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https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2022/0407/Jackson-headed-to-Supreme-Court.-Why-was-it-such-a-nailbiter?icid=rss | Loading...
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In a historic vote today, the U.S. Senate confirmed Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as the first Black woman to join the U.S. Supreme Court. The 53-47 vote was split largely along party lines, with three Republicans supporting her.
Over the past several decades, the Senate has gone fro... | true | true | both | www.csmonitor | 20220407 |
https://www.csmonitor.com/World/2022/0407/Retreat-not-defeat-What-Ukraine-war-means-for-globalization?icid=rss | Loading...
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Russian consumers of luxury European goods and American fast food are learning the lessons of what economists describe as the “deglobalizing” effects of the Ukraine war. So are families in developing countries dependent on Ukrainian wheat, and even German automakers whose supply ch... | true | true | both | www.csmonitor | 20220407 |
https://www.csmonitor.com/Daily/2022/20220406/Play-ball-faster-!-Can-innovation-save-Major-League-Baseball | The sounds of opening day return Thursday. The smack of maple on cowhide. The cries of “Popcorn here-ah!” The eighth inning Fenway chorus of “Sweet Caroline.” These are some of the rites of a North American spring.
But when does cherished tradition become ossification, sapping vitality?
Major League Baseball faces decl... | true | true | both | www.csmonitor | 20220408 |
https://www.csmonitor.com/Daily/2022/20220407/Dinosaur-fossils-that-should-not-exist-and-nearing-the-big-bang | By its nature, science reveals the extraordinary. But there are moments when it opens windows that astonish even scientists themselves. Today might not go down in the history books, but two new discoveries are a reminder of how science can peel back layers of the extraordinary.
In one find, paleontologists in North Dak... | true | true | both | www.csmonitor | 20220408 |
https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2022/0408/Don-t-be-a-jerk-and-don-t-be-a-socialist-Will-Hurd-s-advice-for-2022?icid=rss | Loading...
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In his six years in Congress, Will Hurd gained a reputation as a pragmatic, problem-solving Republican. In a polarized, culture wars-fixated political climate, he focused on tackling big issues like immigration and national security in a bipartisan way.
Elected in 2014 as one of th... | true | true | both | www.csmonitor | 20220408 |
https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2022/0408/As-French-election-tilts-right-voters-still-favor-leftist-issues?icid=rss | Loading...
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France’s welfare state is among the most robust in Europe, a legacy of decades of left-leaning governance. But over the past two decades, the political center has shifted rightward, even as polls show that most French voters prioritize social issues and economic fairness.
In Sunday... | true | true | both | www.csmonitor | 20220408 |
https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Education/2022/0408/Why-a-conservative-Florida-county-raised-taxes-to-help-children?icid=rss | Loading...
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Raising taxes in Escambia County, Florida, is “just about the worst thing that you could try,” says local hotelier Julian MacQueen. “It’s just a bad idea.”
Deeply conservative Escambia County has not traditionally been friendly to new government initiatives or taxes. But the county... | true | true | both | www.csmonitor | 20220408 |
https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Americas/2022/0408/Over-1-million-without-power-in-Puerto-Rico.-What-s-happening?icid=rss | Loading...
More than a million customers in Puerto Rico remained without electricity on Thursday after a fire at a main power plant caused the biggest blackout so far this year across the United States territory, forcing it to cancel classes and shutter government offices.
The blackout also left nearly 170,000 customer... | true | true | both | www.csmonitor | 20220408 |
https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2022/0408/Congress-agrees-to-revoke-Russia-s-most-favored-nation-status?icid=rss | Loading...
With Congress voting to suspend normal trade relations with Russia and ban the importation of its oil, President Joe Biden’s action to tighten the United States’ squeeze on Russia’s economy now can intensify.
The action Thursday by the U.S. House and Senate to revoke Moscow’s “most favored nation” trade stat... | true | true | both | www.csmonitor | 20220408 |
https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2022/0408/Amid-war-truce-Yemen-s-President-Hadi-cedes-power-to-council?icid=rss | Loading...
Yemen’s exiled president stepped aside and transferred his powers to a presidential council Thursday, as international and regional efforts to end the country’s long-running civil war gained momentum with a two-month truce.
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, major players in the war, appear to have h... | true | true | both | www.csmonitor | 20220408 |
https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Points-of-Progress/2022/0408/The-regulated-future-of-plastic-and-one-small-plan-for-coal?icid=rss | Loading...
In addition to our environment and climate change news briefs from the United Nations, India, Kenya, and Australia, here’s a sports victory that was years in the making.
1. United States
The U.S. women’s soccer team won equal pay with the men’s team. The settlement with the U.S. Soccer Federation includes $2... | true | true | both | www.csmonitor | 20220408 |
https://www.csmonitor.com/Books/2022/0408/Lessons-in-Chemistry-catalyzes-science-cooking-and-humor | Loading...
“Cooking is serious science. In fact, it’s chemistry.” These words may not seem revolutionary today, but 60 years ago the suggestion that an element of women’s work could be approached with the rigor of a laboratory experiment was bold indeed.
The earnest speaker of this truth is 30-something scientist Eliza... | true | true | both | www.csmonitor | 20220408 |
https://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/the-monitors-view/2022/0408/How-war-crimes-may-catch-up-on-Russia | Loading...
Despite the mounting evidence of war crimes by his troops against civilians in Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin knows two things. He holds a veto in the United Nations Security Council over referrals to the International Criminal Court, and the gears of international justice turn slowly.
