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Osman Orsal / Reuters The Atlantic Daily: Ben-Hur, Welfare Reform, and Other Embarrassing Flops
A $100 million movie failed at the box office, Bill Clinton’s controversial reforms turned 20, the world’s sixth-largest country left Rio without a medal, and more.
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Carlo Allegri / Reuters The Atlantic Daily: Manafort, Lochte, and Other Bad Reputations
Trump’s campaign chairman stepped down, French beaches banned Burqinis, American swimmers wrapped up a scandal in Rio, and more.
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Abdalrhman Ismail / Reuters The Atlantic Daily: Looking for Justice
A viral photo drew attention to Syria’s crisis, the U.S. government cut ties with private prisons, a filmmaker’s rape charges came under scrutiny, and more.
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Mark Makela / Reuters The Atlantic Daily: When Women Lead
Sexist backlash marred the prospect of a Clinton win, climate change threatened a small island nation, Pottermore promised yet more Potter, and more.
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Reuters The Atlantic Daily: Russian Airstrikes, a Blow to Obamacare, the Power of Play
Russia looked poised for a more active role in Syria, the president’s health-care and clemency initiatives suffered setbacks, kids learned self-control from a surprising source, and more.
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Eric Thayer / Reuters The Atlantic Daily: The Russian Connection, Milwaukee Burning, Living With Fear
Trump’s campaign manager accepted $12.7 million from a pro-Russian politician, a shooting in Milwaukee led to violent protests, nations accepted terrorism as a constant threat, and more.
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Reuters TV / Reuters The Atlantic Daily: Thai Explosions, TSA Guns, Simone Biles
Eleven bombs struck cities across Thailand, the TSA found 68 guns, the world’s best female gymnast carved out a spot in history, and more.
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Chris Keane / Reuters The Atlantic Daily: Battle Over Jobs, History of Terror, Method Madness
Hillary Clinton spoke about her economic policies, Europe looked to the past for lessons on confronting terror, Jared Leto’s stunts revealed a troubling trend, and more.
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Gary Cameron / Reuters The Atlantic Daily: Baltimore Police, Trump and Guns, the Meaning of War
A Department of Justice report revealed widespread abuses, the NRA stood by Donald Trump after his controversial joke, international threats took new shape in the 21st century, and more.
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Eric Thayer / Reuters The Atlantic Daily: Trump's Gun Comments, Pakistan's Lawyers, National Security
Donald Trump joked about gun owners shooting Hillary Clinton, lawyers mourned a terrorist attack in Quetta, the U.S. struggled to keep citizens safe, and more.
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Eric Thayer / Reuters The Atlantic Daily: Trump and Taxes, Delta's Delays, Women's Gymnastics
Donald Trump spoke about his economic platform, a computer outage stalled Delta’s flights worldwide, the women’s gymnastics team balanced strength and femininity, and more.
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Philippe Laurenson / Reuters The Atlantic Daily: France's State of Emergency, Poor White Americans in Crisis, Olympics Begin
France struggled to keep its citizens safe, two new books shed light on a pressing problem, the 2016 games begin tonight, and more.
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Dylan Martinez / Reuters The Atlantic Daily: Olympic Hurdles, Zika Vaccines, Obama on ISIS
Russian athletes were cleared to participate in Rio, scientists tested vaccines on monkeys, the president evaluated air strikes’ success, and more.
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Eric Thayer / Reuters The Atlantic Daily: Trump's Tipping Point, Britain's Terror Response, Women in Leadership
The GOP nominee continued to alienate his party, London planned to add 600 armed police officers to its force, women wrestled with complex intersecting roles, and more.
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The Atlantic Daily: DNC Fallout, Police Violence, Hollywood Whitewashing
The hacking scandal’s consequences crossed U.S. borders, Brazilian and U.S. officers came under scrutiny, another blockbuster cast a white star in an Asian role, and more.
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Eric Thayer / Reuters The Atlantic Daily: Trump's Sacrifices, Brazil's Broken Promises, Communal Living
The nominee’s comments about a Gold Star family caused outrage, the Rio Olympics enriched the rich, families made a village to raise a child, and more.
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Scott Audette / Reuters The Atlantic Daily: Zika in Florida, Scientology in Taiwan, Hillary in Philly
Officials confirmed the virus is spreading in the U.S., the much-scrutinized church found an unlikely haven, Democrats celebrated a historic moment, and more.
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Richard Carson / Reuters The Atlantic Daily: Texas Prison Deaths, Olympic Politics, Salad Sexism
A new database tracked how lives end in the legal system, Putin called for purer sports, a “feminine” food took on pervasive symbolism, and more.
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Carlo Allegri / Reuters The Atlantic Daily: Trump and Russia, Freddie Gray Case, America's Glass Ceilings
The GOP nominee called on Russian hackers for help, prosecutors dropped charges against police, cultural constraints shaped women’s pay, and more.
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Pascal Rossignol / Reuters The Atlantic Daily: Knife Attacks in France and Japan, Gun Deaths in the U.S., Hillary Makes History
Attackers targeted a church and a facility for the disabled, doctors sought to promote gun safety, Democrats nominated their first female candidate, and more.
