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Muhammad Hamed / Reuters The Atlantic Daily: Syrian Refugees, ‘Pharma Bro’ and Congress, Michigan’s Water Crisis
Nations pledged billions of dollars in aid for refugees, a controversial pharmaceutical exec smirked in front of lawmakers, it got harder for officials to claim ignorance about toxic chemicals, and more.
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Jorge Cabrera / Reuters The Atlantic Daily: Zika Outbreak, Australia’s Asylum-Seekers, Obama and Muslims
Countries plotted their responses to the virus, refugees lost a legal challenge, the president visited a U.S. mosque for the first time in his tenure, and more.
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Moises Castillo / AP The Atlantic Daily: Zika Cases, FBI in Flint, After Iowa
The virus was transmitted inside the U.S. for the first time, the feds waded into Michigan’s water crisis, caucus fever subsided, and more.
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Soe Zeya Tun / Reuters The Atlantic Daily: Burma’s Parliament, Zika Response, Iowa Caucuses
The country marked the end of an era under military rule, the global response to the virus grew, voters prepared to kick off the U.S. presidential primary season, and more.
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Jim Young / Reuters The Atlantic Daily: A Trump-Free Debate, Peace Talks in Geneva, Chinese Mine Rescue
Seven GOP candidates square off without the elephant in the room, Syrian factions meet in Switzerland, two miners in Shandong are saved, and more.
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Lea Correa / AP The Atlantic Daily: Zika Fears, Trump's Boycott, Oregon's Fading Occupation
The World Health Organization sounds the alarm, the Republican frontrunner skips a debate, the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge militia is urged to disperse, and more.
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Scott Morgan / Reuters The Atlantic Daily: Fox Debate Trumped, Militia Arrests in Oregon, A Statuary Scandal
The GOP frontrunner announces a boycott, federal agents crack down outside Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, Iran and Italy deny roles in an artistic cover-up, and more.
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Brendan McDermid / Reuters The Atlantic Daily: Solitary-Confinement Reforms, Protests in France, a Growing Water Crisis
President Obama announced new executive actions, taxi drivers rallied against their Uber counterparts, U.S. companies helped a beleaguered Michigan town, and more.
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Steve Ruark / AP The Atlantic Daily: After the Snowstorm, Democratic Presidential Race, Super Bowl Teams
The East Coast emerged from a historic blizzard, Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders got ready for Iowa, football fans started salivating, and more.
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Steve Helber / AP The Atlantic Daily: Snowzilla Strikes, Trump vs. National Review, The Oscars Change Course
A historic snowstorm bears down on the Eastern Seaboard, a conservative magazine attacks the GOP frontrunner, the Academy responds to diversity complaints, and more.
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Jonathan Ernst / Reuters The Atlantic Daily: Brewing Blizzard, Russian Murder Plot, Refugee Debate in Congress
The East Coast braced itself for a big snowstorm, a British judge linked Vladimir Putin to the killing of a former Russian spy, legislation on refugees failed in the Senate, and more.
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Fayaz Aziz / Reuters The Atlantic Daily: Campus Attack in Pakistan, Record Global Temperatures, Planetary Discovery
Armed militants gunned down dozens at a university, 2015 was named the hottest year in modern history, researchers presented evidence for a ninth planet, and more.
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Thaier Al-Sudani / Reuters The Atlantic Daily: Iraq in the Time of ISIS, SCOTUS and Immigration, Water Crisis in Michigan
A UN report estimated thousands of civilian deaths, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to consider a legal challenge against Obama’s executive actions, Flint received more national attention, and more.
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Jim Urquhart / Reuters The Atlantic Daily: Obama vs. Coal, Sierra Leone vs. Ebola, Madaya vs. Starvation
The federal government halts new coal mines, West Africa reports a new case of the virus, much-needed supplies finally reach a desperate Syrian town, and more.
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Darren Whiteside / Reuters The Atlantic Daily: Terrorism in Jakarta, Alan Rickman’s Legacy, Powerball Winners
Assailants struck in the middle of the day in Indonesia’s capital, the talented British actor died from cancer, three lucky people’s lives changed, and more.
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Emrah Gurel / AP The Atlantic Daily: The Aftermath in Istanbul, Iranian Waters and U.S. Sailors, Obama’s Last Year
Officials said the victims of the suicide bombing were all Germans, diplomacy scored a win in the Gulf, the president’s final State of the Union was dissected, and more.
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Emrah Gurel / AP The Atlantic Daily: Deadly Attack in Istanbul, Germany and Refugees, Crisis in Madaya
A suicide bomber killed 10 people in Turkey, German officials moved to tighten rules on deportations, relief agencies provided much-needed aid to a Syrian town, and more.
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Omar Sanadiki / Reuters The Atlantic Daily: Starvation in Syria, Tensions in Cologne, David Bowie’s Legacy
Much-needed humanitarian aid arrived in Madaya, violence erupted in the German city, a British musician and icon died, and more.
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Eduardo Verdugo / AP The Atlantic Daily: El Chapo's Arrest, Two Refugee Indictments, Stronger Jobs Numbers
Mexico recaptured the notorious Sinaloa cartel leader, federal prosecutors filed charges against two Iraqi refugees, U.S. employment leapt upward in December, and more.
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Wolfgang Rattay / Reuters The Atlantic Daily: Aftermath of Cologne Assaults, China’s Stock-Market Turmoil, Saudi-Iran Tensions
German officials vowed to hold perpetrators of a string of attacks accountable, fears about the health of the world’s largest economy abounded, relations between two Middle Eastern nations continued to deteriorate, and more.