Yet far fro... | true | true | both | www.csmonitor | 20220408 |
https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Education/2022/0408/Why-a-conservative-Florida-county-raised-taxes-to-help-children | Loading...
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Raising taxes in Escambia County, Florida, is “just about the worst thing that you could try,” says local hotelier Julian MacQueen. “It’s just a bad idea.”
Deeply conservative Escambia County has not traditionally been friendly to new government initiatives or taxes. But the county... | true | true | both | www.csmonitor | 20220408 |
https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2022/0408/Don-t-be-a-jerk-and-don-t-be-a-socialist-Will-Hurd-s-advice-for-2022 | Loading...
Two ways to read the story
In his six years in Congress, Will Hurd gained a reputation as a pragmatic, problem-solving Republican. In a polarized, culture wars-fixated political climate, he focused on tackling big issues like immigration and national security in a bipartisan way.
Elected in 2014 as one of th... | true | true | both | www.csmonitor | 20220408 |
https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Americas/2022/0408/Over-1-million-without-power-in-Puerto-Rico.-What-s-happening | Loading...
More than a million customers in Puerto Rico remained without electricity on Thursday after a fire at a main power plant caused the biggest blackout so far this year across the United States territory, forcing it to cancel classes and shutter government offices.
The blackout also left nearly 170,000 customer... | true | true | both | www.csmonitor | 20220408 |
https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2022/0408/As-French-election-tilts-right-voters-still-favor-leftist-issues | Loading...
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France’s welfare state is among the most robust in Europe, a legacy of decades of left-leaning governance. But over the past two decades, the political center has shifted rightward, even as polls show that most French voters prioritize social issues and economic fairness.
In Sunday... | true | true | both | www.csmonitor | 20220408 |
https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2022/0408/Congress-agrees-to-revoke-Russia-s-most-favored-nation-status | Loading...
With Congress voting to suspend normal trade relations with Russia and ban the importation of its oil, President Joe Biden’s action to tighten the United States’ squeeze on Russia’s economy now can intensify.
The action Thursday by the U.S. House and Senate to revoke Moscow’s “most favored nation” trade stat... | true | true | both | www.csmonitor | 20220408 |
https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2022/0408/Amid-war-truce-Yemen-s-President-Hadi-cedes-power-to-council | Loading...
Yemen’s exiled president stepped aside and transferred his powers to a presidential council Thursday, as international and regional efforts to end the country’s long-running civil war gained momentum with a two-month truce.
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, major players in the war, appear to have h... | true | true | both | www.csmonitor | 20220408 |
https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Points-of-Progress/2022/0408/The-regulated-future-of-plastic-and-one-small-plan-for-coal | Loading...
In addition to our environment and climate change news briefs from the United Nations, India, Kenya, and Australia, here’s a sports victory that was years in the making.
1. United States
The U.S. women’s soccer team won equal pay with the men’s team. The settlement with the U.S. Soccer Federation includes $2... | true | true | both | www.csmonitor | 20220408 |
https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2022/0409/Ukraine-update-Residents-flee-the-east-show-of-support-from-the-West?icid=rss | Loading...
Civilian evacuations moved forward in patches of battle-scarred eastern Ukraine Saturday, a day after a missile strike killed at least 52 people and wounded more than 100 at a train station where thousands clamored to leave before an expected Russian onslaught.
In the wake of the attack in Kramatorsk, severa... | true | true | both | www.csmonitor | 20220409 |
https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2022/0409/Ukraine-update-Residents-flee-the-east-show-of-support-from-the-West | Loading...
Civilian evacuations moved forward in patches of battle-scarred eastern Ukraine Saturday, a day after a missile strike killed at least 52 people and wounded more than 100 at a train station where thousands clamored to leave before an expected Russian onslaught.
In the wake of the attack in Kramatorsk, severa... | true | true | both | www.csmonitor | 20220410 |
https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-South-Central/2022/0410/Pakistan-s-Imran-Khan-blames-US-for-his-ouster-and-vows-to-fight-on?icid=rss | Loading...
The ouster of Prime Minister Imran Khan in a parliamentary no-confidence vote early Sunday set Pakistan on an uncertain political path, with Mr. Khan calling on supporters to take to the streets in protest and the political opposition preparing to install his replacement.
Mr. Khan was brought down after a da... | true | true | both | www.csmonitor | 20220410 |
https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2022/0410/Trump-backs-Dr.-Oz-Will-Pennsylvania-MAGA-voters-embrace-it?icid=rss | Loading...
Former President Donald Trump endorsed Mehmet Oz in Pennsylvania's crowded Republican Senate primary, ending months of jockeying for his support.
In a statement Saturday evening, Trump said his decision was “all about winning elections” as he formally backed the celebrity heart surgeon best known as the host... | true | true | both | www.csmonitor | 20220410 |
https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2022/0410/Trump-backs-Dr.-Oz-Will-Pennsylvania-MAGA-voters-embrace-it | Loading...
Former President Donald Trump endorsed Mehmet Oz in Pennsylvania's crowded Republican Senate primary, ending months of jockeying for his support.
In a statement Saturday evening, Trump said his decision was “all about winning elections” as he formally backed the celebrity heart surgeon best known as the host... | true | true | both | www.csmonitor | 20220410 |
https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-South-Central/2022/0410/Pakistan-s-Imran-Khan-blames-US-for-his-ouster-and-vows-to-fight-on | Loading...
