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Monitor articles for August 24, 2017

• First LookUrban trees save cities millions of dollars, new research says
• First LookQatar restores diplomatic relations with Iran, countering Arab demands
• Difference MakerMost Grenadians don’t know how to swim. But one woman is changing that.
• As Trump doubles down on Afghanistan, Russians shake their heads
• In Saudi diplomatic shift on Iraq, a hand to Sunnis ... and Shiites
• The Monitor's ViewThe promise of a new school year
• First LookAngola's ruling party claims victory in presidential election
• A Christian Science PerspectivePrayer for righteous government
• A county fair offers pie – and a window on the rural-urban divide
• 'Poetry Will Save Your Life' is a sketchbook of personal experience through the lens of poetry
• First LookCentral America's 'Dry Corridor' triggers massive US migration
• First LookKushner kicks off renewed push by Trump administration to restart Middle East peace talks
• First LookSyria opposition asked to come to terms with Assad's political survival
• English science fiction great Brian Aldiss, author behind Spielberg film 'AI,' dies at 92
• Podcast: The Christian Science Monitor Daily Podcast The Christian Science Monitor Daily – Thursday, August 24, 2017