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On Sunday, a shooter killed four people at a Mormon church in Grand Blanc, Michigan. By Wednesday, a fundraiser for the shooter鈥檚 family, started by a Latter-day Saint with no connection to Grand Blanc, had raised more than $209,000.

鈥淚 hope you feel the love being sent your way and all the prayers being prayed for your family,鈥 said a donor identified as Ashlee on the GiveSendGo platform, who gave $15. 鈥淗ope this little bit helps your grieving family and that God heals all of our hearts,鈥 wrote LDS Guy, who chipped in $10. 鈥淪ending love and tender mercies your way as you navigate this loss. We love you. We are all in this together,鈥 wrote an anonymous giver of $100.

Even amid the turmoil of the headlines, love never fails.


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News briefs

Israel ordered Palestinians to leave Gaza City, saying those who stay will be considered militant supporters and face the 鈥渇ull force鈥 of the latest military offensive. 鈥淭his is the last opportunity,鈥 Defense Minister Israel Katz wrote on X, as Hamas weighed a new proposal from U.S. President Donald Trump aimed at ending the war. Meanwhile, Israeli navy soldiers have boarded vessels and detained dozens of activists from a flotilla attempting to break Israel鈥檚 blockade of Gaza. 鈥 The Associated Press

The Supreme Court allowed Lisa Cook to remain as a Federal Reserve governor for now, declining to act on the Trump administration鈥檚 effort to immediately remove her from the central bank. The court said it would hear arguments in January. The justices have allowed other firings to take effect while legal challenges proceed, including in the case involving Rebecca Slaughter, whom President Trump fired from the Federal Trade Commission. 鈥 AP

China launched a new 鈥淜鈥 visa to attract tech talent. Starting Wednesday, China opened its doors wider to young, foreign STEM graduates from 鈥渞enowned鈥 universities and research institutes, who can now apply for a visa without a job offer. The bid comes as Washington raises steep barriers to immigrant scientists and technology workers, saying it will require employers to pay a $100,000 annual fee for H-1B work visas. 鈥 Staff

Gen Z protests in Morocco escalated into violence. Demonstrators demanded better healthcare, education, and 鈥渁 dignified life for every Moroccan,鈥 according to organizers on Discord. Many express frustration about the money flowing into high-profile projects like the 2030 World Cup, while social services remain underfunded. The protests mirror recent youth-led, anti-government movements in countries such as Nepal and Madagascar. 鈥 Staff

South Korea鈥檚 president apologized for foreign adoption programs, months after the country鈥檚 truth commission admitted state responsibility for abuse and fraud. Thousands of children were adopted each year during the 1970s and 1980s. Some have discovered their records were falsified to portray them as abandoned orphans, while others were carelessly removed or stolen from their families. President Lee Jae Myung offered a 鈥渉eartfelt apology and words of comfort鈥 to those involved. 鈥 AP

The world is honoring Jane Goodall鈥檚 life and legacy following her death yesterday. In the 1960s, the primatologist chronicled what she called the 鈥渞ich emotional life鈥 of chimpanzees. She went on to become a tireless and compassionate advocate for conservation 鈥 and the power of hope. 鈥淓very one of us makes a difference,鈥 Ms. Goodall told the Monitor in 2008. 鈥淲e can choose whether we end the day having made things a little bit better or a little bit worse.鈥 鈥 Staff


Today’s stories

And why we wrote them

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Members of the West Virginia National Guard patrol near the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, weeks after President Donald Trump ordered an increased presence of federal law enforcement to assist in crime prevention in the nation's capital, Sept. 23, 2025.

Portland, Oregon, is the latest city where President Donald Trump is activating National Guard troops for novel use in a fight against crime and illegal immigration. Here鈥檚 a big-picture look at how the U.S. government has directed the National Guard this year.

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Ukrainian pensioner Lidiia Dudko recounts her emergency evacuation from Mezhova, an eastern town under Russian drone and missile attack, at a temporary relief center run by local officials and nongovernmental organizations in Pavlohrad, Ukraine, Sept. 22, 2025.

Throughout the war in Ukraine, Russia has employed scorched-earth tactics. Now Ukrainian civilians near the long front lines are being forced to flee an intensified bombing and drone-strike campaign evoking 鈥渂ees let loose from a beehive.鈥

President Gustavo Petro is rushing to make Colombia green. But his energy agenda highlights the messy trade-offs called for when fossil fuels remain key to the economy.

Difference-maker

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Louis-Henri Mars spends a day out in Fonds-Parisien, Haiti, on the shore of Lake Azu茅i, with young leaders of the nonprofit Lakou Lap猫 in August 2017.