The ouster of Prime Minister Imran Khan in a parliamentary no-confidence vote early Sunday set Pakistan on an uncertain political path, with Mr. Khan calling on supporters to take to the streets in protest and the political opposition preparing to install his replacement.
Mr. Khan was brought down after a da... | true | true | both | www.csmonitor | 20220410 |
https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2022/0410/Macron-and-Le-Pen-to-face-off-in-final-round-of-French-election?icid=rss | Loading...
Incumbent Emmanuel Macron will face far-right nationalist Marine Le Pen in a winner-takes-all runoff for the French presidency, after they both advanced Sunday in the first round of voting in the country’s election to set up another head-to-head clash of their sharply opposing visions for France.
Polling age... | true | true | both | www.csmonitor | 20220410 |
https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2022/0410/Russian-military-preps-for-new-offensive-in-eastern-Ukraine?icid=rss | Loading...
Ukrainian forces dug in while Russia lined up more firepower Sunday and tapped a decorated general to take centralized control of the war ahead of a potentially decisive showdown in eastern Ukraine that could start within days.
Experts said the next phase of the battle may begin with a full-scale offensive. ... | true | true | both | www.csmonitor | 20220410 |
https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2022/0410/Macron-and-Le-Pen-to-face-off-in-final-round-of-French-election | Loading...
Incumbent Emmanuel Macron will face far-right nationalist Marine Le Pen in a winner-takes-all runoff for the French presidency, after they both advanced Sunday in the first round of voting in the country’s election to set up another head-to-head clash of their sharply opposing visions for France.
Polling age... | true | true | both | www.csmonitor | 20220411 |
https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2022/0410/Russian-military-preps-for-new-offensive-in-eastern-Ukraine | Loading...
Ukrainian forces dug in while Russia lined up more firepower Sunday and tapped a decorated general to take centralized control of the war ahead of a potentially decisive showdown in eastern Ukraine that could start within days.
Experts said the next phase of the battle may begin with a full-scale offensive. ... | true | true | both | www.csmonitor | 20220411 |
https://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/From-the-Editors/2022/0411/Fahad-Shah-and-a-parable-for-Kashmir-and-the-wider-world | Loading...
Four times in 40 days, Fahad Shah was close to coming home. The Monitor contributor from Kashmir had been arrested as part of the Indian government’s effort to tamp down on dissent in the majority-Muslim state; his colleagues worked tirelessly to get him out on bail. Each time, he would make bail, only to be... | true | true | both | www.csmonitor | 20220411 |
https://www.csmonitor.com/The-Culture/In-a-Word/2022/0411/How-envy-is-different-than-jealousy | Loading...
What is the difference between envy and jealousy? This question has been pondered by authors in the fields of psychology, history, and lexicography, and they often arrive at different answers.
Lexicographer Bryan Garner asserts that jealousy “is properly restricted to contexts involving emotional rivalry,” w... | true | true | both | www.csmonitor | 20220411 |
https://www.csmonitor.com/The-Culture/The-Home-Forum/2022/0411/Reflecting-on-the-witness-of-a-looking-glass | Loading...
It’s a Regency mirror: three sections of beveled glass in a gilded wooden frame with dancing figures, a piping Pan, birds and trees in gesso. Sometimes called an overmantel mirror, it is the kind that sat on marble mantelpieces all over Europe during the last two centuries. It came down to me through my gran... | true | true | both | www.csmonitor | 20220411 |
https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pacific/2022/0411/Sri-Lankans-take-street-to-protest-call-for-president-to-resign | Loading...
Sri Lankan protesters occupied the entrance to the president’s office for a second day on Sunday, demanding Gotabaya Rajapaksa resign over the debt-ridden country’s worst economic crisis in memory.
Hundreds of demonstrators weathered heavy rain with raincoats and umbrellas and chanted anti-government slogans... | true | true | both | www.csmonitor | 20220411 |
https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-South-Central/2022/0411/Pakistan-parliament-elects-new-PM-after-ousting-Imran-Khan | Loading...
Pakistan’s parliament elected opposition lawmaker Shahbaz Sharif as the country’s new prime minister on Monday, after a walkout by lawmakers from ousted Premier Imran Khan’s party.
Mr. Sharif was the only contender. He is the brother of disgraced former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif but his election will not g... | true | true | both | www.csmonitor | 20220411 |
https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Making-a-difference/2022/0411/Sponsor-Circle-opens-hearts-and-homes-to-Afghan-refugees | Loading...
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On Aug. 25, Mohammad Agha Mohammadi made his way to Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, as Afghanistan fell to the Taliban.
“It was 10 o’clock at night. My father told me to go. I took my clothes and documents. That’s it. There was no time,” Mr. Mohammadi says.
Why We Wrot... | true | true | both | www.csmonitor | 20220411 |
https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2022/0411/Is-a-U.S.-recession-coming-Biden-says-economy-can-stay-afloat?icid=rss | Loading...
The United States economy faces plenty of threats: war in Ukraine, high grocery bills, spiking gasoline prices, splintered supply chains, the lingering pandemic, and rising interest rates that slow growth.
The Biden White House is betting the U.S. economy is strong enough to withstand these threats, but ther... | true | true | both | www.csmonitor | 20220411 |
https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pacific/2022/0411/Sri-Lankans-take-street-to-protest-call-for-president-to-resign?icid=rss | Loading...
