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U.S. Vaccine Guidance Is a Mess
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. In January, the Trump administration attempted to fundamentally change the way the United States handles childhood immunizations. Following a…
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What we know so far about ‘Heated Rivalry’ Season 2 — including the new cast
Get ready to wipe the steam off the TV screen. Season 2 of the Peabody Award-winning series about two hockey rivals entangled in a heated romance is still months away from premiering. But details are slowly emerging that paint a picture of what fans can expect from the sophomore season of “Heated Rivalry.” The first…
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Damning court filing reveals scandal-plagued Republican’s own evidence quietly fell apart
Rep. Max Miller (R-OH) is facing yet another serious allegation on top of an existing avalanche of scandals. Miller swore under oath he had video proof his girlfriend witnessed a disputed custody exchange with his ex-wife. But according to Mother Jones, new court filings suggest that evidence quietly fell apart — and his own attorneys…
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Auntie’s House brings the Southern fish fry tradition to West Adams
Chef Asha Starks grew up in Southern California but holds fond memories of cooking with her aunt and grandmother in Georgia and Miami. As is tradition in Black Southern culture, they would fry fish together, bringing out folding chairs, playing music and making sure to fry enough to share with the neighbors. For Starks, these…
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Trump’s billion-dollar order to rip out new Navy tech hands enemies a gift: WSJ
President Donald Trump ordered the Navy to rip out the electromagnetic launch systems on its newest aircraft carriers, according to the Wall Street Journal. The move will force the Navy to revert to steam catapults, and the reversal is expected to cost billions, The Journal reported. Trump signed a national security memorandum on Thursday directing…
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Rama’s Middle East trip: Letters to the Editor — Aug. 14, 2026
The Issue: NYC first lady Rama Duwaji’s upcoming trip to Syria and Lebanon without an NYPD escort. Mayor Mamdani said that a miscommunication led his press people to say Rama Duwaji would get a security detail on her trip to Syria and Lebanon (“Won’t fly,” Aug. 13). I’m sorry, but I don’t buy that —…
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Matthew McConaughey reveals the Emmy-nominated role he turned down: ‘It wasn’t for me’
Matthew McConaughey passed on the chance to play Joel Miller in HBO’s “The Last of Us.” During an appearance on Josh Horowitz’s “Happy Sad Confused” podcast Thursday, McConaughey said the lead role in the video game adaptation — for which Pedro Pascal received two Emmy nominations — “wasn’t for [him] at the time.” Horowitz, for…
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The Safety Reckoning Inside OpenAI
OpenAI’s leaders are rallying workers to respond to one of the largest crises in the company’s history—which spans across its AI safety, cybersecurity, and alignment divisions. The ChatGPT-maker says it has slowed down research, spent millions of dollars, and told several teams to drop everything to focus on investigating a set of rogue AI agents…
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Feds settle lawsuit with L.A. County Sheriff’s Department over concealed firearm permits
The U.S. Department of Justice and Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department have agreed to settle a lawsuit over what federal prosecutors alleged last year was a pattern of delaying applications for permits to carry concealed firearms for “unreasonable” lengths of time. The Sheriff’s Department will “bring its procedures in line with the Supreme Court’s landmark…
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Trump’s panic about catering cart leak suggests ‘paranoia’ of someone near him: Observer
President Donald Trump might have a particular motivation for blowing a gasket about recent leaks like his catering cart escape to a secret plane. National security journalist Marcy “emptywheel” Wheeler raised her new theory in a post about the incident, which involved reporters and even some White House staff traveling in a decoy Air Force…