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class="metadata"> <li class="byline"><a href="/web/20150905053826/http://www.theatlantic.com/author/marina-koren/" title="Marina Koren">Marina Koren</a> and <a href="/web/20150905053826/http://www.theatlantic.com/author/rosa-smith/" title="Rosa Smith">Rosa Smith</a></li> <li class="date"> <time datetime="2015-09-02"> Sep 2, 2015 </time> </li> <li class="comments"><a href="/web/20150905053826/http://www.theatlantic.com/personal/archive/2015/09/the-atlantic-daily-obama-iran-freddie-gray-migrant-crisis/403501/#disqus_thread" data-disqus-identifier="mt403501" data-disqus-format="{}"></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="article blog-article" data-omni-click="r'category',r' ',d,r'river',r'3',r'403294'"> <a href="/web/20150905053826/http://www.theatlantic.com/personal/archive/2015/09/the-atlantic-daily-pope-abortion-gay-marriage-alaska/403294/" data-omni-click="inherit"> <figure> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905053826im_/http://cdn.theatlantic.com/assets/media/img/mt/2015/09/RTX1QMCW/thumb_wide_300.jpg"> </figure> <h2 class="hed"><em>The Atlantic Daily</em>: Pope on Abortion, Gay Marriage Battle in Kentucky, Obama Hikes a Glacier</h2> </a> <p class="dek has-dek"> The Pope surprised the Catholic world, a county clerk denied marriage licenses to gay couples, POTUS continued his tour of Alaska, and more. </p> <ul class="metadata"> <li class="byline"><a href="/web/20150905053826/http://www.theatlantic.com/author/marina-koren/" title="Marina Koren">Marina Koren</a> and <a href="/web/20150905053826/http://www.theatlantic.com/author/rosa-smith/" title="Rosa Smith">Rosa Smith</a></li> <li class="date"> <time datetime="2015-09-01"> Sep 1, 2015 </time> </li> <li class="comments"><a href="/web/20150905053826/http://www.theatlantic.com/personal/archive/2015/09/the-atlantic-daily-pope-abortion-gay-marriage-alaska/403294/#disqus_thread" data-disqus-identifier="mt403294" data-disqus-format="{}"></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="article blog-article" data-omni-click="r'category',r' ',d,r'river',r'4',r'403018'"> <a href="/web/20150905053826/http://www.theatlantic.com/personal/archive/2015/08/the-atlantic-daily/403018/" data-omni-click="inherit"> <figure> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905053826im_/http://cdn.theatlantic.com/assets/media/img/mt/2015/08/RTR33Q60/thumb_wide_300.jpg"> </figure> <h2 class="hed"><em>The Atlantic Daily</em>: Obama in Alaska, EU Migration Summit, ‘Deflategate’ Decision</h2> </a> <p class="dek has-dek"> The president’s trip will focus on efforts to tackle climate change, European officials will meet September 14 to discuss the crisis, <span>a judge will announce his ruling on Tom Brady’s suspension this week, and more.</span> </p> <ul class="metadata"> <li class="byline"><a href="/web/20150905053826/http://www.theatlantic.com/author/krishnadev-calamur/" title="Krishnadev Calamur">Krishnadev Calamur</a> and <a href="/web/20150905053826/http://www.theatlantic.com/author/rosa-smith/" title="Rosa Smith">Rosa Smith</a></li> <li class="date"> <time datetime="2015-08-31"> Aug 31, 2015 </time> </li> <li class="comments"><a href="/web/20150905053826/http://www.theatlantic.com/personal/archive/2015/08/the-atlantic-daily/403018/#disqus_thread" data-disqus-identifier="mt403018" data-disqus-format="{}"></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="article blog-article" data-omni-click="r'category',r' ',d,r'river',r'5',r'402784'"> <a href="/web/20150905053826/http://www.theatlantic.com/personal/archive/2015/08/the-atlantic-daily-migrant-crisis-nsa-vatican/402784/" data-omni-click="inherit"> <figure> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905053826im_/http://cdn.theatlantic.com/assets/media/img/mt/2015/08/RTX1PY2Z/thumb_wide_300.jpg"> </figure> <h2 