2024
January
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January 12, 2024
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Mark Sappenfield
Senior global correspondent

We’re in the groove of trying new things, so our politics team had an idea. So much has happened this week, both in political news and with our reporters on the ground in Iowa. It’s hard to keep track of it all. What if we did an end-of-week wrap-up?

So we did. You can read it here. You’ll find links, bonus analysis, and a peek behind the curtain to get a close-up look at how our journalism is made. Let us know what you think, and if you’d like this as a regular feature. Please email me at editor@csmonitor.com.


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Today’s stories

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Today’s news briefs

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Judges at the International Court of Justice hear a request for emergency measures to order Israel to stop its military actions in Gaza, in The Hague, Netherlands, Jan. 12, 2024.
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Stacked shipping containers are installed around People’s Park in Berkeley, California, Jan. 4, 2024.

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On Mideast desk, fighting fatigue with focus

Life at the Hub of War Coverage

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Poet Nikki Giovanni in the documentary “Going To Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project,” which began streaming on Max on Jan. 8.

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Bernardo Arévalo takes office as president in Guatemala on Jan. 14.

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People take part in the Burning of the Clavie fire festival in Burghead, Scotland, Jan. 11, 2024, celebrating – again – the arrival of a new year. The custom dates to 1752, when England ended its use of the Julian calendar and introduced the Gregorian calendar, which was far more accurate. But that meant “losing” 11 days to reconcile the two. Riots ensued over the perception of the “lost” time, not to mention anger about using a calendar introduced by Pope Gregory XIII in 1582. But in Burghead, townspeople simply decided to welcome the new year on both Jan. 1 and the old Jan. 11 – and a warm tradition was born.
( The illustrations in today’s Monitor Daily are by Jacob Turcotte. )

A look ahead

Thank you for joining us today. Two reminders before you start your weekend:

First, Monday is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a federal holiday in the United States. We’ll send a special treat to you that day, but The Christian Science Monitor Daily will return on Tuesday.

Also, please check out the politics wrap-up and offer your feedback. We’re eager to hear your thoughts. Please send comments to editor@csmonitor.com.

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