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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 20, 2025 - The Christian Science...

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2025/09/20

Funding the government is ultimately a must-pass priority for Congress. But with votes from both parties needed, it’s also an opportunity for the minority Democrats to seek leverage. And pressure from their base is pushing them toward taking a hard line.Also: today’s stories, including Russia’s new rival to Eurovision; one Monitor writer’s reflection on his first trip to Tokyo; and our Monitor film critic’s remembrance of Robert Redford’s career and legacy. Join the Monitor's Clay Collins for

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Friday, September 19, 2025 - The Christian Science...

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2025/09/19

The sidelining of comedian Jimmy Kimmel’s late night show could signal a wider chilling effect on free speech, under pressure from President Donald Trump and regulators under him. But the move also comes as media companies are facing a difficult financial environment. Also: today’s stories, including how a French-Saudi initiative supporting an independent Palestine keeps discussion alive; what comes next after youth-led protests brought down Nepal’s government; and why visiting Canada's Yukon is a

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Thursday, September 18, 2025 - The Christian Science...

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2025/09/18

The Federal Reserve’s mission, outlined by Congress, is to spur job growth while keeping inflation under control. Its objectives have grown trickier this year amid political pressure from the White House, a slowing job market, and still-high inflation. Also: today’s stories, including how moves to codify religious draft exemptions to Israeli military service have fanned resentments; how Canada and Mexico seek to renew connections with each other; and why California’s Governor Gavin Newsom's is a

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Wednesday, September 17, 2025 - The Christian Science...

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2025/09/17

Republicans have long railed against “cancel culture” and blamed the left for seeking to curb free speech. Now, they are catching criticism on the same grounds in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s assassination – and potentially going further by having government officials involved. Also: today’s stories, including how Charlie Kirk’s allies are vowing to continue his political legacy, how some Syrians are taking steps to build a democratic legislature, and our review of “Dark Renaissance: The Dangerous

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Tuesday, September 16, 2025 - The Christian Science...

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2025/09/16

By 2027, the hard right could govern economies worth roughly half of European GDP, the Economist said earlier this month. “It’s about time the government listened to what the British people want,” one hairdresser tells the Monitor. In today’s stories, we also look at the new U.S.-China deal on TikTok, a strike by bar advocates in Massachusetts, and a program to train rural and Indigenous filmmakers in India. Join the Monitor's Kurt Shillinger for today's news.

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Saturday, September 13, 2025 - The Christian Science...

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2025/09/13

The U.S. has entered a new age of political violence, evidenced by the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Those who work in conflict resolution say Americans need to engage in the hard work of seeing those we disagree with as fully human and worthy of respect.Also: today’s stories, including how the U.K. is grappling with the controversial public display of St. George’s flag; how Moscow is ignoring war in favor of nonstop celebration this summer; and how one essayist chooses to

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Friday, September 12, 2025 - The Christian Science...

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2025/09/12

Inflation posted a 2.9% annual rate in August, up from 2.3% in April. Job creation has slowed sharply. These key indicators put pressure on Republicans as the party in power – even as they push blame toward the Federal Reserve and Democrats. Also: today’s stories, including how gruesome footage of the killings of Charlie Kirk and a Ukrainian refugee has renewed debate about safeguards for online content; whether Israel and Syria can find common ground on border issues; and how the U.S. Department of

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Thursday, September 11, 2025 - The Christian Science...

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2025/09/11

Chinese students and scholars have long made up the largest foreign scientific community in America, a major talent pool. The Trump administration has not made them feel welcome; can Beijing tempt them to return home?Also: today’s stories, including whether Gaza peace talks are possible after a failed Israeli Hamas assassination; how residents of Gaza City are struggling to find places to go after an Israeli evacuation order; and our film critic’s guide to the Toronto International Film

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Wednesday, September 10, 2025 - The Christian Science...

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2025/09/10

Rather than replacing workers, AI is making humans more productive, the evidence so far suggests.In today’s stories, we look at the Trump administration’s plan to downsize the State Department, the potential U.S. government shutdown, and how New England states are dealing with a Canadian travel boycott. Join the Monitor's Ira Porter for today's news.

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Tuesday, September 9, 2025 - The Christian Science...

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2025/09/09

Reading and math skills among U.S. high school seniors have fallen to their lowest levels on record, according to an upcoming report. “If we are serious about helping kids to learn … we need to carve out the time for it,” an advocate of science and math learning tells the Monitor.In today’s stories, we also look into the U.S. missile attack against an alleged crime boat, the lives of Ukraine’s front-line medics, and the horror film boom in Indonesia. Join the Monitor's Kurt Shillinger for today's

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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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