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The Christian Science Monitor Daily News Briefing provides an editorially curated perspective on important news of the day. Each issue provides a daily commentary from the editors, abridged versions of five key stories, an Editorial, the Christian Science perspective article, and a Top Headlines column. Insights gained from the Monitor can support and strengthen your prayers for the world. For the latest news and 24/7 access to Monitor content, you can also visit CSMonitor.com.

A society that has long treated victims of sexual crime with skepticism and even derision is showing signs of a significant shift.

On both sides of the Atlantic, anti-immigration sentiment has been rising. The danger is when that sentiment turns violent.

Guns and politics

At least one part of the frozen debate over guns in the United States could be thawing thanks to Donald Trump.

On target

The divisive issue of gun rights enters the presidential election.

Whispering campaign

Here's one more way that Donald Trump is an unusual presidential candidate: He is his own negative-campaign operation.

A horrific act of hatred intended to divide has instead shown the unique ways that different groups can come together.

Middle East watchfulness

The long-simmering Israeli-Palestinian conflict is heating up. That requires heightened vigilance.

History in the making

Here's a safe prediction about the 2016 US presidential race: It will have its own chapter in history textbooks.

Reserve price

The Fed’s expected hold on interest rates will have political implications in an election cycle.

Autocratic governments are supposed to make trains run on time. But when combating climate change, that's not the case.