Sri Lankan protesters occupied the entrance to the president’s office for a second day on Sunday, demanding Gotabaya Rajapaksa resign over the debt-ridden country’s worst economic crisis in memory.
Hundreds of demonstrators weathered heavy rain with raincoats and umbrellas and chanted anti-government slogans... | true | true | both | www.csmonitor | 20220411 |
https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-South-Central/2022/0411/Pakistan-parliament-elects-new-PM-after-ousting-Imran-Khan?icid=rss | Loading...
Pakistan’s parliament elected opposition lawmaker Shahbaz Sharif as the country’s new prime minister on Monday, after a walkout by lawmakers from ousted Premier Imran Khan’s party.
Mr. Sharif was the only contender. He is the brother of disgraced former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif but his election will not g... | true | true | both | www.csmonitor | 20220411 |
https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Making-a-difference/2022/0411/Sponsor-Circle-opens-hearts-and-homes-to-Afghan-refugees?icid=rss | Loading...
Two ways to read the story
On Aug. 25, Mohammad Agha Mohammadi made his way to Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, as Afghanistan fell to the Taliban.
“It was 10 o’clock at night. My father told me to go. I took my clothes and documents. That’s it. There was no time,” Mr. Mohammadi says.
Why We Wrot... | true | true | both | www.csmonitor | 20220411 |
https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/monitor_breakfast/2022/0411/Our-breakfast-with-Biden-s-top-economic-adviser?icid=rss | Loading...
Dear Reader,
I’ve been wanting to meet Brian Deese for years, ever since he burst onto the Washington scene as the wunderkind of the Obama White House. In 2009, at age 31, he helped restructure an American auto industry in crisis and later played a key role in negotiating the 2015 Paris climate accords.
Now,... | true | true | both | www.csmonitor | 20220411 |
https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Points-of-Progress/2022/0411/The-power-of-steel-bamboo-and-the-game-of-chess?icid=rss | Loading...
Along with two stories of individuals using their expertise to help others, we feature 19 Afro-Colombian communities in South America that pushed for environmental protections of their delta because their own populations are growing.
1. Colombia
A new marine protected area now preserves one of Colombia’s mos... | true | true | both | www.csmonitor | 20220411 |
https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Military/2022/0411/Battlefield-nukes-in-Ukraine-A-low-but-complex-threat?icid=rss | Loading...
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Even as Cold War memories fade, today speculation surrounding Russian President Vladimir Putin’s potential use of so-called low-yield, or tactical nuclear weapons is sounding atomic alarms for a new generation.
The prospect of Mr. Putin dipping into his arsenal of battlefield nucle... | true | true | both | www.csmonitor | 20220411 |
https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Americas/2022/0411/Mexican-president-survives-recall-Democracy-at-work-or-populist-stunt?icid=rss | Loading...
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Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador survived a recall vote over the weekend with nearly 92% of those who voted saying he should “continue in the presidency of the Republic until his term ends.”
With his approval polling at 60%, Mr. López Obrador, one of the biggest propon... | true | true | both | www.csmonitor | 20220411 |
https://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/the-monitors-view/2022/0411/Finding-higher-ground-as-floodwaters-rise | Loading...
In the summer of 1993, a Mississippi river town was submerged when two massive floods in a single month broke over the levees that were built after several other destructive floods. With 90% of their buildings damaged, the residents of Valmeyer made a bold decision: The entire town got up and moved to higher... | true | true | both | www.csmonitor | 20220412 |
https://www.csmonitor.com/Technology/2022/0411/The-metaverse-is-coming.-But-what-is-it | Loading...
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Are you ready for the “metaverse”?
Tech giants hope so and are investing billions of dollars in the technological long shot. But what actually is it?
Why We Wrote This
Can a virtual realm untethered from the material world bring people together? The “metaverse” is still a technolog... | true | true | both | www.csmonitor | 20220412 |
https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Military/2022/0411/Battlefield-nukes-in-Ukraine-A-low-but-complex-threat | Loading...
Two ways to read the story
Even as Cold War memories fade, today speculation surrounding Russian President Vladimir Putin’s potential use of so-called low-yield, or tactical nuclear weapons is sounding atomic alarms for a new generation.
The prospect of Mr. Putin dipping into his arsenal of battlefield nucle... | true | true | both | www.csmonitor | 20220412 |
https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2022/0411/Is-a-U.S.-recession-coming-Biden-says-economy-can-stay-afloat | Loading...
The United States economy faces plenty of threats: war in Ukraine, high grocery bills, spiking gasoline prices, splintered supply chains, the lingering pandemic, and rising interest rates that slow growth.
The Biden White House is betting the U.S. economy is strong enough to withstand these threats, but ther... | true | true | both | www.csmonitor | 20220412 |
https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/monitor_breakfast/2022/0411/Our-breakfast-with-Biden-s-top-economic-adviser | Loading...
Dear Reader,
I’ve been wanting to meet Brian Deese for years, ever since he burst onto the Washington scene as the wunderkind of the Obama White House. In 2009, at age 31, he helped restructure an American auto industry in crisis and later played a key role in negotiating the 2015 Paris climate accords.
Now,... | true | true | both | www.csmonitor | 20220412 |
https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Americas/2022/0411/Mexican-president-survives-recall-Democracy-at-work-or-populist-stunt | Loading...
Two ways to read the story
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador survived a recall vote over the weekend with nearly 92% of those who voted saying he should “continue in the presidency of the Republic until his term ends.”
