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Monitor articles for August 13, 2015
- What caused the Tianjin blasts? China authorities hunt for clues.
- Bic apologizes to women in South Africa after tone-deaf ad
- How do ants tell each other apart?
- US flag flies again in Cuba: How much real change is coming to the country?
- El Niño could linger in Northern Hemisphere into next year
- Are drones bad for wildlife?
- Verbal Energy‘Driverless’ cars: a law unto themselves?
- 'The Hateful Eight': A new trailer offers a glimpse at Quentin Tarantino's latest
- Rosetta comet comes to life as it nears sun
- First LookChina warehouse explosion: Fiery blasts seen by satellites
- Greek ruling party headed for split prior to bailout vote
- Hitting bookstores soon: J.R.R. Tolkien's first fantasy story
- A river runs dry in California, despite successful water rationing
- First LookPork chops, soap boxes, and hecklers: Are 2016 candidates ready for Iowa fair?
- 2016 Toyota Tacoma comes with GoPro mount. A new trend?
- Steer clear of China's stock market
- Comet, European spacecraft make closest approach to sun
- First LookCalifornia hotshots move from fire to fire as wildfire season blazes on
- Over 60 killed as IS detonates truck bomb in Baghdad market
- Massive China warehouse explosions: At least 50 killed
- PGA Championship 2015 TV schedule: Who to watch Thursday
- With 'Sesame Street' deal, HBO takes aim at Netflix, Hulu
- First LookMan freed after 34 years in prison. But for how long?
- Will ESL drug tests legitimize competitive gaming as a sport?
- Difference MakerSarah Chayes battles a worldwide scourge: deep-rooted corruption
- First LookMiss your 3 a.m. Perseid wake-up call? See stunning photos here.
- FAA: Pilots report more drone sightings this year than last
- Warren Harding's legacy: How DNA tests rewrite US presidential history
- Why Texas statue honoring Confederate leader will be mothballed
- First LookWhy could Chelsea Manning be facing solitary?
- Social Security turns 80 today. Is it here to stay?
- Angry eagle attacks UAV: How do drones affect wildlife?
- Taz to the rescue? Study says devil could save Aussie ecosystem
- How CEO pay exploded
- How are they going to clean up that Colorado mine spill?
- Interactive, 3D model of Rosetta's comet: A perihelion present?
- New parrot species found hiding in plain sight
- No more Montenegrin pork? Russia adds 4 countries to list of import bans.
- Kim Davis: Kentucky clerk refuses federal order to marry gay couples
- Opinion: Twitter's privacy blunder
- Scientists spot smallest exoplanet ever seen by a telescope
- #ShareHumanity: UN wants you to share aid workers' stories
- Kremlin effectively bans all of Reddit over single 'magic mushroom' post
- Fidel Castro to Obama: You owe us millions
- Tesla announces $500 million stock sale to fund aggressive expansion plans
- 'Fantastic' sea monster figurehead found in 15th century shipwreck
- Students document the stories of Holocaust survivors
- Long quiet, Japanese youths find their voice in protesting defense reforms
- Party leader ousted in Myanmar power struggle. A return to junta methods?
- 'Between the World and Me' examines race in America with sharp intellect, gorgeous prose
- A Christian Science PerspectiveHow to work together
- Bear attack: N.Y. man uses stick to save his dog from a bear
- Green chile pineapple black bean chilaquiles
- Happy Left-Handers Day! Why are lefties so rare?
- Why is Elon Musk raising funds for Tesla?
- Black Lives vs. Jeb Bush: How candidates are dealing with the movement
- 'Sesame Street' moves to HBO: What will this mean for viewers?
- How a farmers' strike in France is challenging EU core ideals
- First LookCan this new robot really bear offspring?
- Army's top officer: Pioneering women in Ranger School have 'impressed'
- South Korea to mark Japan's defeat amid disquiet over Abe's reforms
- First LookDefunding Planned Parenthood: new frontline in states' rights battle?
- Is Ohio about to legalize recreational marijuana?
- McDonald's tries out Buttermilk Crispy Chicken
- The Monitor's ViewFocus on Internet's potential more than its problems
- Is Animas River spill leaching into presidential race?
- Cops in schools: Way to rebuild community trust in law enforcement?
- 'The Man From U.N.C.L.E.': Can the retro TV adaptation find an audience?
- First LookFlorida teen killed in boat crash: How to lessen risks of late-night boating
- First LookDeath of infamous inmate triggers California prison riot: Who was Hugo Pinell?
- US retail sales up 0.6% in July on strong car sales
- Connecticut high court spares lives of 11 death-row inmates
- How much homework is too much?
- Baby class? Why planes may introduce a place specifically for infants
- Why parishioners are packing heat at one Alabama church
- Bad Tom Brady portrait: How do you become a courtroom sketch artist?
- How could Ben Carson's fetal tissue research affect his campaign?