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Iowa State Fair
As China trade war escalates, Iowa soybean country is front line
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What do asphalt, shoe soles, and aquaculture all have in common? They are three of the many ways that soybean products can be used – and that’s a …
Yemen
Why Saudi-UAE alliance is cracking: Yemen, Iran, and Trump
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If President Donald Trump arrived too late to serve as best man at the Saudi-UAE marriage of regional hegemons, he was definitely a close friend of …
Opinion
Encircling the interrupters with civility
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One task of journalists these days is to count the number of times that presidential candidates interrupt each other during a debate. In the June 27 …
Science
NASA eyes the ocean: How the deep sea could unlock outer space
csmonitor.com - Jacob Turcotte/Staff
It should be a lifeless wasteland. Temperatures are barely above freezing, miles of water apply crushing pressure, and no sunlight reaches there. But …
Atlanta, GA
Atlanta refused to give up on homelessness. It’s working.
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Recounting how she went from homeowner to homelessness brings Roxie to tears. The loss of her job, onset of a painful chronic illness, and the death …
Fantasy
“Wicked Fox” is an engrossing – if convoluted – YA fantasy
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If you’ve devoured every novel by Jenny Han, Maurene Goo, and Ellen Oh, but that Korean-American young adult book itch just can’t be scratched, …
Moscow
Fury at elections snub brings Moscow’s professionals back to politics
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It is Russia’s biggest political crisis in almost a decade, and one that seems to define the limits of democratic evolution under Vladimir …
Confederate States of America
The future of America’s past: Should we ‘explain’ Confederate statues?
csmonitor.com - Patrik Jonsson/Staff
Put up in 1911, the Peace Monument in Atlanta’s Piedmont Park features a winged goddess calling to a Confederate soldier: “Cease firing – peace is …
Plastic
Natural motivators for plastic bans
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A year ago, the South Pacific nation of Vanuatu become the first country to ban plastic drinking straws. It also joined dozens of other countries …
Refugees
US immigration and families: A tale from the Holocaust era
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Well into her retirement years, Annette Lachmann enjoys a happy and active life, teaching critical writing at a New York community college and …
Greenland
Three questions on Trump's Greenland gambit
csmonitor.com - Karen Norris/Staff
The Wall Street Journal and other media reported that President Donald Trump is seriously considering the purchase of Greenland. That prompted …
Kampala
Hail this taxi, but hold on tight – boda-bodas swarm Kampala streets
csmonitor.com - Melanie Stetson Freeman/Staff
If you want to get across town quickly in traffic-clogged Kampala, you need a hairnet. A 10-mile car commute in the Ugandan capital routinely takes …
World News
Job training that puts people – and their community – back on track
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Reeva Neighbors was already feeling stretched thin when she needed to help her mother through multiple health issues in 2014. Ms. Neighbors, who is …
Italian Politics
Political turmoil in Italy as far-right reaches for the reins
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Italy is in political disarray after Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte resigned Tuesday, effectively putting an end to its 14-month-old ruling …
World News
Grieving for the environment, without saying ‘climate change’
csmonitor.com - Melanie Stetson Freeman/Staff
After water submerged her family’s farm in June 2013, in one of the worst floods in recent Canadian history, Susan Heather took a pragmatic, can-do …
Macomb County
Warning signs for Trump in a famous swing county
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As Lake St. Clair laps against the park shoreline, families and friends listen to live music and eat hot dogs. Parents sit in lawn chairs as kids …
Colombia
Colombia’s compassion is vital to Venezuela’s future
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If there were an annual award for mass generosity – beyond mere money – surely Colombia would win it. By the end of this year, the South American …
Carpets
In Afghanistan, weaving ancient industry back into global market
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The scene has barely changed for centuries: Afghan women sit at looms strung tight with twine, working slowly and meticulously to turn bundles of …
African-American News
How one African American mom tackles racism head-on
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It felt like the crackling before a thunderstorm, and Tiffany Robertson was bracing herself. St. Louis had shut down early on Nov. 24, 2014, tensely …
College & University
College admissions: Taking privilege down a notch?
csmonitor.com - Alfredo Sosa/Staff
Last year’s college application season was marred by headlines about wealthy parents behaving badly. Over the summer, college officials, athletic …
Harper Lee
The best audiobooks of August offer delectable reading
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This month, check out these easy-on-the-ears mysteries. Stories include culinary hijinks, nonfiction accounts with a surprisingly compelling account …
World News
Protest and authoritarianism in the internet age
csmonitor.com - Issei Kato/Reuters
It’s a battle for the internet age, with authoritarian governments across the globe moving to tighten control of web content and digital …
Ukraine
Sunshine on a shakedown culture
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Long one of the world’s most corrupt countries, Ukraine received startling news last week. The economy grew 4.6% last quarter. It was the …
World News
A school bus with hoofs: How one town embraces sustainability
csmonitor.com - Colette Davidson
A blazing sun beats down on Richelieu’s back as 9-year-old Enola pets his mane in the school parking lot. Her brother Nathan jumps behind onto the …
Salman Rushdie
Touching down, taking off: ‘Turbulence’ is masterful, compelling
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Soon after beginning David Szalay’s slender new novel “Turbulence,” I was reminded of Salman Rushdie’s characterization of the air as a “defining …
Socialism
For these young socialists, it’s all about local control
csmonitor.com - Ann Hermes/Staff
Gustavo Gordillo is standing in a circle of democratic socialists at the Sixth Street Community Center in Manhattan’s East Village, preparing to take …
Birdwatching
With patience and binoculars, Ugandan women build jobs as birders
csmonitor.com - Melanie Stetson Freeman/Staff
A slight figure stepping lightly through the rainforest, Abia Atukwatse chirrups and cheeps. Sometimes she hoots and coos. Or she whoops and …
Pete Buttigieg
In Iowa, Buttigieg seeks Trump voters. He may need more Democrats.
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Gary Kupferschmid managed to snag the autographs of five presidential candidates in just three hours at the Iowa State Fair this month, adding to a …
Affordable Housing
‘Granny flats’: More affordable housing. More parked cars, too.
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Wearing a homemade shirt that spelled out – in black-and-red felt letters – her opposition to a Montgomery County zoning code amendment, Aleks Rohde …
Ukraine
In eastern Ukraine, a broad desire for peace. But whose peace?
csmonitor.com - Nikolai Ryabchenko/Reuters/File
Almost every conversation in Ukraine these days will touch upon the grinding, seemingly endless war in the eastern region of Donbass. People speak of …

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