Welcome to the top of another go-go news week. Many of the headlines will expose divides. So let’s take a moment to think about how compassion and community share a prefix that means “together.” Also: our five stories, including perseverance in the midst of political uncertainty, how France is re-engaging unhappy constituents, and how Florida is putting the ‘sun’ in Sunshine State. Join the Monitor's Clay Collins and Noelle Swan for today's news. For more information, visit csmonitor.com/daily.
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President Trump’s State of the Union address already feels like the distant past, as a new wave of news sweeps the headlines. Also: a nascent effort to heal the trauma of women abused by Boko Haram; non-profit organizations working to put forgotten women artists back in the spotlight. Join the Monitor's Peter Grier and Eva Botkin-Kowacki for today's news. For more information, visit csmonitor.com/daily.
A Dutch speedskating race -- or rather the absence thereof -- has people thinking about climate change. Also: a storied New England school lets in a watchdog to curb sexual assault, a new approach to prosecuting sexual violence in Africa, and the latest evidence that bees can count. Join the Monitor's Mark Sappenfield and Samantha Laine Perfas for today's news. For more information, visit csmonitor.com/daily.
This week the social media giant everyone loves to hate turned 15. And like many adolescents, Facebook has a complicated relationship with trust. Also: our five stories, including a school that bridges divides in Israel and the 100 year legacy of Bauhaus. Join the Monitor's Noelle Swan and Clay Collins for today's news. For more information, visit csmonitor.com/daily.
The Queen of Never Give Up is finally saying “I’m done.” Also: looks at the effectiveness of gender equality in government, teaching racial justice with outdated novels, and Russia’s perspective on the 1987 nuclear missile treaty. Join the Monitor's Dave Scott and Samantha Laine Perfas for today's news. For more information, visit csmonitor.com/daily.
The Afghanistan peace framework emerging from US-Taliban talks has already generated its share of headlines - we take a look as well. Also: our stories looking at the dynamics between commentator Ann Coulter and President Trump, the demise of INF treaty, and a closer look at the New England Patriots. Join the Monitor's Amelia Newcomb and Ken Kaplan for today's news. For more information, visit csmonitor.com/daily.
Around the world, political divisions are challenging old order. Also: our five stories, including what it means to 'be a man' in today’s America; and in India, human trafficking survivors work to fight trafficking. Join the Monitor's Peter Grier and Noelle Swan for today's news. For more information, visit csmonitor.com/daily.
In South Africa, an adoptive mother of “AIDS orphans” sends her own child to college, thanks to people's generosity. Also: sheriffs embrace their role as immigration experts; an increase in Latino teens taking and passing AP tests; and three can’t-miss movies for January. Join the Monitor's Yvonne Zipp and Mark Sappenfield for today's news. For more information, visit csmonitor.com/daily.
There are now fewer than 60 days until Britain is slated to leave the European Union. Also: a potential record number of Senators eye the White House, Russians who see themselves as “Soviet citizens” refuse to pay their utility bills, and generations come together in a Ethiopian-Israeli village. Join the Monitor's Arthur Bright and Kendra Nordin Beato for today's news. For more information, visit csmonitor.com/daily.
In a bitterly divided nation, the political path to the White House runs down the middle. Also: the price of uncertainty in the US economy, an exploration of how individual values can address our apparent prejudices, and a way to measure love for children in cities. Join the Monitor's Dave Scott and Eva Botkin-Kowacki for today's news. For more information, visit csmonitor.com/daily.
