Mpox is simmering south of the border, threatening a resurgence
Mexico and much of Latin America have refused the vaccines that worked here.
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Pot is making people sick. Congress is playing catch-up.
Now that a growing body of evidence says marijuana is bad for you, more regulation is in the offing.
Biden’s 2022 State of the Union report card: Where he delivered — and fell flat
The president promised a lot last year. Here’s how we graded him on some of those pledges.
Biden on robust jobs numbers: The ‘critics and cynics are wrong’
Noting the 3.4 percent jobless rate, the lowest since May 1969, the president said “the Biden economic play is working.
Wall Street’s biggest bear: Fed’s Jerome Powell
Fed officials are signaling that they’re determined to keep their vise-like grip on the economy through the end of 2023.
Yellen to stay on as Biden’s Treasury chief as debt fight looms
People close to Yellen said she had considered leaving for family reasons and because the Treasury job is highly political — and would become more so with Republicans in control of the House.
Have Movements Pushed Biden to the Left? Rep. Delia Ramirez & Economist Dean Baker Respond to SOTU
President Joe Biden delivered his second State of the Union address Tuesday, touting his administration’s achievements and laying out his plans for the next two years under a divided Congress, including on immigration, the economy, the climate crisis and more.
Mike Pence Group To Run Ads Attacking School Trans Policies
Advancing American Freedom was formed by the former vice president in 2021 and is financed by his supporters.
George Santos Hilariously Self-Owns In The Simplest Way Possible
The lying lawmaker gets tripped up in his own words.
Freshman Democrat Puts Rep. Jim Jordan On Blast Over Whistleblower Claims
Rep. Dan Goldman (D-N.Y.) asked Jordan if he had any notes from the “dozens” of whistleblowers he claimed have approached his office about corruption.
Sen. John Fetterman Remains In Hospital; MRI Rules Out Stroke
The Pennsylvania Democrat was hospitalized Wednesday after feeling lightheaded at the Senate Democratic retreat.
Trump Declares There’s Only One Good Thing About Super Bowl Halftime Queen Rihanna
The ex-president and his former doctor, Rep. Ronny Jackson of Texas, have a tantrum over Trump-critic Rihanna’s upcoming starring role.
Beware the Lidless Toilet
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.Don’t be fooled by the unsettling elegance of the phrase toilet plume. It describes the invisible cloud of particles heaved by a toilet when flushed, and was once feared to be a vector for COVID-19.
The Films Steven Soderbergh Watches on a Loop
Steven Soderbergh is the rare filmmaker who views a sequel as a chance to do something different. In a moviemaking era suffused with safe and predictable follow-ups, Soderbergh’s Ocean’s Twelve remains a sterling example of a strange, surprising left turn from its predecessor’s formula.
Is This The Week AI Changed Everything?
Welcome to the week of AI one-upmanship. On Tuesday, in a surprise announcement, Microsoft unveiled its plans to bring the technology behind OpenAI’s ChatGPT bot to its search engine, Bing. (Remember Bing? Because Bing remembers your jokes.) According to the company, the new tool will be a paradigm shift in the way that humans search the internet.
A ‘Distinctly Human’ Trait That Might Actually Be Universal
Eleven years ago, on the remote Japanese island of Kojima, a female macaque walked backwards into a stray heap of primate poop, glanced down at her foot, and completely flipped her lid.
Dem governors pledge to protect abortion as neighbors add restrictions
Abortion access has come to the center of the national political stage since last June.
CDC adds Covid-19 vaccinations to immunization schedules for children, adults
The guidance formalizes current recommendations, and does not mandate vaccines.
Banned by Putin: Editor at Russian Outlet Meduza on Censorship, Eroding Freedoms & Ending Ukraine War
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is in Brussels today to address the European Union Parliament. The visit comes after he made surprise trips to Paris and London where he urged European nations to begin providing Ukraine with fighter jets and long-range weapons. Meanwhile, U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres has repeated his call for the war to end.
“Continuous Insanity”: Syrian Dissident Yassin al-Haj Saleh on 12 Years of War & Earthquake Relief
As the death toll tops 17,000 in Turkey and Syria from Monday’s twin earthquakes, we look at the situation in Syria, where 12 years of brutal war have left the country’s institutions in tatters, further complicating aid efforts. Syrian writer, dissident and former political prisoner Yassin al-Haj Saleh describes how the war has killed about 2% of Syrians and displaced 7 million more, or about a third of the population.
Syrian Doctor Warns War-Torn NW Syria Faces Humanitarian Catastrophe as Earthquakes Kill 19,000+
The death toll in Turkey and Syria has passed 19,300 and continues to rise following Monday’s devastating earthquakes. Many survivors are without shelter, heat, food, water or medical care, and the first United Nations aid only reached northwest Syria three days after the quakes. Rescue efforts in Syria have been further complicated by damage and displacement from 12 years of war and harsh sanctions. Prior to the earthquake, the U.N.
Biden administration braces for ruling that could ban abortion pills
District Court Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk could strike down the FDA’s decades-old decision to approve mifepristone.
Pot is making people sick. Congress is playing catch-up.
Now that a growing body of evidence says marijuana is bad for you, more regulation is in the offing.
FTC cracking down on companies that share customers’ health data
The latest action, against telehealth firm GoodRx, could have far-reaching implications for online business models.
House votes to end Covid public health emergency
The symbolic vote comes a day after President Joe Biden said he’d end the emergency on May 11.
Covid emergency’s end will mean new costs, hassles
Some Americans will have to pay for Covid vaccines and treatments, but the changes don’t end there.
Biden’s 2022 State of the Union report card: Where he delivered — and fell flat
The president promised a lot last year. Here’s how we graded him on some of those pledges.
Biden on robust jobs numbers: The ‘critics and cynics are wrong’
Noting the 3.4 percent jobless rate, the lowest since May 1969, the president said “the Biden economic play is working.
Wall Street’s biggest bear: Fed’s Jerome Powell
Fed officials are signaling that they’re determined to keep their vise-like grip on the economy through the end of 2023.
Yellen to stay on as Biden’s Treasury chief as debt fight looms
People close to Yellen said she had considered leaving for family reasons and because the Treasury job is highly political — and would become more so with Republicans in control of the House.