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Monitor articles for March 17, 2015

• US and global oil prices are diverging again. Here's what that means.
• 'The Clone Army Attacketh' – where Shakespeare meets Star Wars
• Behind landmark sex-trafficking bills, resolve of 20 women senators
• Was Netanyahu's speech to Congress a 'wag the dog' moment for elections?
• On St. Patrick's Day, here's the real reason Ireland has no snakes
• Mitt Romney to don mitts... and spar with Evander Holyfield
• Boston Marathon bombing trial: Should Tsarnaev testify in his own defense?
• Google Play announces stricter app reviews
• Colombia's virtuous path to peace
• Why Pentagon is hesitant to arm Ukraine
• Aaron Schock resignation: Did 'Downton Abbey' tastes do him in?
• San Francisco landlord quadruples tenant's rent. Is the middle class being priced out of cities?
• US Air Force veteran tried to help IS, prosecutors say
• On St. Patrick's Day, a dancing green aurora?
• What is the planet Mercury made of? Space probe data reveals clues.
• Sling TV hits Xbox One, with a free month of live-TV service
• How an ancient whale skull could point to humanity's birthplace
• Can Rube Goldberg save our highway funding?
• Why is Hillary Clinton turning to Twitter? In a word, distraction
• In Windows 10, Microsoft says ‘Hello’ to biometric logins
• Chris Borland retires: What can NFL do about its concussion problem?
• Oil prices plunge to 6-year-low. Why gas prices won't follow suit.
• Will US Supreme Court spare brain-damaged man on Missouri death row?
• Weird worm uses elastic body to sling slime
• Carrie Brownstein's memoir is coming this October
• Terry Pratchett: Here's what we know about his upcoming book
• Pistachio cake for St. Patrick's Day
• Where can you see the Northern Lights in the US tonight?
• Evidence mounts in Britain's child abuse cover-up investigation
• Apple announces streaming service. A death knell for cable?
• Is California about to run out of water?
• SXSW: Here are the musical acts you should be paying attention to
• Author Louise Erdrich takes the Library of Congress Prize
• Vice Interview: Why President Obama dismisses legalized marijuana
• In Israeli leftist stronghold, optimism – but votes for Netanyahu, too
• Texas Senate approves open carry gun bill: What are the repercussions?
• Why your Starbucks barista wants to talk about race relations
• Ted Cruz to Seth Meyers: 'I'm not Freddy Krueger'
• Christian anger mounts in Pakistan. New 'soft targets' for Taliban?
• Iranians optimistic about producing nuclear agreement
• Calls for Scottish independence rise even as North Sea oil prices fall
• Dodge SRT Hellcat orders restricted due to 'unprecedented' demand
• 2015 NCAA tournament TV schedule: Who to watch Tuesday night
• Two books about how money, status drive college decisions
• Why Missouri death-row inmate seeks last-minute clemency
• Apple bribes Android users to iPhone with gift cards
• Israel votes: Netanyahu's last-ditch vow to his base – a dead peace process
• God is still speaking
• Russia rules out return of Crimea, defying sanctions on its ailing economy
• Robert Durst and 'The Jinx': a true crime classic, both for the tale and the telling of it
• What was Dzhokhar Tsarnaev like as a high-schooler? Old friend testifies.
• Researchers find remains of 'Don Quixote' author Miguel de Cervantes
• Textbook on the American food system is first of its kind
• St. Patrick's Day parade: LGBT inclusion hints at shifting Catholic mores
• Yes, 'veterans should pay taxes like everyone else' – and we do
• Why this Maine teacher received the world's first Global Teacher Prize
• Google's St. Patrick's Day Doodle deserves a good slagging
• Oregon's new take on voting: If you're eligible, you're registered
• Cyclone Pam: Relief workers see flattened areas, struggle to reach hardest hit
• US housing starts plunge 17 percent on weather, builder worries
• 'Sherlock': Will a new episode take place in Victorian times?
• Is revolution afoot in Irish politics?
• Fed rate hike will come in August, survey says
• United Airlines flight returns to Dulles after passenger charges cockpit
• Why Chris Christie's hopes for 2016 might already be over
• Canada Goose jackets invade trendy city streets
• Obama: school funding 'worth fighting for' if GOP opposes increase
• Sea lion pups washing ashore in California test capacity of rescue network
• Bestselling books the week of 3/19/15, according to IndieBound*
• What does firing of well-known journalist mean for Mexico?