class="hed"><em>The Atlantic Daily</em>: Europe’s Migrant Crisis, NSA Spying, Disgraced Archbishop Dies</h2> </a> <p class="dek has-dek"> Authorities revealed details about the bodies of Syrian migrants found in Austria, a U.S. appeals court handed the NSA a win, a Vatican official accused of sex abuse was found dead, and more. </p> <ul class="metadata"> <li class="byline"><a href="/web/20150905053826/http://www.theatlantic.com/author/marina-koren/" title="Marina Koren">Marina Koren</a> and <a href="/web/20150905053826/http://www.theatlantic.com/author/rosa-smith/" title="Rosa Smith">Rosa Smith</a></li> <li class="date"> <time datetime="2015-08-28"> Aug 28, 2015 </time> </li> <li class="comments"><a href="/web/20150905053826/http://www.theatlantic.com/personal/archive/2015/08/the-atlantic-daily-migrant-crisis-nsa-vatican/402784/#disqus_thread" data-disqus-identifier="mt402784" data-disqus-format="{}"></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="article blog-article" data-omni-click="r'category',r' ',d,r'river',r'6',r'402628'"> <a href="/web/20150905053826/http://www.theatlantic.com/personal/archive/2015/08/the-atlantic-daily-roanoke-shooting-migrant-crisis-stocks/402628/" data-omni-click="inherit"> <figure> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905053826im_/http://cdn.theatlantic.com/assets/media/img/mt/2015/08/RTX1PVGU/thumb_wide_300.jpg"> </figure> <h2 class="hed"><em>The Atlantic Daily</em>: Nation Mourns TV Journalists, Grisly Discovery in Austria, U.S. Stocks Surge </h2> </a> <p class="dek has-dek"> Friends, family, and colleagues remembered two slain journalists, Austrian authorities discovered a truck carrying the bodies of migrants, Wall Street saw its second straight day of gains, and more. </p> <ul class="metadata"> <li class="byline"><a href="/web/20150905053826/http://www.theatlantic.com/author/marina-koren/" title="Marina Koren">Marina Koren</a> and <a href="/web/20150905053826/http://www.theatlantic.com/author/rosa-smith/" title="Rosa Smith">Rosa Smith</a></li> <li class="date"> <time datetime="2015-08-27"> Aug 27, 2015 </time> </li> <li class="comments"><a href="/web/20150905053826/http://www.theatlantic.com/personal/archive/2015/08/the-atlantic-daily-roanoke-shooting-migrant-crisis-stocks/402628/#disqus_thread" data-disqus-identifier="mt402628" data-disqus-format="{}"></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="river-ad native-river" data-enable-if-ad="ad-native-river2" style="display:none"> <gpt-ad id="ad-native-river2" targeting-pos="native-river" class="ad ad-native-river"> <gpt-sizeset viewport-size="[0, 0]" sizes="[[1, 2]]"></gpt-sizeset> </gpt-ad> </li> <li class="article blog-article" data-omni-click="r'category',r' ',d,r'river',r'7',r'402463'"> <a href="/web/20150905053826/http://www.theatlantic.com/personal/archive/2015/08/the-atlantic-daily-virginia-shooting-aurora-pandas/402463/" data-omni-click="inherit"> <figure> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905053826im_/http://cdn.theatlantic.com/assets/media/img/mt/2015/08/shooting/thumb_wide_300.jpg"> </figure> <h2 class="hed"><em>The Atlantic Daily</em>: Shooting in Virginia, Aurora Gunman Sentenced, D.C. Loses Panda Cub</h2> </a> <p class="dek has-dek"> <span><span>Two TV journalists were shot and killed while filming a live news segment, the Aurora movie theater shooter was formally sentenced to life in prison, one of Washington’s two newborn panda cubs died, and more.