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The Atlantic The Atlantic Daily: The Pandemic Can Still End Without Herd Immunity
Coronavirus cases are down 57 percent from their peak. But the virus is mutating, renewing questions about what “immunity” really means. Then: We send you into the weekend with recommendations.
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The Atlantic Daily: The Growing Threat to the Voting Rights Act
Then: Why are vaccines given in the upper arm?
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The Atlantic The Atlantic Daily: The Rioters Got Chillingly Close
Never-before-seen footage of the Capitol riot, shown during day two of the impeachment proceedings, revealed just how close of a call the attack truly was. Then: What if America never reaches herd immunity?
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The Atlantic The Atlantic Daily: We Mourn for All We Do Not Know
“Black people are left out of so many commonly shared American histories.” This week, we’re launching a new project to help correct the record.
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The Atlantic The Atlantic Daily: Impeachment Still Sends a Powerful Public Message
The trial will do severe damage to Trump’s three main postpresidential goals, David Frum argues.
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The Atlantic Daily: 7 New Films to Watch in February
Spend your Friday nights streaming a buzzy new release, as picked by our critics.
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The Atlantic The Atlantic Daily: Marjorie Taylor Greene Is Just the GOP’s Latest Challenge
Last night, the House voted to strip the freshman representative of her committee assignments. Then: What happened to flu season this year?
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The Atlantic The Atlantic Daily: How to Better Read COVID-19 Data
Pandemic data can be difficult to parse and weigh. In today’s newsletter, two experts offer five tips for improving your COVID-19 data literacy.
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The Atlantic The Atlantic Daily: The Spring Remains a Pandemic Mystery
The spring remains a pandemic mystery. Then: Should parents set screen-time limits for kids while they’re at home?
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The Atlantic Daily: Superstar Cities Are in Trouble
The pandemic-driven pivot to working from home is changing America’s cities. Then: Coronavirus cases are easing. Is it okay to feel optimistic?
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The Atlantic Daily: The GameStop Saga Isn’t What It Appears
The video-game retailer’s wild Wall Street ride is part of a much larger story. Then: How important is recycling to preventing climate change?
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The Atlantic Daily: What the Pandemic Has Done to Casual Friendships
There’s a reason you miss people you didn’t even know that well. Plus: Is it okay to ask someone to pull up their mask?
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The Atlantic Daily: The Pandemic Is Finally Softening
The seven-day average of cases is down a third from its mid-January peak. But the U.S. needs to quickly distribute vaccines before another surge begins.
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The Atlantic Daily: The Riot Sympathizers Aren’t Going Away
America’s divisions won’t disappear under President Biden. How do we move forward? Then: Do coronavirus vaccines still work against mutated variants?
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The Atlantic Daily: What the Mob Said About America
Plus: More than 4,000 Americans died today of COVID-19. The outbreak continues to reach new heights.
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The Atlantic Daily: The Siege of the U.S. Capitol
Today, Americans watched the unfathomable, but not unexpected, play out.
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The Atlantic Daily: Our New Year’s Eve Playlist
Here are 20 songs to say good riddance to 2020 with.
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Paolo Pellegrin / Magnum The Atlantic Daily: 9 Recipes That Brought Us Comfort in 2020
Writers and editors share the recipes, habits, and cooking lessons that have helped us make it through the year, one meal at a time.
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The Atlantic Daily: Pandemic Year Two
What does 2021 hold for the ongoing coronavirus outbreak? Our staff writer Ed Yong lays out what to expect.
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The Atlantic Daily: 10 Must-Read Stories of 2020
Including some of The Atlantic’s standout work on the coronavirus, America’s racial reckoning, and the election
