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Monitor articles for December 09, 2014
- Operation Santa brings holiday cheer to remote Alaskan villages
- Can UN envoy sell cease-fire to Syria rebels? Not so fast.
- Target ruling raises stakes for cybersecurity vigilance
- A pie on Mars? Bizarre structure baffles scientists.
- Will growing consensus that torture is 'morally repugnant' lead to action?
- 'Merry Christmas' returns: How conservatives are winning the Christmas war
- Five ways to stay on budget this holiday season
- In China, demand for ivory as status symbol sends prices soaring
- French hostage held by Al Qaeda is freed in Mali after three years
- Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett's book 'Good Omens' is adapted for radio
- Did ancient Mars support life? Mysterious mountain could hold clues.
- Cairo bath house raid: How Egypt exploits anti-gay sentiment
- Lima climate talks carbon footprint is huge, but will be offset
- No shutdown: Lawmakers agree on $1.1 trillion spending bill
- Federal autopsy released in Michael Brown shooting
- Hachette turns to Twitter to sell books
- Issa and Cummings praise each other: Return of comity or moment of calm?
- Facebook's 2014 in review: What big events made the list?
- Gruber apologizes to Congress for ‘glib’ Obamacare comments
- Did viking men bring their wives along?
- One year later, Senate's 'nuclear option' has worked. Is that good?
- The ExplainerEric Garner case 101: Why grand juries rarely indict police officers
- The color red leads to higher eBay bids, and other ways retailers trick your senses
- Russian buys James Watson's Nobel for $4.7 million – to give it back to Watson
- Senate torture report: What you have to believe to think it will endanger lives
- Hong Kong authorities to clear protest camp Thursday
- Slow cooker beef barley soup
- El Salvador murder pits retired colonel against ghosts of the civil-war era
- Musicals dominate the holiday season
- How will Hong Kong protestors respond to shut-down?
- 'Office Romance' showcases the Renzo Piano-designed New York Times building
- Did torture yield results? Expected report on CIA practices sparks controversy
- Los Angeles considers most sweeping earthquake readiness plan in city history
- What poultry, poppy seeds, and an X-ray machine can tell us about dinosaurs
- Berkeley protests continue for third night, 159 arrested
- 'Boyhood': Why its recent wins may not mean what you think for the Oscars
- A Christian Science PerspectiveRising above despotism
- Raising the stakes: US sends Kerry to Lima for climate talks
- Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Jeffries retires after controversial tenure
- Does Mexico need a new Zapata or Villa to lead its disenchanted?
- Nissan recall affects 470K cars, SUVs with fuel leak problem
- In Syrian conflict, women rescuers are saving lives and changing minds
- China boasts new J-31 stealth fighter could 'take down' US F-35
- Lava Mae provides mobile showers for homeless people
- Best gift ideas for men: Save on PS4, Star Wars figurines, and more
- President Obama takes over for Stephen Colbert. How did Obama do?
- Mom and two young sons die when jet hits house
- Putin wants to expand Russian ties with India
- How to stay on the nice list with good holiday manners
- How a bipartisan bill about disabilities shows Congress's ability to work
- UK writers cheer as 'despicable' ban on sending books to prisons is lifted
- Prince William and Duchess of Cambridge visit 9/11 Memorial in New York
- Heather Cho: Why she may face legal action for Korean Air 'nut rage'
- Bestselling books the week of 12/11/14, according to IndieBound*
- Blackphone will open privacy-focused app store
- To stop fighting about money, couples may need a financial referee
- When Santa turns from icon to myth
- In wake of Garner case, new plan to investigate cops who kill takes shape
- After historic test flight, what's next for Orion spacecraft?
- Can the House compromise on a $1.1 trillion spending bill?
- No, a mountain-sized asteroid isn't about to destroy us
- The Monitor's ViewBacking aid heroes in world conflicts
- Senate torture report: six top findings
- Butternut squash pizza
- Hackers demand Sony stop showing 'The Interview'
- Ukraine makes payment for Russian gas as winter arrives
- St. Louis police summons: Parents need to keep tabs on kids or head to court
- How a wind tunnel unlocked the secret to Titan's bizarre landscape
- Smart dog videos: A yellow lab raids the refrigerator and other highlight clips
- Christian Bale: His unexpected inspiration for Moses in 'Exodus: Gods and Kings'
- Amazon gives shoppers the option to haggle on collectibles, fine art
- Five Pluto mysteries that NASA's New Horizons spacecraft could solve
- Obama on Colbert: What he said about Keystone XL