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Monitor articles for February 18, 2015
- Scientists discover the two quietest places in America
- What would British most like to do? Write books – or at least be around them
- Key Ukrainian city falls to Russia-backed rebels; troops retreat
- Spotted by hobbyists, bizarre plumes on Mars baffle scientists
- Bestselling books the week of 2/19/15, according to IndieBound*
- Four projects that zero in on four big world problems
- Norwegian Muslims vow to protect Oslo synagogue
- Cool the fireworks for Chinese New Year? Beijing doesn't dare.
- US housing starts fall in January, but construction is speeding up
- One college fights South Sudan's civil war in the classroom
- Indonesia's president drops police chief nominee over bribery scandal
- Explosion rocks California Exxon refinery, four injured
- How to make your own battery, just like Alessandro Volta
- Argentina braces for massive 'silent' march to protest prosecutor's death
- Joseph Clancy chosen to head Secret Service, against call for outsider
- Strange bedfellows: Consumer groups, Koch brothers unite for Tesla stores
- Hold on to your cat in the hat! Long lost Dr. Seuss book to be released
- Sunken treasure? Divers stumble upon priceless ancient gold.
- Krispy Kreme: 'KKK Wednesday' snafu was 'completely unintentional'
- McDonald's 'Pay with Lovin" ads not making people love McDonald's
- Nina Stibbe's 'Love, Nina' will be adapted for British TV
- DHS funding: GOP doesn’t deserve the blame (but will probably get it)
- 'X-Men: Apocalypse': Here's the character Kodi Smit-McPhee will be playing
- Potato rösti
- How Alessandro Volta sparked our love/hate relationship with batteries
- If a renowned jihadi cleric can't get through to Islamic State, who can?
- How to make your old iPad run faster
- 'I am my own man' on foreign policy, Jeb Bush says – not his father or brother
- Alessandro Volta: Google Doodle celebrates inventor of the battery
- What did we learn from the latest Deflategate report?
- Flaws in GOP shutdown logic: It's not 2013. It is different this time.
- Islamic State and America's new war: Some good and not-so-good reading
- Why more Republicans – even GOP primary voters – back same-sex marriage
- Could carrying guns on college campuses prevent sexual assault?
- The Monitor's ViewTurkey's protests by women: jihad of a different sort
- Amazon drone delivery? Not so fast, says FAA.
- Will Federal Reserve start raising interest rates soon?
- Did Rand Paul just pre-announce presidential announcement plans?
- Oscars 2015: The producers give a preview
- Armies from across Africa join US military exercises, amid Boko Haram threat
- Is a Google or Apple car good for Detroit?
- Waiting for winter’s stubborn sunrise
- Best laptop deals: hybrids, Chromebooks, and more for under $500
- CommentaryFinding knowledge that's unclouded
- Five things you never knew you could rent
- How a dog can help a kid read better
- Why oil prices will inevitably rise
- Cover StoryHow is Europe countering radical Islam?
- 'Sapiens' is a provocative, illuminating account of 70,000 years of human history
- A Christian Science PerspectiveConsenting to health
- United States to export armed drones: Can it enforce how they're used?
- Facebook diplomacy: UMass reverses policy prohibiting Iranians from some courses
- Russian search giant Yandex sues Google
- FocusHong Kong's 'Occupy' leaders now face quiet but persistent harassment
- Kayla Mueller remembered at hometown memorial
- US judge to rule if attorney general may investigate Google
- Obama calls on Muslims to distance themselves from brutal ideologies
- Have Republicans gone MAD (mutual assured destruction) on the filibuster?
- Carnegie Mellon’s mistake crushes hopes of 800 applicants
- Turkey: Lawmakers brawl as opposition suspects Erdogan power play
- Coming this tax season: tax laws favoring the rich in a state near you
- Is Snapchat really worth $19 billion?
- Opinion: Information sharing works best if intel comes with an action plan
- How Apple's Jony Ive influenced the new Star Wars lightsaber
- Why the power grid of the future is in California and New York
- Should you jump out of your window into the snow?
- Jeb Bush to lay out foreign policy: Will he be dad, brother – or himself?
- Principal in the classroom: Can New Orleans school make it work?
- Obamacare deadline extended a week for some. Do you qualify?
- Beagle Miss P wins Westminster Dog Show. How did she beat the sheepdog?
- How 'Fifty Shades of Grey' is contributing to shift in norms on sexuality