With his approval polling at 60%, Mr. López Obrador, one of the biggest propon... | true | true | both | www.csmonitor | 20220412 |
https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Points-of-Progress/2022/0411/The-power-of-steel-bamboo-and-the-game-of-chess | Loading...
Along with two stories of individuals using their expertise to help others, we feature 19 Afro-Colombian communities in South America that pushed for environmental protections of their delta because their own populations are growing.
1. Colombia
A new marine protected area now preserves one of Colombia’s mos... | true | true | both | www.csmonitor | 20220412 |
https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Africa/2022/0412/As-fertilizer-from-Russia-dwindles-farmers-search-for-solutions?icid=rss | Loading...
Monica Kariuki is about ready to give up on farming. What is driving her off her 10 acres of land outside Nairobi isn’t bad weather, pests, or blight – the traditional agricultural curses – but fertilizer: It costs too much.
Despite thousands of miles separating her from the battlefields of Ukraine, Kariuki ... | true | true | both | www.csmonitor | 20220412 |
https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2022/0412/Images-from-Ukraine-resonate-on-visit-to-living-ruin-in-Spain?icid=rss | Loading...
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When Belchite, a town in northeastern Spain, fell to Nationalists in 1937 during the country’s civil war, it was left in ruins. But Gen. Francisco Franco chose not to rebuild the town so that it could stand as a reminder of what he considered his opponents’ barbarism. A new town wa... | true | true | both | www.csmonitor | 20220412 |
https://www.csmonitor.com/Books/2022/0412/Putting-conflict-in-context-A-reading-list-for-Ukraine | Two ways to read the story
As Russian forces barreled into Ukraine on Feb. 24, a natural response of readers surveying their news feeds was, “How is this happening?” To approach this question, readers may wish to dig deeper into the history behind the conflict, using books as their guide. For example, it can be useful ... | true | true | both | www.csmonitor | 20220412 |
https://www.csmonitor.com/Business/2022/0412/End-of-an-era-The-decline-and-fall-of-the-Kmart-retail-empire | Loading...
The familiar sights and sounds are still there: the scuffed and faded floor tiles, the relentless beige-on-beige color scheme, the toddlers’ clothes and refrigerators and pretty much everything in between.
There’s even a canned recording that begins, “Attention, Kmart shoppers” – except it’s to remind folks ... | true | true | both | www.csmonitor | 20220412 |
https://www.csmonitor.com/Business/2022/0412/Inflation-accelerates-to-new-record.-Can-the-US-hit-the-brakes | Loading...
Inflation soared over the past year at its fastest pace in more than 40 years, with costs for food, gasoline, housing, and other necessities squeezing American consumers and wiping out the pay raises that many people have received.
The Labor Department said Tuesday that its consumer price index jumped 8.5% i... | true | true | both | www.csmonitor | 20220412 |
https://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/the-monitors-view/2022/0412/A-war-s-end-by-light-of-the-innocent | Loading...
Many a war has ended when an outside mediator realized civilians caught in the conflict are useful tools for peace. The plight of innocent people can bind the warring parties. Shared empathy then yields shared trust during a negotiation. This tactic helps explain a surprise truce in Yemen after seven years o... | true | true | both | www.csmonitor | 20220412 |
https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Africa/2022/0412/As-fertilizer-from-Russia-dwindles-farmers-search-for-solutions | Loading...
Monica Kariuki is about ready to give up on farming. What is driving her off her 10 acres of land outside Nairobi isn’t bad weather, pests, or blight – the traditional agricultural curses – but fertilizer: It costs too much.
Despite thousands of miles separating her from the battlefields of Ukraine, Kariuki ... | true | true | both | www.csmonitor | 20220412 |
https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pacific/2022/0412/Long-awaited-law-Indonesia-passes-law-against-sexual-violence | Loading...
Indonesia’s Parliament approved a far-reaching law on Tuesday that sets punishments for sexual violence after being spurred into action by a recent case in which an Islamic boarding school principal raped and impregnated several students.
The legislation had languished for years amid arguments that it contra... | true | true | both | www.csmonitor | 20220412 |
https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2022/0412/Images-from-Ukraine-resonate-on-visit-to-living-ruin-in-Spain | Loading...
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When Belchite, a town in northeastern Spain, fell to Nationalists in 1937 during the country’s civil war, it was left in ruins. But Gen. Francisco Franco chose not to rebuild the town so that it could stand as a reminder of what he considered his opponents’ barbarism. A new town wa... | true | true | both | www.csmonitor | 20220412 |
https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pacific/2022/0412/Long-awaited-law-Indonesia-passes-law-against-sexual-violence?icid=rss | Loading...
Indonesia’s Parliament approved a far-reaching law on Tuesday that sets punishments for sexual violence after being spurred into action by a recent case in which an Islamic boarding school principal raped and impregnated several students.
The legislation had languished for years amid arguments that it contra... | true | true | both | www.csmonitor | 20220412 |
https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Society/2022/0412/In-this-Mississippi-city-public-art-points-a-way-forward?icid=rss | Loading...
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Like most U.S. cities, Hattiesburg temporarily shut down at the start of the pandemic. One thing the Mississippi city didn’t stop was its creation of public art. In fact, in a city where dozens of murals depict everything from its musical heritage to sprays of color representing a ... | true | true | both | www.csmonitor | 20220412 |
https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2022/0412/Notes-from-a-war-Resilience-and-anguish-in-a-Ukraine-under-siege?icid=rss | Loading...
