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Wildfire turned vibrant Altadena to rubble. The Monitor is following what comes next on one block: how neighbors rebuild, how communities change, and how resilience appears in the aftermath of disaster. #wildFires #LosAngeles #disasters csmonitor.com/Environment/20…

Iran attacked a U.S. military base in response to the bombing of its nuclear sites. American bases in the Middle East remain on high alert amid a hoped-for truce. #iran #israel #war csmonitor.com/USA/Foreign-Po…

The US president and Iran's top leader shared a concern that seems to have pulled them back from the brink of continuing war: that the conflict would get out of hand and consume both of them. #iran #israel #war csmonitor.com/World/Middle-E…

The new Marvel show “Ironheart” debuts this week with action-hero thrills, and something else: a celebration of the sciences. Our columnist makes the case for pop culture’s role in helping young people see STEM possibilities. #TV #streaming #marvel csmonitor.com/The-Culture/TV…

The war shifted the debate among Iranians about the ability of individuals to chart a new course for the country. #iran #israel #war csmonitor.com/Commentary/the…

Writer-director Celine Song’s follow-up to her Oscar-nominated “Past Lives” is another film that focuses on the nature of love. “Materialists,” our critic observes, poses the question, What kind of life do its people deserve? #movies #materialists #reviews csmonitor.com/The-Culture/Mo…

Many of us fantasize about getting away to a remote island. For one writer, a summer spent helping with duck-breeding season on a remote island teaches him the importance of slowing down. #books #nature #environment csmonitor.com/Books/Book-Rev…

In France, criminals generally serve their sentences concurrently, not consecutively. That’s making the victims of Joël Le Scouarnec, who committed hundreds of sexual assaults, unhappy with the outcome of his trial. #france #sexualAssaults #justice csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2…

The Supreme Court has permitted the Trump administration to deport migrants to countries other than their own. The decision opens the door to faster removals of people in the United States without authorization. #trump #SCOTUS #deportation csmonitor.com/USA/Justice/20…

The war shifted the debate among Iranians about the ability of individuals to chart a new course for the country. #iran #israel #war csmonitor.com/World/Middle-E…

Like their peers the world over, Kenyan youth value accountability, transparency, and justice. They’re using tech savvy to organize and hold their government to democratic standards. #kenya #justice #Africa csmonitor.com/Commentary/the…

“F1” is different from other racing films: Its big-screen technology changes the viewer experience. But what keeps the film grounded, our reviewer says, is having a major movie star in the driver’s seat. #movies #review #F1 #BradPitt csmonitor.com/The-Culture/Mo…

The Supreme Court ruled that banning camping for homeless people did not constitute cruel and unusual punishment. In the year since, California’s cities and its homeless population have navigated a new legal landscape. #homeless #supremeCourt #camping csmonitor.com/USA/Society/20…

Officials in suburban Paris have removed benches to promote safety, altering public spaces in the process. Efforts to restore that seating aim to highlight how community and understanding are built. #paris #safety #community csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2…

Starkly different narratives about the Israel-Iran war’s results point to multiple unresolved issues and underlying tensions that remain. A central question is whether postwar diplomacy, if and when it resumes, returns to square one. #iran #israel #war csmonitor.com/World/Middle-E…

Much has been made of the “Axis of Upheaval” – an alliance among China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea – and how it threatens the Western-dominated world order. But the recent strikes on Iran highlight some limits of this alliance. #iran #Russia #china #war csmonitor.com/World/Middle-E…

A new community sports and outdoor complex, including a pool, opens in a once-neglected corner of the park, reclaiming a civic belonging and recognition for nearby neighborhoods. #NewYork #parks #community csmonitor.com/Commentary/the…

Our reviewers’ picks this month include two novels based on real-life events, a mystery set in Fiji, and an examination of the unrest in Charlottesville, Virginia, set off by a Unite the Right rally in 2017. #books #reviews #mysteries csmonitor.com/Books/Book-Rev…

The sharp, divisive, sometimes bitter tenor of politics has ebbed and flowed during our writer’s life. Nature provides him shelter from the storm, a constant in an uncertain world. #Walden #environment #writers csmonitor.com/The-Culture/Th…

There are lots of reasons people feel like dancin’. Looking at dancers around the world reminds us that we shake and shimmy in order to connect – to ourselves, to one another, to our ancestors. #photography #dance #music #dance csmonitor.com/The-Culture/20…