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April 09, 2024
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Do wonder and hope belong in the news?

Wonder certainly did yesterday, as Americans marveled at the total solar eclipse sweeping across their country. It challenged the discordant images many Americans hold of each other. Staff writer Simon Montlake reflects today on experiencing it with his son.

You’ll see hope in our other stories as well. In Antakya, Turkey, a school principal is countering expectations of a “lost generation” struggling in the aftermath of last year’s devastating earthquake. And amid National Poetry Month, a former U.S. poet laureate, no stranger to hardship, talks about looking for the stars – the “constellation of story” that helps a person thrive.

Building trust in the future, looking for light. It’s news.


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Today’s stories

And why we wrote them

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How do immigrants affect US economy? The answer might surprise you.

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USAFacts, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Stanford Graduate School of Business

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Today’s news briefs

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Amilia Yahyazadeh (right) and Nea Yahyazadeh gaze at the total solar eclipse, April 8, 2024, in Burlington, Vermont. Thousands of people descended on the banks of Lake Champlain.

Difference-maker

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The road to Ekinci Atatürk Middle School, once lined with buildings, is now mostly rubble.

The Monitor's View

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German soldiers arrive at an airport in Vilnius, Lithuania, April 8.

A Christian Science Perspective

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The University of Connecticut celebrates its win against Purdue University in the NCAA men's Final Four championship basketball game, April 8, 2024, in Glendale, Arizona. It was the team's second consecutive national championship and sixth win overall. To celebrate, the city of Hartford is hosting a victory parade on Saturday.
( The illustrations in today’s Monitor Daily are by Jacob Turcotte. )

A look ahead

Thanks for joining us today. Tomorrow, security writer Anna Mulrine Grobe will look at the issue of closer cooperation between U.S. and Japanese militaries, as Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio comes to Washington for a state visit. 

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