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“Sinners,” directed by Ryan Coogler, has received a record number of Oscar nominations. Exploring African American history and music, the movie has added to the cultural dialogue around what makes a great movie and who gets to make it. #Sinners #RyanCoogler #moviels
https://www.csmonitor.com/The-Culture/Movies/2026/0311/ryan-coogler-sinners-michael-b-jordan

Ryan Coogler’s ‘Sinners’ isn’t just a vampire flick. It’s an American story infused with blues.

For the 98th Academy Awards on March 15, “Sinners,” directed by Ryan Coogler, is a contender for best picture and 15 other nominations, the highest number for any film in Academy history.

The Christian Science Monitor

The Christian Science Monitor Mar 12

As more information about the Jeffrey Epstein’s relationship to higher education comes out, several institutions are tightening their fundraising practices. #epstein #colleges #donors #universities
https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Education/2026/0312/epstein-higher-education-harvard-donors

Epstein scandal prompts universities to rethink donor ties

As more information about Jeffrey Epstein’s ties to institutions of higher education comes out, some prominent academics have resigned and several schools are tightening their fundraising practices.

The Christian Science Monitor

The Christian Science Monitor Mar 12

Sweden took in nearly 200,000 Syrians during the Arab Spring and Syrian civil war, but now that the Assad regime is gone, the government wants them to go home, not a small request for some. #Iran #war #Syria #Sweden https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2026/0311/sweden-syria-migrants-civil-war-assad

Syrian refugees have made a home in Sweden. Now, Sweden wants them to leave.

Now that the Syrian civil war is over, Sweden wants Syrian expats to go home. For those who’ve built a new life in Sweden, that’s not a small request.

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The Christian Science Monitor Mar 12

For years, Iran’s government has doled out scholarships to African students to help build political goodwill on the continent. Now, those students find themselves in the crosshairs of a mushrooming conflict. #Iran #Trump #war #Africa
https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Africa/2026/0311/african-students-scholarships-iran-war

Scholarships brought African students to Iran. Bombs sent them home.

As U.S. and Israeli missiles fall on Iran, African students studying there on government scholarships are caught in the crossfire.

The Christian Science Monitor

The Christian Science Monitor Mar 12

U.S. farmers are seeing fertilizer prices spike as supply is choked off by threats to shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. It’s a sign of how the war is affecting the global economy – including spring planting. #Iran #economy #oil
https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2026/0312/iran-war-farmers-fertilizer-strait-hormuz

As Iran pinches the Strait of Hormuz, American farmers are getting squeezed

The U.S.-Israel war against Iran is disrupting the flow of fertilizers that American farmers need now, and the price of those essential ingredients is rising.

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The Christian Science Monitor Mar 11

Britain’s Labour Party seems to be alienating its traditional leftist base – and opening the door for the Green Party to potentially supplant it. #britain #labour #greens
https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2026/0310/green-party-labour-reform-uk-byelection-parliament

As UK’s Labour Party tacks right, Greens scoop up its spurned voters

Britain’s Labour Party seems to be alienating its traditional leftist base – and opening the door for the Green Party to potentially supplant it.

The Christian Science Monitor

The Christian Science Monitor Mar 11

“Peace does not fall from the sky,” according to Joseph Ben Kaifala, founder of the Center for Memory and Reparations. #SierraLeone
https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Making-a-difference/2026/0310/sierra-leone-war-joseph-ben-kaifala

A survivor of Sierra Leone’s brutal civil war teaches Gen Z to remember

“Peace does not fall from the sky,” according to Joseph Ben Kaifala, founder of the Center for Memory and Reparations.

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The Christian Science Monitor Mar 11

After Fukushima, Japan shut down its nuclear reactors. Now, the country is returning to nuclear energy, seen as a reliable low-carbon option. #japan #nuclear #fukushima
https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pacific/2026/0311/Japan-nuclear-Fukushima-energy

15 years after Fukushima disaster, Japan is warming up to nuclear power

After Fukushima, Japan shut down its nuclear reactors. Now, the country is returning to nuclear energy, seen as a reliable low-carbon option.

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The Christian Science Monitor Mar 11

The number of U.S. representatives and senators who are leaving office or not running for re-election is nearing a record, and it could impact the midterms.#Congress #politics #elections
https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2026/0311/congress-house-senate-retire-midterms

Leaving Congress: Why are so many representatives, senators saying goodbye?

The number of U.S. representatives and senators who are leaving office or not running for re-election is nearing a record, and it could impact the midterms.

The Christian Science Monitor

The Christian Science Monitor Mar 11

Jordanians are inviting stranded foreigners to break-the-fast evening Ramadan meals amid the stress of war.#iran #war #trump #jordan https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2026/0310/ramadan-jordan-iran-war-iftar

This Ramadan, Jordanian hospitality welcomes travelers stranded by war

Jordanians are inviting stranded foreigners to break-the-fast evening Ramadan meals amid the stress of war.

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