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- every day
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- 66
- Years Active
- 2025
Saturday, September 6, 2025 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
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 stori…
Sat 06 Sep 2025
Friday, September 5, 2025 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
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…
Fri 05 Sep 2025
Thursday, September 4, 2025 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
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 …
Thu 04 Sep 2025
Wednesday, September 3, 2025 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
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 …
Wed 03 Sep 2025
Saturday, August 30, 2025 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
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 r…
Sat 30 Aug 2025
Saturday, August 30, 2025 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
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 r…
Sat 30 Aug 2025
Friday, August 29, 2025 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
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; …
Fri 29 Aug 2025
Thursday, August 28, 2025 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
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…
Thu 28 Aug 2025
Wednesday, August 27, 2025 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
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 fo…
Wed 27 Aug 2025
Tuesday, August 26, 2025 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
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 cor…
Tue 26 Aug 2025
Saturday, August 23, 2025 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
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 h…
Sat 23 Aug 2025
Saturday, August 23, 2025 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
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 h…
Sat 23 Aug 2025
Friday, August 22, 2025 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
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 th…
Fri 22 Aug 2025
Thursday, August 21, 2025 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
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…
Thu 21 Aug 2025
Wednesday, August 20, 2025 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
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 bu…
Wed 20 Aug 2025
Tuesday, August 19, 2025 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
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…
Tue 19 Aug 2025
Saturday, August 16, 2025 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
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…
Sat 16 Aug 2025
Friday, August 15, 2025 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
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…
Fri 15 Aug 2025
Thursday, August 14, 2025 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
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 …
Thu 14 Aug 2025
Wednesday, August 13, 2025 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
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…
Wed 13 Aug 2025
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