</span></span> </p> <ul class="metadata"> <li class="byline"><a href="/web/20150905053826/http://www.theatlantic.com/author/marina-koren/" title="Marina Koren">Marina Koren</a> and <a href="/web/20150905053826/http://www.theatlantic.com/author/rosa-smith/" title="Rosa Smith">Rosa Smith</a></li> <li class="date"> <time datetime="2015-08-26"> Aug 26, 2015 </time> </li> <li class="comments"><a href="/web/20150905053826/http://www.theatlantic.com/personal/archive/2015/08/the-atlantic-daily-virginia-shooting-aurora-pandas/402463/#disqus_thread" data-disqus-identifier="mt402463" data-disqus-format="{}"></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="article blog-article" data-omni-click="r'category',r' ',d,r'river',r'8',r'402289'"> <a href="/web/20150905053826/http://www.theatlantic.com/personal/archive/2015/08/the-atlantic-daily-stock-market-donald-trump/402289/" data-omni-click="inherit"> <figure> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905053826im_/http://cdn.theatlantic.com/assets/media/img/mt/2015/08/RTX1PKHV/thumb_wide_300.jpg"> </figure> <h2 class="hed"><em>The Atlantic Daily</em>: Another Bad Day for Stocks, Donald Trump, and the True Meaning of Mayonnaise</h2> </a> <p class="dek has-dek"> U.S. markets closed down again, Donald Trump rebuffed the head of Fox News, the FDA defined mayonnaise by government standards, and more. </p> <ul class="metadata"> <li class="byline"><a href="/web/20150905053826/http://www.theatlantic.com/author/marina-koren/" title="Marina Koren">Marina Koren</a> and <a href="/web/20150905053826/http://www.theatlantic.com/author/rosa-smith/" title="Rosa Smith">Rosa Smith</a></li> <li class="date"> <time datetime="2015-08-25"> Aug 25, 2015 </time> </li> <li class="comments"><a href="/web/20150905053826/http://www.theatlantic.com/personal/archive/2015/08/the-atlantic-daily-stock-market-donald-trump/402289/#disqus_thread" data-disqus-identifier="mt402289" data-disqus-format="{}"></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="article blog-article" data-omni-click="r'category',r' ',d,r'river',r'9',r'402190'"> <a href="/web/20150905053826/http://www.theatlantic.com/personal/archive/2015/08/the-atlantic-daily-stocks-isis-france/402190/" data-omni-click="inherit"> <figure> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905053826im_/http://cdn.theatlantic.com/assets/media/img/mt/2015/08/RTX1PI23/thumb_wide_300.jpg"> </figure> <h2 class="hed"><em>The Atlantic Daily</em>: Stock Market Struggles, ISIS in Syria, Americans in France</h2> </a> <p class="dek has-dek"> U.S. stocks had a bad Monday, ISIS reportedly destroyed an ancient Syrian temple, a trio of Americans received France's highest honor, and more ... </p> <ul class="metadata"> <li class="byline"><a href="/web/20150905053826/http://www.theatlantic.com/author/rosa-smith/" title="Rosa Smith">Rosa Smith</a> and <a href="/web/20150905053826/http://www.theatlantic.com/author/marina-koren/" title="Marina Koren">Marina Koren</a></li> <li class="date"> <time datetime="2015-08-24"> Aug 24, 2015 </time> </li> <li class="comments"><a href="/web/20150905053826/http://www.theatlantic.com/personal/archive/2015/08/the-atlantic-daily-stocks-isis-france/402190/#disqus_thread" data-disqus-identifier="mt402190" data-disqus-format="{}"></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="article blog-article" data-omni-click="r'category',r' ',d,r'river',r'10',r'402047'"> <a href="/web/20150905053826/http://www.theatlantic.com/personal/archive/2015/08/the-atlantic-daily-tk/402047/" data-omni-click="inherit"> <figure> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905053826im_/http://cdn.theatlantic.com/assets/media/img/mt/2015/08/RTX1P4E5/thumb_wide_300.jpg"> </figure> <h2 class="hed"><em>The Atlantic Daily</em>: Female Army Rangers, Stocks, Iran Deal </h2> </a> <p class="dek has-dek"> Two soldiers made history by graduating from Army Ranger School, the Dow Jones industrial average entered correction territory, a prominent Democrat came out in support of the Iran deal, and more ... </p> <ul class="metadata"> <li class="byline"><a href="/web/20150905053826/http://www.theatlantic.com/author/matthew-schiavenza/" title="Matt Schiavenza">Matt Schiavenza</a></li> <li class="date"> <time