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Monitor articles for December 23, 2014
- Nicaragua canal: A $50 billion project to rival Panama canal gets underway
- Will a tunnel solve the little town of Bethlehem's big traffic problem?
- White cop in Milwaukee fired after killing black man
- What happens when you point a telescope for black holes at the sun?
- Christmas forecast: Severe weather threatens to snarl holiday travel
- Dow closes above 18,000 for first time
- Global NewsstandCIA’s flawed torture report, Russia needs a strategic policy to pull up the ruble, US-Togo’s partnership, Canada’s correctional facilities, and Pakistan needs to eliminate terrorism.
- Worse than Islamic State? Concerns rise about Iraq's Shiite militias.
- What makes Hawaii home for Obama? Seven ways he's enjoying vacation.
- Ukraine pokes Russia, makes move toward NATO. Was it really necessary?
- Is Barack Obama a closet geek?
- Why protesters are ignoring New York mayor's plea for a pause
- Sony will release 'The Interview' after all. Why the reversal?
- The Monitor's View Amid bowl game hoopla: What about education?
- Opinion: Why the US isn't behind the North Korean Internet outage
- Cranberry walnut bread
- US economy soars, growing at fastest rate since 2003
- Grimm situation: Will Boehner force out Staten Island rep?
- If cyberwar erupts, America's electric grid is a prime target
- Orange sandwich cookies
- North Korea back online as UN body hears 'macabre lists' of atrocities
- Algerian army kills IS operative behind Frenchman's beheading
- 'Frozen': The top entertainment story of the year (again)
- 'The Greatest Knight' is the true story of a medieval knight, told with rich detail
- China losing patience with Pyongyang? Don't believe it until you see it happen.
- The 19th-century battle for the soul of New Orleans
- IKEA reminds parents to give kids their presence for Christmas
- Do readers of e-books sacrifice a sense of 'place' within a text?
- Keurig recalls more than 7 million coffee machines
- 'Tis the season for mangling Christmas phrases
- Honduras appoints Army general to run police force amid crime spike
- Terror sans terrorists? Lone-wolf attacks roil France
- World Ocean School: sailing with a purpose
- Car brands suspend sales in Russia as ruble collapses
- Hidden secret to traveling while saving money
- Ukraine moves away from nonaligned status
- Best place to watch the aurora borealis? The International Space Station
- Bestselling books the week of 12/25/14, according to IndieBound*
- Orphan dwarf galaxy could shed light on history of galaxy formation
- The 10 worst tax ideas for 2014
- GDP at best pace in 11 years: How good is US economy getting?
- Kashmir elections: Is a Hindu-Muslim alliance now in the offing?
- Start dreaming of a wet (not white) Christmas
- After months of talks, Belfast leaders strike a deal
- Why the Supreme Court might hear a gay marriage case soon
- Money and politics: Who are best at tapping rich for political cash?
- Jordan using new antiterror law to stifle dissent, democracy activists say
- When a deaf 15-year-old boy finally learns to speak, what does he say?
- NASA releases 'astronaut's-eye view' of Orion capsule's fiery reentry
- A Christian Science PerspectiveChristmas: Extraordinary, not ordinary
- Immigrant mom avoids deportation by staying in Philadelphia church
- Violets for beginners
- Will US fugitives in Cuba finally face extradition?
- FocusCan Kashmir move forward after pivotal elections nod to Hindus and Muslims?