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Friday, Aug. 23 Issue

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Welcome to your Monitor Daily. Today's stories include the seemingly impossible wonders of the ocean deep, a fracturing of alliances in the Middle East, the limits of ingenuity for an industry struggling under tariffs, the importance of perseverance when combating such...

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Genial ‘Blinded by the Light’ brings together The Boss and immigration

‘Wicked Fox’ is an engrossing – if convoluted – YA fantasy

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D-Day anniversary flight over Normandy

On June 6, this squadron will comprise the American contingent of a massive reenactment of D-Day called “Daks over Normandy,” a multi-nation commemoration that will include dozens of restored C-47s and hundreds of volunteer paratroopers. Each will be wearing not only authentic WWII-era uniforms and gear, but also the same kind of parachutes Allied soldiers used when tens of thousands jumped over occupied France 75 years ago.

Why Congress should spend more – on itself

NASA eyes the ocean: How the deep sea could unlock outer space

The future of America’s past: Should we ‘explain’ Confederate statues?

As China trade war escalates, Iowa soybean country is front line

Why Saudi-UAE alliance is cracking: Yemen, Iran, and Trump

Fury at elections snub brings Moscow’s professionals back to politics

One woman’s quest: Use art to bring focus to marriage (video)

Atlanta refused to give up on homelessness. It’s working.

US immigration and families: A tale from the Holocaust era

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Three questions on Trump's Greenland gambit

Hail this taxi, but hold on tight – boda-bodas swarm Kampala streets

Trump administration to end limits on migrant child detention

Political turmoil in Italy as far-right reaches for the reins

Grieving for the environment, without saying ‘climate change’

Warning signs for Trump in a famous swing county

Encircling the interrupters with civility

Natural motivators for plastic bans

Job training that puts people – and their community – back on track

Colombia’s compassion is vital to Venezuela’s future

Sunshine on a shakedown culture

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The best audiobooks of August offer delectable reading

Shifting views of safety in American society

The power of political dog whistles

Doing for others what I don’t do for myself

Genial ‘Blinded by the Light’ brings together The Boss and immigration

‘Wicked Fox’ is an engrossing – if convoluted – YA fantasy

Warning signs for Trump in a famous swing county

Rep. Rashida Tlaib, Israel, and what her district wants

For these young socialists, it’s all about local control

How ‘safety first’ ethos is destabilizing US society

Low interest rates are often a cure. Now they’re also a symptom.

With Trump’s new immigration rule, a deep bow toward ‘America First’

Latin American women: better educated, but still underpaid

Warning signs for Trump in a famous swing county

Why Saudi-UAE alliance is cracking: Yemen, Iran, and Trump

As China trade war escalates, Iowa soybean country is front line

The future of America’s past: Should we ‘explain’ Confederate statues?

Atlanta refused to give up on homelessness. It’s working.

Saving History

D-Day anniversary flight over Normandy

Why Congress should spend more – on itself

Field of tie-dyed dreams: How Woodstock changed a generation

King-size beds, fancy soap, stellar views: How ‘glamping’ went mainstream

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