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Eight Perfect Series Finales
This is an edition of The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the biggest stories of the day, helps you discover new ideas, and recommends the best in culture. Sign up for it here. Last year, I asked The Atlantic’s writers and editors to name a perfect episode of TV, but a perfect…
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Oprah Winfrey put Dr. Phil and Dr. Oz on the map. Now she’s addressing where they ended up
For almost 40 years, a stamp of approval from Oprah Winfreyhas been the ultimate status symbol, and a near-guarantee of commercial success — just ask Dr. Oz and Dr. Phil. Winfrey’s talk show launched in 1986 and became a sensation. The talk show raked in Daytime Emmy awards, and the host’s sway with the audience…
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Chilling ‘slippery slope’ catches eye of ex-Trump DHS staffer
Former Trump administration Homeland Security staffer Miles Taylor zeroed in on what he saw as an egregious use of federal power to crack down on protesters. Writing for his Defiance Substack, Taylor highlighted how newly uncovered documents show federal agents investigated Minnesota protesters as terrorists for using tools like “wooden spoons and cookware.” “DHS opened…
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The Next Big Influencer Is This 4-Foot-Tall Robot From China
When Edward Warchocki speaks with you, he sounds like a regular guy. “Not super intelligent, but very emotional, very easy to make friends with,” says Bartosz Idzik, the person who created him. But when he doesn’t talk, it’s harder to forget what Warchocki really is: a 4-foot-tall humanoid robot that’s wandering the city streets of…
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Wife of U.S. soldier is removed from deportation flight and released from federal immigration custody
A U.S. soldier’s wife who spent more than a month in federal immigration detention said she is back home after officers removed her from a deportation flight to Brazil. This month, the Associated Press highlighted Maisa Lopes Eliaser as one of dozens of spouses or parents of U.S. troops who had been detained after President…
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Sailor who jumped off the USS Abraham Lincoln says superiors ignored his pleas
A sailor who jumped overboard from the USS Abraham Lincoln had repeatedly reported vision problems to superiors. The 19-year-old sailor was allowed to continue working on helicopter repairs on the flight deck, despite his complaints, reported MS NOW‘s Priya Sridhar. His wife explained her husband’s expired contact lenses impaired his ability to see, causing him…
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Bone-chilling video captures rare hammerhead shark sighting at Malibu Pier
It’s been nearly ten years since a hammerhead shark was spotted off the coast of Southern California, but warmer water temperatures changed all of that. Video captured by a fisherman standing on the Malibu Pier this week showed the shark swimming about 100 yards away from the shores of Surfrider Beach. A hammerhead shark is…
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Court ruling narrows pathway to citizenship for DACA recipients
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has largely ended a pathway to citizenship for DACA recipients who marry U.S. citizens. President Trump tried, unsuccessfully, to end DACA during his first term. This week’s action reflects his administration’s ongoing focus on the Obama-era program that shields from deportation hundreds of thousands of immigrants, often referred to as Dreamers, who…
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DOJ accidentally blurts true motive lurking underneath Trump’s voter-roll crusade
The Department of Justice accidentally revealed the real motive behind its demand for 40 states’ voter rolls, a Nevada judge noted. On Friday, U.S. District Judge Anne Traum tossed a case by the DOJ that sought to take Nevada’s voter rolls in a crusade by President Donald Trump ahead of the midterms. The Trump DOJ…
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It’s Getting So Hot That Nuclear Plants Are Being Forced to Power Down
Nuclear energy is often touted as an ultra-efficient alternative to dirtier energy sources like coal or natural gas. Expanding the world’s capacity for atomic power is the key to avoiding a cascading climate disaster, some of the industry’s proponents say — but what if it’s too late? With record setting heatwaves scorching Europe, water levels…