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Former President Donald Trump has been found guilty by a New York jury of 34 counts of falsifying business records to cover up a sex scandal in an effort to influence the outcome of the 2016 election. The guilty verdict has sent the 2024 election — and the larger political world — into uncharted territory.

Also: today’s stories, including how Ukrainian farmers are supplying half of the World Food Program with its grain, Europe’s far-right parties make gains ahead of EU elections, and how Indian journalists are using YouTube to evade new laws that curb press freedom. Join the Monitor's Clay Collins and Stephen Humphries for today's news. You can also visit csmonitor.com/daily for more information.

One police department in LaGrange, Georgia is rethinking its approach and building trust with citizens. Officers are taking cues from social workers and injecting humanity back into the profession. Also: today’s stories, including South Africa’s long dominant political party once led by Nelson Mandela is losing support, a Boston nonprofit helps pets and their owners in disadvantaged areas, and Russia’s war economy prevails despite Western sanctions. Join the Monitor's Amelia Newcomb and Kendra Nordin Beato for today's news. You can also visit csmonitor.com/daily for more information.

Mexico’s election is about to shatter the ultimate glass ceiling. Also: today’s stories, including media coverage of the Trump trial, a history of the border patrol, and a once-in-221-years appearance of cicadas. Join the Monitor's Mark Sappenfield and Ira Porter for today's news. You can also visit csmonitor.com/daily for more information.

For the first time, college athletes involved in the NCAA and college conferences will receive compensation for ticket sales, broadcast rights, and sponsorships. Likewise, U.S. track and field gold medalists will now receive prize money in this year’s Olympics. But will potential monetary gains impact amateurism and the Olympic spirit?

Also: today’s stories, including a look into pro-democracy protests in Taiwan after increased intimidation from the Chinese government,
why three European countries’ respective histories may have led them to support Palestinian statehood, and a preview of this week’s “Why We Wrote This” episode on trust in elections.

Join the Monitor's Mark Sappenfield and Stephen Humphries for today's news. You can also visit CSMonitor.com/Daily for more information.

A U.S. community is trying to rebuild civic trust one volunteer at a time. Also: today’s stories, including Europe’s struggle with political violence, respecting fallen soldiers in Ukraine, and surprising results from a congressional committee charged with investigating the pandemic. Join the Monitor's Clay Collins and Noelle Swann for today's news. You can also visit csmonitor.com/daily for more information.

Chinese immigrants have been crossing the southern border in record numbers. Many are heading towards San Francisco, New York, and Los Angeles where ethnic neighborhoods offer opportunity and community. Also: today’s stories, including Paris’s Seine gets cleaned before the Olympics, President Biden hosts Kenya’s president, and what an international court’s arrest warrants for Israeli and Hamas leaders means for the war. Join the Monitor's Mark Sappenfield and Caitlin Babcock for today's news. You can also visit csmonitor.com/daily for more information.