Violence has dogged Haiti for generations. A former businessman is working to build social bridges toward peace.

In Pictures

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THE MOORED, THE MERRIER: Boats sit in the harbor at low tide in Lindisfarne, England, aka Holy Island. This tidal island (population: about 160) is accessible to cars and pedestrians from the mainland only at low tide.

Our photographer was attracted to Lindisfarne, England 鈥 aka Holy Island 鈥 because it defies modern convenience. Amid a spectacular photo shoot, the care and concern of a thoughtful cabdriver stood out to her.


The Monitor's View

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Silhouetted against the Washington Monument, armed members of West Virginia's National Guard are shown on patrol in Washington, D.C. in late September.

When a police officer in the United States yells 鈥淐over me!鈥 to colleagues, that means to be prepared to shoot 鈥 if necessary. A member of the U.S. military, however, could interpret those same words as a call to unleash lethal firepower.

This distinction is just one among many complexities of engaging combat-ready troops to 鈥渇ight鈥 crime or civilian unrest domestically. Fundamental differences in the roles and culture of policing and warfare can create logistical and legal troubles.

鈥淧olice officers are taught to use time, distance and de-escalation,鈥 a former Los Angeles Police Department chief wrote in The New York Times in June, when 4,000 National Guard troops were deployed to Los Angeles to protect immigration officers from protesters. 鈥淢ilitary training, equipment and tactics are optimized for warfare 鈥 not for safeguarding civil liberties or managing peaceful protest,鈥 he observed.

The National Guard is often deployed by governors to assist after natural disasters. It has been used only sparingly by presidents 鈥 to safeguard civil rights activists in the 1960s, for example, or to help quell riots in Los Angeles in 1992.

When it comes to investigating and addressing crime, the National Review writes, the National Guard 鈥渋sn鈥檛 an adequate substitute for the police.鈥 It cannot arrest individuals, collect evidence, or prepare a case for prosecution. And its use is expensive.

However, in August, President Donald Trump activated the Guard in Washington, D.C., to combat crime that he claimed was 鈥渙ut of control.鈥 The Department of Justice is investigating last year鈥檚 statistics that reported violent offenses in the capital were at their lowest in 30 years.聽Now, troops are being deployed to Memphis, Tennessee, and to Portland, Oregon, where residents and city officials dispute White House depictions of a city now in 鈥渁narchy.鈥 Chicago appears to be next on the list. In remarks Tuesday to senior officers of the armed forces, Mr. Trump suggested using 鈥渄angerous鈥 cities 鈥渁s training grounds for our military.鈥

His actions and descriptions are testing the perception of urban communities and of law enforcement. They may also test the robustness of the nearly 150-year-old Posse Comitatus Act, which limits the use of federal troops on American soil.

Meanwhile, a group of faith leaders in Washington is pushing the conversation beyond policy and politics. They have called on 鈥減olitical and civic leaders to ... work together in a spirit of dignity and respect 鈥 so that safety, justice, and compassion prevail.鈥

Where the White House may see 鈥渁 lawless wasteland,鈥 their statement indicates, 鈥渨e see fellow human beings ... each made in the image of God.鈥 Fighting crime or unrest does not always need maximum force.

Editor's note:聽This piece has been updated to reflect that the DOJ is investigating the accuracy of its 2024 statistics on crime in Washington, D.C.


A 海角大神 Science Perspective

About this feature

Each weekday, the Monitor includes one clearly labeled religious article offering spiritual insight on contemporary issues, including the news. The publication 鈥 in its various forms 鈥 is produced for anyone who cares about the progress of the human endeavor around the world and seeks news reported with compassion, intelligence, and an essentially constructive lens. For many, that caring has religious roots. For many, it does not. The Monitor has always embraced both audiences. The Monitor is owned by a church 鈥 The First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston 鈥 whose founder was concerned with both the state of the world and the quality of available news.

We can experience greater stability in all aspects of our lives by understanding God as the creator and maintainer of all that is real. An article inspired by this week鈥檚 Bible lesson from the 海角大神 Science Quarterly.


Viewfinder

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Renowned conservationist Jane Goodall died Wednesday following an illustrious career. Her discoveries about chimpanzees like Tess 鈥 shown here at the Sweetwaters Chimpanzee Sanctuary in Kenya in 1997 鈥 鈥渞evolutionized science,鈥 said the Jane Goodall Institute.
( The illustrations in today’s Monitor Daily are by Jacob Turcotte. )

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