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A hum rose from the white wooden box as Yuri Andriyovich lifted its lid to reveal a colony of bees. Workers moved in a swirl along the honeycomb they had built, forgoing the chance to escape for the routines of a captive existence.
Before war came to Yuri’s village in eastern Ukrai... | true | true | both | www.csmonitor | 20220412 |
https://www.csmonitor.com/Daily/2022/20220408/Why-France-s-far-right-Le-Pen-is-close-on-the-heels-of-President-Macron | A few weeks ago, French President Emmanuel Macron was a shoo-in for reelection. No longer. The far-right candidate Marine Le Pen is snapping at his heels; if she comes second in Sunday’s vote, she will go head-to-head with Mr. Macron in a closely fought second round in two weeks’ time.
She owes her success to a well-ru... | true | true | both | www.csmonitor | 20220412 |
https://www.csmonitor.com/Daily/2022/20220411/How-America-s-oldest-park-plans-to-secure-a-future | Pay for a national park pass and you’re doing your bit to preserve a monument to nature. You also get to go in and admire what you’re helping to save. Nice transaction.
What about a $1,500 entry pass that you can’t use for 150 years?
Last week, Yellowstone Forever – the fundraising arm of America’s oldest national park... | true | true | both | www.csmonitor | 20220412 |
https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pacific/2022/0412/Like-a-Kafka-novel-Witnessing-China-s-zero-COVID-policy?icid=rss | Loading...
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I had just landed in the epicenter of China’s worst coronavirus outbreak in years. At the airport in Shanghai, an army of pandemic enforcers – workers covered head to toe in white protective vests, face shields, and gloves – swarmed the incoming travelers from my March 17 flight. I... | true | true | both | www.csmonitor | 20220412 |
https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Society/2022/0412/In-this-Mississippi-city-public-art-points-a-way-forward | Loading...
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Like most U.S. cities, Hattiesburg temporarily shut down at the start of the pandemic. One thing the Mississippi city didn’t stop was its creation of public art. In fact, in a city where dozens of murals depict everything from its musical heritage to sprays of color representing a ... | true | true | both | www.csmonitor | 20220413 |
https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pacific/2022/0412/Like-a-Kafka-novel-Witnessing-China-s-zero-COVID-policy | Loading...
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I had just landed in the epicenter of China’s worst coronavirus outbreak in years. At the airport in Shanghai, an army of pandemic enforcers – workers covered head to toe in white protective vests, face shields, and gloves – swarmed the incoming travelers from my March 17 flight. I... | true | true | both | www.csmonitor | 20220413 |
https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2022/0412/Notes-from-a-war-Resilience-and-anguish-in-a-Ukraine-under-siege | Loading...
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A hum rose from the white wooden box as Yuri Andriyovich lifted its lid to reveal a colony of bees. Workers moved in a swirl along the honeycomb they had built, forgoing the chance to escape for the routines of a captive existence.
Before war came to Yuri’s village in eastern Ukrai... | true | true | both | www.csmonitor | 20220413 |
https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Education/2022/0413/New-Mexico-has-an-ambitious-free-college-program.-Will-it-last?icid=rss | Loading...
Even after failing a test that set her back a semester, Maribel Rodriguez will be heading back to nursing school next spring with a generous new state scholarship that abandons eligibility criteria to help more working adults get a college degree.
New Mexico is expanding its “Opportunity Scholarship,” which ... | true | true | both | www.csmonitor | 20220413 |
https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2022/0413/Oklahoma-becomes-latest-state-to-pass-a-law-limiting-abortion?icid=rss | Loading...
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt signed a bill into law on Tuesday that makes it a felony to perform an abortion, punishable by up to 10 years in prison, as part of an aggressive push in Republican-led states across the country to scale back abortion rights.
The bill, which takes effect 90 days after the Legislatur... | true | true | both | www.csmonitor | 20220413 |
https://www.csmonitor.com/World/2022/0413/How-a-war-in-Europe-brings-climate-urgency-home?icid=rss | Loading...
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The need to confront climate change is growing more urgent by the month, the latest warning from leading scientists has made clear. And the world’s governments do not seem to be on track to cut their carbon emissions by as much as they need to if global temperatures are to remain m... | true | true | both | www.csmonitor | 20220413 |
https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2022/0413/Police-fine-UK-s-Boris-Johnson-for-pandemic-party?icid=rss | Loading...
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has refused to resign after being fined for breaking his government’s pandemic lockdown rules, saying he would instead redouble efforts to strengthen the economy and combat Russian aggression in Ukraine.
London police fined Mr. Johnson and other people Tuesday for attendi... | true | true | both | www.csmonitor | 20220413 |
https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2022/0413/Russia-s-Putin-vows-to-continue-war-sets-focus-on-Donbas?icid=rss | Loading...
Vladimir Putin vowed Tuesday that Russia’s bloody offensive in Ukraine would continue until its goals are fulfilled and insisted the campaign was going as planned, despite a major withdrawal in the face of stiff Ukrainian opposition and significant losses.
Russian troops, thwarted in their push toward Ukrain... | true | true | both | www.csmonitor | 20220413 |
https://www.csmonitor.com/Books/2022/0413/The-10-best-books-of-April-hint-at-change-in-the-air | Loading...
