syrian seamstresses are bringing an ancient craft to life; and our columnist’s visit with his son to the Equal Justice Initiative’s sculpture park in the wake of President Donald Trump’s order to review America’s museums. Join the Monitor's Clay Collins for

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Friday, August 22, 2025 - The Christian Science...

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2025/08/22

Beyond wrangling over whether sending thousands of federal troops to Washington, D.C., is needed or even legal, residents and crime experts say real community investment – not a show of force – is the better anti-crime strategy. Also: today’s stories, including why some Russian observers believe Russia is content to wait out a peace deal with Ukraine; how foreign leaders are adjusting their diplomatic strategies to a more personal approach when dealing with U.S. President Donald Trump; and how one

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Thursday, August 21, 2025 - The Christian Science...

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2025/08/21

An era of abundant low-cost imports faces a reckoning – but not necessarily an end – as the Trump tariffs take hold. America’s long pivot from thrift toward consumption is deeply engrained. So is the economics of global supply chains.Also: today’s stories, including how film can bring together India and Pakistan, how two historic Black churches share one vision of freedom and a review of Alix Morris’ book “A Year with the Seals: Unlocking the Secrets of the Sea’s Most Charismatic and Controversial

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Wednesday, August 20, 2025 - The Christian Science...

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2025/08/20

School meal debt has been rising. Now, changes to SNAP and Medicaid could reduce automatic eligibility for free and reduced price meals. How are schools responding to prevent hunger and save their budgets?Also: today’s stories, including how the demise of USAID has fractured communities, how a female Hindu priest is defying norms, and how the end of Assad’s leadership allows Syrians to read previously banned books. Join the Monitor's Ira Porter for today's news.

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Tuesday, August 19, 2025 - The Christian Science...

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2025/08/19

Volodymyr Zelenskyy walked into the Oval Office on Monday to confront an essential question: Will his country, Ukraine, remain Ukrainian? In today’s stories, we also look into Trump’s crime crackdown in D.C., massive anti-war protests in Israel, and the worries of Afghan asylum seekers in the U.S. Join the Monitor's Kurt Shillinger for today's news.

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Saturday, August 16, 2025 - The Christian Science...

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2025/08/16

Since the fall of Kabul four years ago, about 200,000 Afghans have arrived in the United States, many of whom supported U.S. war efforts. Now, some Afghans are questioning whether their status in the U.S. is secure, while they also try to bring more family here.Also: today’s stories, including how ‘docufiction’ helped director Kate Beecroft capture wild horses, Denzel Washington and Spike Lee’s reunion in their new film “Highest 2 Lowest,” and our essayist’s birding journey. Join the Monitor's

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Friday, August 15, 2025 - The Christian Science...

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2025/08/15

As Russian President Vladimir Putin prepares for his summit with President Donald Trump on Friday, his refusal to countenance a ceasefire in Ukraine before peace talks could pose a stumbling block to negotiations.Also: today’s stories, including how the current political fight in Texas over redistricting is a sign that hard-nosed politics are now the norm; why some Pakistanis aren’t thrilled with a budding U.S.-Pakistan friendship; and how one artist is painting New Orleans’ many contrasts, from

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Thursday, August 14, 2025 - The Christian Science...

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2025/08/14

As Ukrainians field swarms of destructive Russian drones, the world is watching modern warfare unfold. Here is what Russia’s summer drone blitz in Ukraine says about the future of war.Also: today’s stories, including an Israeli women’s group protesting war in Gaza; why Democrats' are poorly rated despite President Donald Trump’s similarly low approval ratings; and how Trump can negotiate between Russia and Ukraine. Join the Monitor's Christa Case Bryant for today's news.

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Thursday, August 14, 2025 - The Christian Science...

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2025/08/14

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Wednesday, August 13, 2025 - The Christian Science...

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2025/08/13

In Russian-controlled parts of Ukraine, a battle is on over national identity, as teens face intense efforts to convince them that their real identity is Russian. In today’s package, we also explore how schools are bracing for absenteeism among immigrant children, how China is making gains in the AI race, and why France is cracking down on ‘ultrafast’ fashion. Join the Monitor's Ira Porter for today's news.

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