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President Donald Trump’s plan to take over Gaza and expel its residents received a warm reception in Israel. Dina Kraft looks into why many Israelis embrace a Trump plan for Gaza once seen as taboo. Also: today’s stories, including what, if anything, can be saved from the wreckage of USAID, a dive into America’s nuclear weapons and the U.S. Air For…
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As courts weigh the legality of actions taken by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, the response from American voters is also starting to take shape. Will the same people who support pruning a bloated federal government, in the abstract, feel differently as those cuts ripple through their own communities?Also: today’s stories, includi…
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Israel’s “Iron Wall” campaign in the West Bank is underway, displacing some 40,000 people, as correspondents Dina Kraft and Taylor Luck report today. Our stories also include why Musk’s DOGE is triggering alarm bells in the intel world, the origins of Black History Month, and young Sri Lankans working on tea estates finding a path out of poverty. J…
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When it comes to tariffs, conventional wisdom suggests they lead nowhere good. Laurent Belsie dives into how U.S. President Donald Trump is doubling down on challenging that view. Also: today’s stories, including how federal workers are grappling with a feeling of ‘chaos’, how students and universities are finding that degrees in the humanities are…
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Today, we mark a transition as our editor for the past eight years, Mark Sappenfield, hands the baton to Christa Case Bryant. We have a big challenge before us, but a rich history uplifting the standard of journalism to draw on. Our stories include who will miss USAID most as Trump hollows it out, how Volkswagen slid from German engineering icon to…
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Do police and protesters have to see each other as the enemy? How do you police crowds – sports fans, protesters – in a way that calms, rather than provokes? Simon Montlake sits down with Clay Collins and discusses ‘dialogue policemen.’ Also; today’s stories, including how President Donald Trump compares with the famous proponent of tariffs and exp…
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While President Trump has ridiculed past U.S. military deployments and nation-building efforts, he has consistently been drawn to Mideast diplomacy. But his proposal to “own” and develop the Gaza Strip and displace its population has many questioning how serious he is.Also: today’s stories, including a check-in with a Venezuelan family on what Pres…
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The third anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022, is fast approaching. Much of the world has turned its attention elsewhere, but The Monitor continues to cover Ukraine robustly, and today, Scott Peterson talks to fighters on the front lines who are deeply committed to saving their homeland despite daunting challenges. Our stor…
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A San Francisco Bay Area nonprofit had a novel idea. What if those experiencing homelessness could have someone to talk to? Troy Aidan Sambajon reports on Miracle Messages, in which homeless residents and volunteers become phone buddies. Also; today's stories, including the release of Palestinian prisoners in Gaza and the West Bank, what DEI is and…
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American “soft power” takes many forms. Howard LaFranchi explores the possible effects of a federal foreign-aid funding freeze on America’s place in the world. Also in today's package, Syrians emerging to breathe free air are beginning to expose the mechanisms of the control used by the Assad regime, a presidential push to involve the U.S. military…
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