datetime="2015-08-21"> Aug 21, 2015 </time> </li> <li class="comments"><a href="/web/20150905053826/http://www.theatlantic.com/personal/archive/2015/08/the-atlantic-daily-tk/402047/#disqus_thread" data-disqus-identifier="mt402047" data-disqus-format="{}"></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="article blog-article" data-omni-click="r'category',r' ',d,r'river',r'11',r'401945'"> <a href="/web/20150905053826/http://www.theatlantic.com/personal/archive/2015/08/the-atlantic-daily-jimmy-carter-alexis-tsipras-hurricane-danny/401945/" data-omni-click="inherit"> <figure> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905053826im_/http://cdn.theatlantic.com/assets/media/img/mt/2015/08/RTX1OYHV/thumb_wide_300.jpg"> </figure> <h2 class="hed"><em>The Atlantic Daily</em>: Jimmy Carter, Alexis Tsipras, Hurricane Danny</h2> </a> <p class="dek has-dek"> A former president discusses his cancer, a Greek prime minister resigns, a big storm approaches, and more ... </p> <ul class="metadata"> <li class="byline"><a href="/web/20150905053826/http://www.theatlantic.com/author/matthew-schiavenza/" title="Matt Schiavenza">Matt Schiavenza</a> and <a href="/web/20150905053826/http://www.theatlantic.com/author/matt-ford/" title="Matt Ford">Matt Ford</a></li> <li class="date"> <time datetime="2015-08-20"> Aug 20, 2015 </time> </li> <li class="comments"><a href="/web/20150905053826/http://www.theatlantic.com/personal/archive/2015/08/the-atlantic-daily-jimmy-carter-alexis-tsipras-hurricane-danny/401945/#disqus_thread" data-disqus-identifier="mt401945" data-disqus-format="{}"></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="river-ad native-river" data-enable-if-ad="ad-native-river3" style="display:none"> <gpt-ad id="ad-native-river3" targeting-pos="native-river" class="ad ad-native-river"> <gpt-sizeset viewport-size="[0, 0]" sizes="[[1, 2]]"></gpt-sizeset> </gpt-ad> </li> <li class="article blog-article" data-omni-click="r'category',r' ',d,r'river',r'12',r'401834'"> <a href="/web/20150905053826/http://www.theatlantic.com/personal/archive/2015/08/the-atlantic-daily-isis-beheading-ashley-madison-chelsea-manning/401834/" data-omni-click="inherit"> <figure> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905053826im_/http://cdn.theatlantic.com/assets/media/img/mt/2015/08/AP_399101192178/thumb_wide_300.jpg"> </figure> <h2 class="hed"><em>The Atlantic Daily</em>: ISIS Beheading, Ashley Madison, Chelsea Manning</h2> </a> <p class="dek has-dek"> <span>The militant group executes a Syrian antiquities expert, the social-networking site for philanderers is hacked, the Army private is found guilty of violating prison rules, and more… </span> </p> <ul class="metadata"> <li class="byline"><a href="/web/20150905053826/http://www.theatlantic.com/author/matthew-schiavenza/" title="Matt Schiavenza">Matt Schiavenza</a> and <a href="/web/20150905053826/http://www.theatlantic.com/author/matt-ford/" title="Matt Ford">Matt Ford</a></li> <li class="date"> <time datetime="2015-08-19"> Aug 19, 2015 </time> </li> <li class="comments"><a href="/web/20150905053826/http://www.theatlantic.com/personal/archive/2015/08/the-atlantic-daily-isis-beheading-ashley-madison-chelsea-manning/401834/#disqus_thread" data-disqus-identifier="mt401834" data-disqus-format="{}"></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="article blog-article" data-omni-click="r'category',r' ',d,r'river',r'13',r'401681'"> <a href="/web/20150905053826/http://www.theatlantic.com/personal/archive/2015/08/the-atlantic-daily-epa-army-rangers-menendez/401681/" data-omni-click="inherit"> <figure> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905053826im_/http://cdn.theatlantic.com/assets/media/img/mt/2015/08/AP12226525800/thumb_wide_300.jpg"> </figure> <h2 class="hed"><em>The Atlantic Daily</em>: EPA, Army Rangers, Menendez</h2> </a> <p