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When Justice Is Only Available to Those Who Can Pay
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. When Hurricane Helene hit western North Carolina in September 2024, it left behind it a trail of death and…
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War escalates, oil prices surge as Iran-backed Houthis strike Saudi tankers in Red Sea
The U.S. war with Iran escalated again Thursday as Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen attacked two Saudi Araian oil tankers in the Red Sea, causing global oil prices to surge amid fears of yet another vital energy corridor being choked off by the conflict. The attacks came after the Trump administration threatened additional strikes on Iran’s…
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‘Give me this microphone!’ Chaos as protesters take over police chief’s press conference
A protester seized the microphone from Madison Police Chief John Patterson, forcing the chief from his own podium at a press conference about a fatal police shooting. Protester Carlos Stanton, who said he represents All Power to All People — an organization he referred to as APTAP — took control of the lectern Thursday at…
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NYC officials want to rename street after beloved soldier killed by Iran: ‘She died for her country’
The beloved Queens soldier killed in an Iranian attack on a US base should have a street named after her, the borough president said Thursday — as her devastated mom sobbed, “She died for her country.” There’s a plan to honor Sgt. Angel Sarah Rampersad, 28, of Ozone Park — killed Friday during the attack at…
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Kayla Nicole vying for ‘DWTS’ role after Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding
Kayla Nicole is ready to sashay into the ballroom. “Kayla Nicole would love to appear on ‘Dancing With The Stars.’ It would be the next natural step in her career,” a source told Page Six. Nicole had the perfect opportunity to pitch herself when she attended the inaugural TIME100 Sports Gala in New York City on…
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Long frustrated donor Brian Kennedy sues USC over practice field naming rights
The L.A. billboard magnate whose name hung over the entrance to USC’s practice football field for a quarter century is suing the school for building a new, $200-million facility on top of it. Brian Kennedy, a former donor whose company Regency Outdoor Advertising owns billboards all over Los Angeles, claims in the lawsuit that USC…
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‘Pathetic’ Trump blasted for just ‘staring off into the abyss’ at dignified transfer
A Democratic lawmaker and veteran called out President Donald Trump on Thursday, dubbing him and his team “an absolute clown car” as Americans’ frustration over the Iran war mounts. Rep. Pat Ryan (D-NY) told MeidasTouch that as the Middle East conflict grows, it appears increasingly clear that Trump and his administration do not have a…
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The Trump Family Sparks a Revolution in Albania
In the summer of 2021, Ivanka Trump and her husband, Jared Kushner, were cruising the Mediterranean by yacht when they stopped for a swim off the Adriatic coast. They splashed over to an island and hiked, barefoot, across its hilly, rugged terrain. “Effectively that’s how we found it,” the president’s eldest daughter would later recount.…
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Sophie Cunningham says she’ll ‘never falter’ in her beliefs about trans women athletes competing: ‘I said what I said’
Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham stands by her comments about transgender athletes competing: She says she just ‘wants to protect’ women’s sports. Despite her views that were expressed in an ESPN article published Tuesday, Cunningham insisted the next day that she doesn’t have anything against the transgender community. “I got a lot of negative feedback…
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How Israel lost the Dems
This story appeared in Today, Explained, a daily newsletter that helps you understand the most compelling news and stories of the day. Subscribe here. During his campaign to become mayor of New York, Zohran Mamdani famously vowed that he’d arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu the next time he visited the Big Apple. This week,…