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- 2025
Tuesday, August 12, 2025 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
President Trump, citing high crime, said Monday that he is placing the District of Columbia police department under federal control and deploying the National Guard. But the move comes as statistics …
Tue 12 Aug 2025
Saturday, August 9, 2025 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
While Black Lives Matter protests may not have brought lasting reforms nationwide, in Sanford, Florida, the town where Treyvon Martin was killed in 2012, change has taken root.
Also in today’s storie…
Sat 09 Aug 2025
Saturday, August 9, 2025 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
While Black Lives Matter protests may not have brought lasting reforms nationwide, in Sanford, Florida, the town where Treyvon Martin was killed in 2012, change has taken root.
Also in today’s storie…
Sat 09 Aug 2025
Friday, August 8, 2025 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
Russia's military presence on a narrow sandbar controlling a major Black Sea access point has badly disrupted Ukraine's economy. What can Kyiv do about that?
Also: today’s stories, including how Trum…
Fri 08 Aug 2025
Thursday, August 7, 2025 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
Japan is the only country in the world to have experienced nuclear war. As the country marks the 80th anniversary of the United States’ bombing of Hiroshima, some activists wonder if the city is as c…
Thu 07 Aug 2025
Wednesday, August 6, 2025 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
In Florida, National Guard troops were activated to support Immigration and Custom Enforcement officers in nine cities. The move is part of a larger escalation that expands the military’s involvement…
Wed 06 Aug 2025
Tuesday, August 5, 2025 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
Famine is threatening tens of thousands in Gaza. To avert it, humanitarian assistance must ramp up fast, experts say.
Also in today’s stories: why young Indonesians remain discontent with the job mar…
Tue 05 Aug 2025
Saturday, August 2, 2025 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
While elite institutions shaped the pandemic response, critics say they sidelined dissenting views, deepening distrust and contributing to Donald Trump’s reelection. As the pandemic divided the Unite…
Sat 02 Aug 2025
Saturday, August 2, 2025 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
While elite institutions shaped the pandemic response, critics say they sidelined dissenting views, deepening distrust and contributing to Donald Trump’s reelection. As the pandemic divided the Unite…
Sat 02 Aug 2025
Friday, August 1, 2025 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
The international community has unified around the question of Palestinian statehood, diverging from the U.S. and Israel. But will it make a difference? Not since the mid-1950s under Dwight Eisenhowe…
Fri 01 Aug 2025
Thursday, July 31, 2025 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
Growing global outrage over the hunger crisis in Gaza has many asking if Israel had a deliberate policy of starving civilians. Israelis say that was never the case, but an ignorance of Palestinian su…
Thu 31 Jul 2025
Wednesday, July 30, 2025 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
President Trump’s tariff threats are in some cases turning into tariff deals. The details of the broad agreements are yet to come and may determine whether the U.S. comes out ahead.
Also: today’s sto…
Wed 30 Jul 2025
Tuesday, July 29, 2025 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
The Trump administration faces pressure to release additional files from investigations of sex-offender Jeffrey Epstein. Here’s what’s known from two decades of lawsuits and what could come from effo…
Tue 29 Jul 2025
Saturday, July 26, 2025 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
A spirit of “We’re in this together” colored the early days of the pandemic in the United States. But that frayed as debate over what steps to take became increasingly politicized.
Also: today’s stor…
Sat 26 Jul 2025
Saturday, July 26, 2025 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
A spirit of “We’re in this together” colored the early days of the pandemic in the United States. But that frayed as debate over what steps to take became increasingly politicized.
Also: today’s stor…
Sat 26 Jul 2025
Friday, July 25, 2025 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
Amid sectarian violence in Syria, in which hundreds of Druze were killed, Israel struck Damascus and issued a warning to the new government. Israeli Druze are mourning the deaths, but are divided ove…
Fri 25 Jul 2025
Thursday, July 24, 2025 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
President Trump’s new AI policy, which includes promoting private investment in AI, reflects growing bipartisan concern that China is rapidly eroding America’s lead in artificial intelligence.
Also:…
Thu 24 Jul 2025
Wednesday, July 23, 2025 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
As President Donald Trump pursues his goal of the largest deportation campaign in U.S. history, his administration has tapped an unusual range of government agencies to aid the effort.
Also: today’s …
Wed 23 Jul 2025
Tuesday, July 22, 2025 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
The Trump administration argues that the police officer who shot Breonna Taylor should be sentenced to just one day in prison. The recommendation comes amid efforts to reverse policies meant to reduc…
Tue 22 Jul 2025
Saturday, July 19, 2025 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
As Russia’s aggression escalates, many in Finland are taking national security into their own hands. Some citizens are attending courses on shooting pistols and practicing driving trucks to support m…
Sat 19 Jul 2025
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