Impeachment may not sway votes in swing districts. Also: why Russian athletes are fed up with their government; why U.S. students are suing for the right to learn civics; and our film critic’s 10 best movies of the year. Join the Monitor's Yvonne Zipp and Timmy Broderick for today's news. For more information, visit csmonitor.com/daily.
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The view from Wall Street is that change is happening. And, climate scientists say, it’s not too late for such changes to make a difference. Also: today’s five stories, including Pensacola’s battle with a betrayal of trust, Germany’s balancing act with China, and a cloud of uncertainty around vaping. Join the Monitor's Mark Sappenfield and Rebecca Asoulin for today's news. For more information, visit csmonitor.com/daily.
The Tennessee Aquarium has a display that uses an electric eel to light up a Christmas tree. Also: Did FBI try to take down Trump? A NATO in search of common purpose. And the boom in college courses on coping. Join the Monitor's Laurent Belsie and Molly Jackson for today's news. For more information, visit csmonitor.com/daily.
A fundamental shift in thought around health care is well underway. Simplicity is a theme. Also: what’s new about impeachment sparring, a push to change definitions of Mexican cartels, and the sweet seasonal relief of children’s books. Join the Monitor'sClay Collins and Kendra Nordin Beato for today's news. For more information, visit csmonitor.com/daily.
How a visit to Dayton, Ohio, led to an epiphany for one Monitor editor. Also: one city’s efforts to reclaim the political narrative from Russian trolls, profiles of four young people carving out solutions to a global problem, and the wonders of a visitor from another solar system. Join the Monitor's Linda Feldmann and Noah Robertson for today's news. For more information, visit csmonitor.com/daily.
As seasoned NATO hands like to say, when you’re dealing with 29 democracies, it comes with the territory. Also: today’s five stories, including the importance of Georgia’s shifting politics, the need for difficult conversations on climate change, and how holograms are redefining live music. Join the Monitor's Mark Sappenfield and Molly Jackson for today's news. For more information, visit csmonitor.com/daily.
We’re in the year’s most prominent season of giving. But do some of the ways we give exacerbate the problem of too much stuff? Also: the just-released House impeachment report, the potential impact of more women in EU leadership, and the choices individuals make around confronting climate change. Join the Monitor's Amelia Newcomb and Timmy Broderick for today's news. For more information, visit csmonitor.com/daily.
What does a community of hope sound like? Well, like a reef rave. Let’s listen. Also: the symbolism of a new skyscraper in South Africa, scientific insights from the visually impaired, and a modern movie homage to Agatha Christie. Join the Monitor's Dave Scott and Riley Robinson for today's news. For more information, visit csmonitor.com/daily.
World leaders are settling into Madrid today for 12 days of climate negotiations. Also: the first woman to lead the European Commission, why Hong Kong protesters are feeling grateful for President Trump, and cookbooks as cultural windows. Join the Monitor's Noelle Swan and Dwight Weingarten for today's news. For more information, visit csmonitor.com/daily.
Regular viewers of Fox News’ “The Five” will know that co-host Jesse Watters and his mother do not see eye-to-eye on politics. Yet viewers will also know something else: how much Jesse Watters and his mother adore each other. Also: our five stories, including the fairness of the rules of war, how floods affect a sense of home, and how Bedouins had a change of heart about their own history. Join the Monitor's Mark Sappenfield and Molly Jackson for today's news. For more information, visit csmonitor.com/daily.
