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The Christian Science Monitor

The Christian Science Monitor is an international news organization that delivers thoughtful, global coverage via its website, weekly magazine, online daily edition, and email newsletters.

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csmonitor.com > Business > 2026 > 0805 > ai-anthropic-rogue-hack-trump

As advanced AI models go rogue, the Trump administration steps in

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (771+ words) Aug. 05, 2026, 3:51 p.m. ET The Trump administration is pivoting away from its hands-off approach to artificial intelligence, as it faces white-hot tech competition from China and disturbing reports of AI models going rogue. Instead, the White House is trying to strike a…...

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csmonitor.com > Environment > 2026 > 0729 > wind-farms-energy-power-trump

Here’s where Trump has canceled wind farms – and how states are pushing back

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (421+ words) July 29, 2026, 1:29 p.m. ET He lost his case in Scotland. Now, as U.S. president, he has more leverage. President Donald Trump has directed the U.S. government to pay billions to halt wind energy projects. The deals involve redirecting funds toward fossil fuels and other…...

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csmonitor.com > World > 2026 > 0724 > ukraine-bats-release

The flap of wings, the flutter of hope: Bats take flight in Ukraine

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (246+ words) July 24, 2026, 5:00 a.m. ET | Poltava, Ukraine The crowd then presses in to watch Mr. Stohnii release fluttering bats, one by one, into a deepening navy-blue sky. When it’s the crowd’s turn, he reaches into cotton bags in which the waiting bats have…...

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csmonitor.com > Environment > 2026 > 0715 > utah-bears-ears-grand-staircase-escalante

Utah residents react as Trump slashes national monuments

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (386+ words) July 15, 2026, 4:26 p.m. ET | Escalante, Utah Many southern Utah residents are reeling this week from news that President Donald Trump has signed proclamations to dramatically shrink two national monuments here – the Grand Staircase-Escalante and Bears Ears. In a signing ceremony Monday in…...

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csmonitor.com > USA > Military > 2026 > 0710 > iran-war-attack-us-trump

Feared for years, an Iranian attack on U.S. soil has not materialized. Here’s why.

2+ mon, 3+ day ago   (1214+ words) July 10, 2026, 1:22 p.m. ET | Brussels Top U.S. intelligence officials warned for years – through both Republican and Democratic administrations – about the possibility of an Iranian terrorist attack on American soil. These warnings grew louder in the wake of the U.S. strikes on Iranian…...

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csmonitor.com > USA > Politics > 2026 > 0630 > ai-congress-digital-safety

Congress weighs kids’ digital safety – and Big Tech accountability

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (967+ words) June 30, 2026, 5:00 a.m. ET | Washington Virtually every member of Congress wants more action to be taken to protect kids from harm caused by social platforms that incorporate artificial intelligence. Yet the question of whether tech companies must take steps to prevent their…...

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csmonitor.com > Editorials > the-monitors-view > 2026 > 0629 > Both-ingenuity-and-faith-deepen-the-AI-design-discussion

Both ingenuity and faith deepen the AI design discussion

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (264+ words) Creators of artificial intelligence agents have debated philosophical and ethical issues for a while. Now they’re also sincerely exploring moral and spiritual questions around human purpose, intelligence, and wisdom. June 29, 2026, 3:50 p.m. ET This hodgepodge of names and numbers captures only…...

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csmonitor.com > USA > Justice > 2026 > 0625 > supreme-court-immigration-asylum-tps

Why the Supreme Court sided with Trump on two immigration cases

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (932+ words) June 25, 2026, 3:00 p.m. ET The U.S. Supreme Court upheld two restrictive immigration policies on Thursday, delivering notable victories for the Trump administration on one of its key priorities. The high court ruled 6-3 in both cases, with the justices dividing along ideological lines. In…...

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csmonitor.com > USA > Society > 2026 > 0624 > mississippi-river-route-66

On the Mississippi, romance meets commerce – and today, the river is all business

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1802+ words) June 24, 2026, 2:01 p.m. ET | St. Louis The Mississippi is well worth reading about. It is not a commonplace river, but on the contrary is in all ways remarkable. – Mark Twain Before the Mississippi River became Joan Stemler’s life’s work, it was the…...

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csmonitor.com > Environment > 2026 > 0623 > snap-nutrition-maha-chicken-candy-soda

Hot chicken is OK, but soda isn’t? Battle over SNAP scrambles red-blue politics.

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (444+ words) June 23, 2026, 3:54 p.m. ET Move over, left versus right. Welcome, rotisserie chicken versus Coca-Cola. A food fight over restrictions on government nutrition assistance is generating controversies and court battles, all while scrambling traditional political boundary lines. Both parties have been enacting state-level…...