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July 17, 2024
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Mark Sappenfield
Senior global correspondent

When I first heard about the assassination attempt against Donald Trump, I was deeply shaken. I might be living abroad, but the United States is my home. What was happening? 

Well, I tend to process by writing. So I wrote. What came turned out to be something of a capstone of some of the larger insights I feel I’ve gained about the U.S. and the world in eight years of looking through the lens of being The Christian Science Monitor’s editor. It is too long to put in this space, but I share it in the hope that it can be some small contribution in fortifying all our highest natures moving forward.

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Delegates dance during the Republican National Convention, July 16, 2024, in Milwaukee.

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President Joe Biden walks onstage to speak during the NAACP National Convention July 16, 2024, in Las Vegas.
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Finding affordable housing is particularly difficult in Nevada, where a growing population and shrinking housing inventory exacerbate the problem. An aerial photo shows homes being built in Las Vegas, Feb. 8, 2024.
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A child poses near a dancing robot at an expo promoting local technologies in Beijing, July 16, 2024. Facing a groggy economy, China's ruling Communist Party is holding closed-door meetings to chart technology- and security-focused development.

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Britain’s King Charles III, wearing the Imperial State Crown, and Queen Camilla, wearing the Diamond Diadem, walk through the Royal Gallery during a ceremony on the day of the State Opening of Parliament at the Palace of Westminster in London, July 17, 2024. Britons voted July 4, resoundingly rejecting Conservative Party rule in favor of the Labour Party.
( The illustrations in today’s Monitor Daily are by Jacob Turcotte. )

A look ahead

Thank you for joining us today. Please come back tomorrow for the kickoff of our Olympics coverage from Ira Porter, who will look at how athletes support themselves while pursuing their sports careers – and after.

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