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“Spring in the world! And all things are made new!” declared Richard Hovey in his 1892 poem “Spring.”
The books recommended by our reviewers this month include novels about characters who reinvent themselves, reject the status quo, and refuse to mold themselves to society’s limited... | true | true | both | www.csmonitor | 20220413 |
https://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/2022/0413/It-s-fragile-work-Conflict-resolution-for-world-leaders-and-families | Loading...
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In December, we – a mother and daughter – brought together three members of different backgrounds for a relationship-building session on Zoom, attended by about 30 people. The speakers were a United States congresswoman with Native American ancestry and two social entrepreneurs fro... | true | true | both | www.csmonitor | 20220413 |
https://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/the-monitors-view/2022/0413/Populism-s-future-in-Europe | Loading...
Two elections in Europe this month have raised concerns about the European Union’s unifying values at a challenging moment for security and economic stability. Hungary’s autocratic prime minister, Viktor Orbán, won a second term on April 3. A week later French nationalist Marine Le Pen won her place in a run... | true | true | both | www.csmonitor | 20220413 |
https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Education/2022/0413/New-Mexico-has-an-ambitious-free-college-program.-Will-it-last | Loading...
Even after failing a test that set her back a semester, Maribel Rodriguez will be heading back to nursing school next spring with a generous new state scholarship that abandons eligibility criteria to help more working adults get a college degree.
New Mexico is expanding its “Opportunity Scholarship,” which ... | true | true | both | www.csmonitor | 20220413 |
https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2022/0413/Oklahoma-becomes-latest-state-to-pass-a-law-limiting-abortion | Loading...
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt signed a bill into law on Tuesday that makes it a felony to perform an abortion, punishable by up to 10 years in prison, as part of an aggressive push in Republican-led states across the country to scale back abortion rights.
The bill, which takes effect 90 days after the Legislatur... | true | true | both | www.csmonitor | 20220413 |
https://www.csmonitor.com/World/2022/0413/How-a-war-in-Europe-brings-climate-urgency-home | Loading...
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The need to confront climate change is growing more urgent by the month, the latest warning from leading scientists has made clear. And the world’s governments do not seem to be on track to cut their carbon emissions by as much as they need to if global temperatures are to remain m... | true | true | both | www.csmonitor | 20220413 |
https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2022/0413/Police-fine-UK-s-Boris-Johnson-for-pandemic-party | Loading...
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has refused to resign after being fined for breaking his government’s pandemic lockdown rules, saying he would instead redouble efforts to strengthen the economy and combat Russian aggression in Ukraine.
London police fined Mr. Johnson and other people Tuesday for attendi... | true | true | both | www.csmonitor | 20220413 |
https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2022/0413/Russia-s-Putin-vows-to-continue-war-sets-focus-on-Donbas | Loading...
Vladimir Putin vowed Tuesday that Russia’s bloody offensive in Ukraine would continue until its goals are fulfilled and insisted the campaign was going as planned, despite a major withdrawal in the face of stiff Ukrainian opposition and significant losses.
Russian troops, thwarted in their push toward Ukrain... | true | true | both | www.csmonitor | 20220413 |
https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2022/0413/Ukraine-war-food-crisis-hits-Arab-world-markets-right-at-Ramadan | Loading...
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As Russia’s war in Ukraine wreaks havoc on global food and energy prices, it’s being acutely felt in the Middle East and North Africa, a region that relies on wheat, grains, and cooking oil from Black Sea countries.
Soaring prices and food shortages hit all at once at the onset of ... | true | true | both | www.csmonitor | 20220413 |
https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2022/0413/Ukraine-war-food-crisis-hits-Arab-world-markets-right-at-Ramadan?icid=rss | Loading...
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As Russia’s war in Ukraine wreaks havoc on global food and energy prices, it’s being acutely felt in the Middle East and North Africa, a region that relies on wheat, grains, and cooking oil from Black Sea countries.
Soaring prices and food shortages hit all at once at the onset of ... | true | true | both | www.csmonitor | 20220413 |
https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2022/0413/Hard-for-it-to-be-a-bigger-deal-The-future-of-American-rights?icid=rss | Loading...
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The Voting Rights Act. Title IX sex discrimination legislation. The Americans with Disabilities Act. Supreme Court rulings overturning state bans on contraception and interracial marriage, and legalizing abortion and gay marriage.
Since the 1960s, Americans have experienced a sweep... | true | true | both | www.csmonitor | 20220413 |
https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2022/0413/Hard-for-it-to-be-a-bigger-deal-The-future-of-American-rights | Loading...
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The Voting Rights Act. Title IX sex discrimination legislation. The Americans with Disabilities Act. Supreme Court rulings overturning state bans on contraception and interracial marriage, and legalizing abortion and gay marriage.
Since the 1960s, Americans have experienced a sweep... | true | true | both | www.csmonitor | 20220414 |
https://www.csmonitor.com/Daily/2022/20220412/When-silence-says-everything | War is generally a noisy affair, sometimes deafeningly so. But one of contributor Martin Kuz’s most enduring memories from Ukraine is the sound of silence.
He was on a train packed with women and children fleeing an assault on Kyiv, the capital. They had left behind their homes, their menfolk, and their lives as they r... | true | true | both | www.csmonitor | 20220414 |
https://www.csmonitor.com/Daily/2022/20220413/What-a-7-year-old-boy-can-teach-us-about-generosity | In recent days, world leaders, philanthropists, and celebrities have encouraged a flood of new donations for Ukrainian war refugees.
