Federal prosecutors in Boston charging dozens of people with a scheme to allow parents to buy children’s way into elite colleges. Also: why the debate over anti-semitism matters; a women’s revolution in Sudan; and Portland, Maine looking to immigrants to fill teacher shortage. Join the Monitor's Laurent Belsie and Molly Jackson for today's news. For more information, visit csmonitor.com/daily.
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The lives lost in the Ethiopian Airlines plane crash tell a story about Africa’s role in today’s interconnected world. Also: What does spirituality look like when separated from faith? And France is paying young people 500 Euros to experience culture. Join the Monitor's Amelia Newcomb and Ken Kaplan for today's news. For more information, visit csmonitor.com/daily.
Women are half the world’s population. Obviously, they have a huge role to play in the creation of prosperity around the globe. But in too many places, laws, customs, and tradition hinder what they can do to contribute to national economies. Also: our five stories of the day. Join the Monitor's Peter Grier and Eva Botkin-Kowacki for today's news. For more information, visit csmonitor.com/daily.
Every Tuesday evening, Belinda George climbs into a pair of pajamas and reads a bedtime story to her kids. All of her kids. The principal of Homer Drive Elementary in Beaumont, Texas, reads on Facebook live so that every child at her elementary school can have the experience of someone who cares about them reading to them and wishing them good night. Also: our five stories, including a look at internet security, the sacrifice of Gaza youths, and the changing nature of church. Join the Monitor's Yvonne Zipp and Timmy Broderick for today's news. For more information, visit csmonitor.com/daily.
In Alabama, the tornado that swept through rural Lee County last weekend left Makitha Griffin wondering how to pick up the pieces of a shattered life. Yet her first instinct was to think of others. Also: our five stories, which look at the changing calculus of apologies in Washington, and humanity's curious path to collaboration. Join the Monitor's Mark Sappenfield and Kendra Nordin Beato for today's news. For more information, visit csmonitor.com/daily.
The United States is slowly rebuilding its stairway to the heavens. This week, there’s a buzz around a space capsule carrying a crash-test dummy named Ripley. Also: our five selected stories, including the tension between justice and loyalty in Israel, new incentives for teachers, and why Netflix wants to make films in Africa. Join the Monitor's Dave Scott and Noelle Swan for today's news. For more information, visit csmonitor.com/daily.
There’s doing good, and then there’s making good. The first can be about altruism, or about reputation management. The second can be a heavier lift. It requires acknowledgment of an old injustice and a will to redress it. Also: our five stories, including a boom in the US manufacturing sector, help amid a housing crisis, and a cultural shift in Kenya. Join the Monitor's Clay Collins and Samantha Laine Perfas for today's news. For more information, visit csmonitor.com/daily.
The sheer amount of stuff we’ve learned about the workings of the Trump administration is extraordinary. Journalists and historians will mine this record for decades to come. Also: In failed Hanoi summit, a silver lining: the drama phase is over; in Serbia, protests against re-emerging authoritarianism; and at Key West, climate change exacerbating housing inequalities. Join the Monitor's Peter Grier and Noelle Swan for today's news. For more information, visit csmonitor.com/daily.
The viral story of German firefighters rescuing a rat stuck in a sewer shows the potential of human compassion. Also: major gun-control legislation passing the House for the first time in more than 20 years; an effort to divert tourist dollars into rural communities in Uganda, and how audio stories may encourage a more inclusive and nuanced historical record. Join the Monitor's Eva Botkin-Kowacki and Timothy Broderick for today's news. For more information, visit csmonitor.com/daily.
Good journalism must balance showcasing a range of viewpoints with weighting the credibility and relevance of those lenses. Also: President Trump’s split screen presidency on display, the prospect of a new nuclear arms race dredges up cold war worries for many Russians, and a fight over a century-old cross in the United States. Join the Monitor's Mark Trumbull and Kendra Nordin Beato for today's news. For more information, visit csmonitor.com/daily.