class="dek has-dek"> The EPA announces restrictions on methane, <span>a historic first for the U.S. military, </span>Bob Menendez says “no” to the Iran deal, and more… </p> <ul class="metadata"> <li class="byline"><a href="/web/20150905053826/http://www.theatlantic.com/author/david-ludwig/" title="David Ludwig">David Ludwig</a> and <a href="/web/20150905053826/http://www.theatlantic.com/author/matt-ford/" title="Matt Ford">Matt Ford</a></li> <li class="date"> <time datetime="2015-08-18"> Aug 18, 2015 </time> </li> <li class="comments"><a href="/web/20150905053826/http://www.theatlantic.com/personal/archive/2015/08/the-atlantic-daily-epa-army-rangers-menendez/401681/#disqus_thread" data-disqus-identifier="mt401681" data-disqus-format="{}"></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="article blog-article" data-omni-click="r'category',r' ',d,r'river',r'14',r'401519'"> <a href="/web/20150905053826/http://www.theatlantic.com/personal/archive/2015/08/the-atlantic-daily-bangkok-amazon-heroin/401519/" data-omni-click="inherit"> <figure> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905053826im_/http://cdn.theatlantic.com/assets/media/img/mt/2015/08/RTX1OJ0H/thumb_wide_300.jpg"> </figure> <h2 class="hed"><em>The Atlantic Daily</em>: Bangkok, Amazon, Heroin</h2> </a> <p class="dek has-dek"> A massive explosion rocks Thailand’s capital, Jeff Bezos defends Amazon’s workplace practices, the Obama administration wants to fight rising heroin use, and more... </p> <ul class="metadata"> <li class="byline"><a href="/web/20150905053826/http://www.theatlantic.com/author/david-ludwig/" title="David Ludwig">David Ludwig</a> and <a href="/web/20150905053826/http://www.theatlantic.com/author/matt-ford/" title="Matt Ford">Matt Ford</a></li> <li class="date"> <time datetime="2015-08-17"> Aug 17, 2015 </time> </li> <li class="comments"><a href="/web/20150905053826/http://www.theatlantic.com/personal/archive/2015/08/the-atlantic-daily-bangkok-amazon-heroin/401519/#disqus_thread" data-disqus-identifier="mt401519" data-disqus-format="{}"></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="article blog-article" data-omni-click="r'category',r' ',d,r'river',r'15',r'401348'"> <a href="/web/20150905053826/http://www.theatlantic.com/personal/archive/2015/08/the-atlantic-daily-cuba-japan-president-harding/401348/" data-omni-click="inherit"> <figure> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905053826im_/http://cdn.theatlantic.com/assets/media/img/mt/2015/08/AP534760351684/thumb_wide_300.jpg"> </figure> <h2 class="hed"><em>The Atlantic Daily</em>: Cuba, Japan, President Harding </h2> </a> <p class="dek has-dek"> The U.S. embassy opens in Havana, Japan's prime minister addresses<strong> </strong><span>WWII, President Warren G. Harding’s secret past, and more… </span> </p> <ul class="metadata"> <li class="byline"><a href="/web/20150905053826/http://www.theatlantic.com/author/david-ludwig/" title="David Ludwig">David Ludwig</a></li> <li class="date"> <time datetime="2015-08-14"> Aug 14, 2015 </time> </li> <li class="comments"><a href="/web/20150905053826/http://www.theatlantic.com/personal/archive/2015/08/the-atlantic-daily-cuba-japan-president-harding/401348/#disqus_thread" data-disqus-identifier="mt401348" data-disqus-format="{}"></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="article blog-article" data-omni-click="r'category',r' ',d,r'river',r'16',r'401270'"> <a href="/web/20150905053826/http://www.theatlantic.com/personal/archive/2015/08/the-atlantic-daily-gay-marriage-china-el-nino/401270/" data-omni-click="inherit"> <figure> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905053826im_/http://cdn.theatlantic.com/assets/media/img/mt/2015/08/AP_477816895733/thumb_wide_300.jpg"> </figure> <h2 class="hed"><em>The Atlantic 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