Members of Pink Floyd reunited to record the rock band’s first new material in 28 years, a protest song against the Ukraine war. Julian Lennon sang his dad’s song “Imagine” for the first ... | true | true | both | www.csmonitor | 20220414 |
https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2022/0414/As-Ohio-tilts-right-governor-s-moderate-image-becomes-liability?icid=rss | Loading...
The school closures, stay-at-home mandates, and curfews that Ohio Republican Gov. Mike DeWine imposed early in the pandemic still infuriate Donald Trump’s most loyal supporters. His dismissal of the former president’s stolen election lie and criticism that Mr. Trump “poured gas on the fire” before the U.S. C... | true | true | both | www.csmonitor | 20220414 |
https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2022/0414/In-Russia-protesters-risk-prison-charges-to-speak-out-about-Ukraine?icid=rss | Loading...
A former police officer who discussed Russia’s invasion on the phone. A priest who preached to his congregation about the suffering of Ukrainians. A student who held up a banner with no words – just asterisks.
Hundreds of Russians are facing charges for speaking out against the war in Ukraine since a repress... | true | true | both | www.csmonitor | 20220414 |
https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2022/0414/UK-wants-to-fly-asylum-seekers-to-Rwanda-Is-that-humane?icid=rss | Loading...
Britain’s Conservative government has struck a deal with Rwanda to send some asylum-seekers thousands of miles away to the East African country, a move that opposition politicians and refugee groups condemned as inhumane, unworkable, and a waste of public money.
Home Secretary Priti Patel visited the Rwandan... | true | true | both | www.csmonitor | 20220414 |
https://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/the-monitors-view/2022/0414/The-spark-behind-Ukraine-s-victories | Loading...
After seven weeks of war in Ukraine, history books are probably already being written on how the country’s army was able to repel the much-larger Russian forces from taking the capital. Stung by its losses, Russia is now moving the war front to the east where Ukrainian defenses may again be tested. Yet one l... | true | true | both | www.csmonitor | 20220414 |
https://www.csmonitor.com/Technology/2022/0414/Elon-Musk-puts-in-multi-billion-dollar-offer-to-buy-Twitter | Loading...
Tesla CEO Elon Musk is offering to buy Twitter, saying the social media platform he has criticized for not living up to free speech principles needs to be transformed as a private company.
Twitter Inc. said in a regulatory filing on Thursday that Mr. Musk, currently the company’s biggest shareholder, has pro... | true | true | both | www.csmonitor | 20220414 |
https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2022/0414/As-Ohio-tilts-right-governor-s-moderate-image-becomes-liability | Loading...
The school closures, stay-at-home mandates, and curfews that Ohio Republican Gov. Mike DeWine imposed early in the pandemic still infuriate Donald Trump’s most loyal supporters. His dismissal of the former president’s stolen election lie and criticism that Mr. Trump “poured gas on the fire” before the U.S. C... | true | true | both | www.csmonitor | 20220414 |
https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2022/0414/In-Russia-protesters-risk-prison-charges-to-speak-out-about-Ukraine | Loading...
A former police officer who discussed Russia’s invasion on the phone. A priest who preached to his congregation about the suffering of Ukrainians. A student who held up a banner with no words – just asterisks.
Hundreds of Russians are facing charges for speaking out against the war in Ukraine since a repress... | true | true | both | www.csmonitor | 20220414 |
https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2022/0414/UK-wants-to-fly-asylum-seekers-to-Rwanda-Is-that-humane | Loading...
Britain’s Conservative government has struck a deal with Rwanda to send some asylum-seekers thousands of miles away to the East African country, a move that opposition politicians and refugee groups condemned as inhumane, unworkable, and a waste of public money.
Home Secretary Priti Patel visited the Rwandan... | true | true | both | www.csmonitor | 20220414 |
https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Africa/2022/0414/A-Pan-African-icon-s-killers-brought-to-justice-35-years-later?icid=rss | Loading...
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A former African president living in gilded exile, a notorious hit man on the run, and an army general serving time for his role in a failed coup.
These were among the 11 men found guilty last week of assassinating Burkina Faso’s President Thomas Sankara, a firebrand Marxist revolu... | true | true | both | www.csmonitor | 20220414 |
https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2022/0414/Turkey-drops-murder-case-against-Saudis-seeks-Gulf-aid?icid=rss | Loading...
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When Jamal Khashoggi, a Saudi-born journalist with The Washington Post, was killed in the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul in 2018, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was outraged. He likened the incident to 9/11, and a Turkish court set about trying 26 Saudi suspects, in absentia.
... | true | true | both | www.csmonitor | 20220414 |
https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Education/2022/0414/How-Oakland-closed-the-digital-divide-for-nearly-all-its-students?icid=rss | Loading...
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At the start of the pandemic, only 25% of students in the public schools in Oakland, California, had devices at home and a strong internet connection. District and city leaders quickly prioritized finding a permanent solution for the digital divide.
They formed a partnership, known... | true | true | both | www.csmonitor | 20220414 |
https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2022/0414/Zealous-lawyer-or-coup-architect-The-legal-theorist-behind-Jan.-6?icid=rss | Loading...
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Conservative legal scholar John Eastman has emerged as a key figure for the House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. The former law professor and Trump adviser penned controversial memos arguing that Vice President Mike Pence had authority to reje... | true | true | both | www.csmonitor | 20220414 |
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