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Monitor articles for August 05, 2014
- No, the Senate did not block the House border bills – yet
- Second American aid worker stricken with Ebola now back in US
- Can ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ save Hollywood's terrible summer?
- Detective stories by 'Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' author set to become TV series
- Auto industry ahead of schedule in reducing emissions
- Border crisis: HHS to close three interim shelters for migrant children
- UN: Nearly a million Ukrainians have fled fighting in east
- Most US voters now dislike own congressmen. Will they vote them out?
- What's President Obama's cousin doing on the Kansas ballot?
- Xiaomi: How this Chinese smart phone vendor beat out Samsung
- Gun debate comes to children's books
- Afghan military academy shooter kills US general in 'green-on-blue' attack
- 'Game of Thrones' author George R.R. Martin's children's book will be republished this fall
- El Salvador struggles to keep business investment at home
- Bake sale law? New guidelines put the squeeze on sugary fundraisers.
- Malia Obama spotted enjoying regular teen life at Lollapalooza
- The ExplainerIraq's jihadis have vowed to wipe out the Yazidis. Who are they?
- Sandra Bullock of 'Gravity' is highest-earning actress, says Forbes
- 10 best books of August: the Monitor's picks
- New Mexico: Food stamp recipients must work 20 hours per week
- Five-year-old Minnesota mayor loses re-election to 16-year old
- South Africa earthquake: One dead and miners trapped below surface
- Hulu free streaming becomes available on Androids
- Great whites inspire local art scene on Cape Cod
- Survivors dug out from China quake that killed 398
- Hurricane Bertha will weaken on Tuesday, say experts
- Bush on Bush, and the best presidential memoir never written
- Water for drinking or fracking? Why we may have to choose by 2040.
- Apple will unveil new iPhone in September: report
- What's fueling the fracking boom? Debt.
- How to navigate back-to-school sales
- Zucchini hummus
- Is Dems' endangered US Senate seat in Colorado safer now?
- 'Pride and Prejudice and Zombies' movie adaptation lurches forward
- Rand Paul escapes trap set by immigration activists. But what about 2016?
- College rankings: Who's on the Top 20 sober schools list?
- In striking down Alabama abortion law, judge focuses on South's culture
- Could comet Siding Spring damage Mars spacecraft?
- In this Gaza neighborhood, a possible Israeli war crime
- Huge volcanic eruptions illuminate Jupiter moon
- Here's what the 'do-nothing' Congress actually did do – and why
- Gannett (GCI) splits media into two companies, buys Cars.com
- Police pursue giant tortoise through suburban LA
- Hacker: Airplane satellite communications are vulnerable
- Opposition gains in Cambodia may portend crack in strongman's power
- 'The Invisible Bridge' argues that Reagan succeeded by tapping into voter nostalgia
- Reader recommendation: The Most Southern Place on Earth
- A Christian Science PerspectiveChoosing not to drink
- Las Vegas hotels, JetBlue flights under $50, and the week's best travel deals
- 'Mission accomplished': Temporary truce in Gaza sets stage for Israel-Hamas peace talks in Egypt
- Obama welcomes African dignitaries for dinner and 'a little bit of fun'
- Two men get prison for accidentally starting wildfire. Too harsh?
- Federal appeals court taking up six gay marriage cases today
- Record-breaking cybercrime: Russian hackers steal 1.2 billion online passwords
- British jets escort plane after bomb hoax: One man arrested
- FCC: Americans need faster Internet
- Scrabble adds 5,000 new words. What does 'yuzu' mean?
- US general killed in Afghanistan: How big is threat of insider attacks?
- Fruit recall widens, now includes Whole Foods, Kroger
- 10 young people who are making food better
- Target (TGT) stock tumbles; data breach will cost $148 million
- Like US, Canadian electric car market grows in small numbers
- Bestselling books the week of 8/7/14, according to IndieBound*
- Hurricane Iselle: Strong winds, flooding forecasted for Hawaii
- Viral video captures 'Peter Pan' moment: How to create enduring sibling bonds
- The Monitor's ViewWhat Israelis, Palestinians expect from the world but not each other
- Two cyclones: Hawaii braces for hurricane Iselle, tropical storm Julio
- Nixon tapes released for 40th anniversary of resignation
- Rosetta comet rendezvous: How to watch it live
- Burned bear cub rescued, flown to wildlife center
- Rare whale fossil found in California backyard
- Watch great white sharks trying to eat an underwater robot
- SpaceX to make Brownsville, Texas, first private orbital spaceport
- How does political gridlock encourage tax avoidance?
- Sen. Pat Roberts trashed by Obama cousin for living away from home state
- House Republicans dooming 2016 nominee with Latino voters
- Tea party set to lose its final two battles in Kansas and Tennessee