After an epic embarassment last year, the Cavaliers found redemption through learning from but not wallowing in the past. Also: the long arm of Canadian law, the battle for stability in Libya, and why Floridians are developing a taste for lionfish. Join the Monitor's Dave Scott and Sarah Matusek for today's news. For more information, visit csmonitor.com/daily.
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The editors of The Christian Science Monitor take you beyond the headlines with the ideas driving progress in this 15-minute news briefing. The Monitor Daily Podcast is available each Monday through Friday at 6 pm ET. For more information on the Daily or The Christian Science Monitor, visit csmonitor.com. Send your comments, suggestions or thoughts to podcast@csmonitor.com.
Last week, a non-Monitor journalist asked our newsroom a question. “You’ve been doing this for more than 100 years. How?” Also: the importance of fresh thinking about entrenched problems, integrity in politics, and avoiding stereotypes in how you portray the world. Join the Monitor's Amelia Newcomb and Timmy Broderick for today's news. For more information, visit csmonitor.com/daily.
Sandbags and solidarity have helped the small town of Lynch survive the worst Nebraska floods in memory. Also: how El Paso is holding up as the epicenter of border controversy, and a review of “Mayor Pete” Buttigieg’s housing record in South Bend. Join the Monitor's Peter Grier and Eva Botkin-Kowacki for today's news. For more information, visit csmonitor.com/daily.
Young Yazidi boys who survived forced service with ISIS begin long path to healing. Also: as China cracks down on Uyghurs, some keep their culture alive in US; and what happens when a hate-watch efforts hardens America's stiff divides? Join the Monitor's Yvonne Zipp and Timothy Broderick for today's news. For more information, visit csmonitor.com/daily.
White liberals have radically reshaped their views on race and immigration in the past 10 to 20 years, with seismic consequences for American politics. Also: the phenomenon of post-traumatic growth amidst survivors of California’s wildfires, why American capitalism needs defenders, and how music provides joy for women facing homelessness. Join the Monitor's Mark Sappenfield and Rebecca Asoulin for today's news. For more information, visit csmonitor.com/daily.
A high school robotics team helped a 2-year-old boy gain greater physical mobility -- and more freedom -- by building a low-cost wheelchair for him. Also: a major shift in voter sentiment in Turkey, a new book about hope, and scientists say cows have feelings, too. Join the Monitor's Dave Scott and Sarah Matusek for today's news. For more information, visit csmonitor.com/daily.
As Joe Biden faces accusations of inappropriately touching women, our Washington bureau chief recounts her own encounter with the former Vice President. Also: A Beijing club promises parents it will make their boys into men, and a program in Dublin is paying homeless people to become tour guides and share their stories. Join the Monitor's Clay Collins and Noelle Swan for today's news. For more information, visit csmonitor.com/daily.
Eighteen girls in the Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School IB program in Maryland learned that male fellow IB students had ranked them based on looks, with numbers down to hundredths of a point, according The Washington Post. Long story short, the girls pushed the administration to hold list creators accountable. Also: our stories, which deal with the possibilities of small-bite progress on health care, the electoral effect of corruption in Ukraine, and how eating vegan became a billion-dollar business. Join the Monitor's Peter Grier and Molly Jackson for today's news. For more information, visit csmonitor.com/daily.
What could the border wall and the Green New Deal possibly have in common? The two proposals have come to epitomize the political divisions in the United States. Also: our five stories for today, including a 39-way tug of war over the future of Ukraine, a critical look at the popularity of “simple fixes,” and a newfound embrace of art in the Persian Gulf. Join the Monitor's Noelle Swan and Ken Kaplan for today's news. For more information, visit csmonitor.com/daily.
When Plaxedes Dilon set off on her 10-mile walk with a heaping sack of clothes and kitchen utensils on her head, the trip seemed to her completely ordinary. Yes, the distance was a little longer and the purpose was different – but long walks and heavy sacks are a routine part of life for the clothes seller. Also: our five stories today. We look at how perceptions around Benjamin Netanyahu are – and aren’t – shifting in Israel, whether scholarships matter much to top college athletes, and innovation for the masses in Maine. Join the Monitor's Mark Sappenfield and Molly Jackson for today's news. For more information, visit csmonitor.com/daily.
