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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.

Smoke screens

Tighter access to e-cigarettes comes, paradoxically, as states look at easier access to another unproductive substance.

Cinco de Mayo is a day not just to celebrate Mexican culture but to remember Mexicans' and Americans' mutual love of freedom.

Tidal math

How migrants respond to refugee policies in Europe and Australia.

From elephants to killer whales, the public is increasingly uncomfortable with animals used strictly for human entertainment.

Syria demands resolution urgently, but there appears no way forward. Finding one could resonate through the Middle East and beyond.

China's great wall

Can Beijing's continuing clampdown on ideas, speech, and expression guarantee communist party control in the long run?

Turkey and the crescent

Turkish leaders say they remain committed to secularism, but a push to Islamize the country raises questions.

Match fix

Liverpool supporters overturn a dubious verdict on a soccer tragedy.

The day after IS falls

Syria and Iraq will eventually be rid of Islamic State. But without honest efforts at national reconciliation, instability will persist.

Lessons from Al Qaeda

Al Qaeda is growing stronger as it lies low in the shadow of ISIS, experts say. But that, in itself, shows the limitations of terrorism.