# staff writer (news sources) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 5 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover staff writer. Page: Feed: --- ## [ICE Has Quietly Changed Its Deadly-Force Rule](https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/08/ice-shootings-deadly-force/688407/?utm_source=feed) _2026-08-25 · Nick Miroff · Best of The Atlantic_ Officers under investigation can no longer return quickly to the streets. ## [The Transcendence of Dolly Parton](https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/2026/08/dolly-parton-transcended-cultural-boundaries/688405/?utm_source=feed) _2026-08-25 · David A. Graham · Best of The Atlantic_ The late singer was perhaps the only person in the United States who commanded nearly universal affection. ## [The Transcendence of Dolly Parton](https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/2026/08/dolly-parton-transcended-cultural-boundaries/688405/?utm_source=feed) _2026-08-25 · David A. Graham · The Atlantic_ The late singer was perhaps the only person in the United States who commanded nearly universal affection. ## [Dolly Parton: Photos From an Extraordinary Life and Career](https://www.theatlantic.com/photography/2026/08/dolly-parton-photos-extraordinary-life-and-career/688403/?utm_source=feed) _2026-08-25 · Alan Taylor · Best of The Atlantic_ Dolly Parton, the singer, songwriter, actor, and philanthropist, died today at the age of 80. ## [More American Families Are Refusing Vaccines](https://www.theatlantic.com/health/2026/08/vaccination-exemption-school-disease/688397/?utm_source=feed) _2026-08-25 · Katherine J. Wu · Best of The Atlantic_ This fall, the nation’s kindergartners will be more vulnerable to disease than they’ve been in decades. ## [The Latest Empty Threat Against Iran](https://www.theatlantic.com/national-security/2026/08/treasury-bessent-sanctions-iran-trump/688401/?utm_source=feed) _2026-08-25 · Vivian Salama · Best of The Atlantic_ The Trump administration gave its own explanation for why sanctions against Tehran won’t work. ## [Portrait of the Artist as a Movie Star](https://www.theatlantic.com/books/2026/08/rachel-cusk-life-of-m-book-review/688398/?utm_source=feed) _2026-08-25 · Sophie Gilbert · Best of The Atlantic_ Rachel Cusk’s latest novel is about the life of a famous actress—or is it? ## [The Qataris Gave Trump an Airplane. He Crippled Their Country in Return.](https://www.theatlantic.com/national-security/2026/08/qatar-jet-donald-trump/688321/?utm_source=feed) _2026-08-25 · Shane Harris · Best of The Atlantic_ The tiny Gulf state is learning that the U.S. president doesn’t always keep his end of the deal. ## [Party in the (Downwardly Mobile) U.S.A.](https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026/08/summer-songs-2026-slayyyter-adela/688394/?utm_source=feed) _2026-08-25 · Spencer Kornhaber · Best of The Atlantic_ The mainstream is disintegrating. What’s a frustrated pop star to do? ## [Is Mojtaba Khamenei Dead?](https://www.theatlantic.com/international/2026/08/mojtaba-khamenei-dead-rumor-iran/688393/?utm_source=feed) _2026-08-25 · Arash Azizi · Best of The Atlantic_ The office of Iran’s supreme leader has fallen quiet, fueling uncertainty in a country with decisions to make. ## [Point once, get highlights (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/wWkDEFQI7vxE) _2026-08-25 · **Sponsored**_ Get minutes worth watching from a whole game — point once ## [Is Mojtaba Khamenei Dead?](https://www.theatlantic.com/international/2026/08/mojtaba-khamenei-dead-rumor-iran/688393/?utm_source=feed) _2026-08-25 · Arash Azizi · The Atlantic_ The office of Iran’s supreme leader has fallen quiet, fueling uncertainty in a country with decisions to make. ## [The Jews Who Voted for Hitler](https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/10/nationalist-german-jews-max-naumann-hitler/688343/?utm_source=feed) _2026-08-25 · Timothy W. Ryback · The Atlantic_ What happened when members of a minority community cast its lot with a political leader who despised them ## [Darline Graham Is Not Her Brother](https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/08/darline-graham-south-carolina-senate/688392/?utm_source=feed) _2026-08-25 · Matt Viser · Best of The Atlantic_ Thrown into office and an unexpected campaign, she is running on her brother’s legacy—but making clear that she’s different. ## [How to Lose a Trade War](https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/08/why-us-canada-trade-talks-fell-apart/688386/?utm_source=feed) _2026-08-22 · David Frum · Best of The Atlantic_ Trump’s bullying of Canada is failing. ## [How to Lose a Trade War](https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/08/why-us-canada-trade-talks-fell-apart/688386/?utm_source=feed) _2026-08-22 · David Frum · The Atlantic_ Trump’s bullying of Canada is failing. ## [How Relationships Can Change Your Personality](https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/2026/08/relationships-personality-changing/688385/?utm_source=feed) _2026-08-22 · Isabel Fattal · Best of The Atlantic_ Love can alter everything about us. ## [The President’s Focus](https://www.theatlantic.com/national/2026/08/trump-ballroom-debt-washington-week/688384/?utm_source=feed) _2026-08-22 · The Editors · The Atlantic_ Panelists joined to discuss Trump’s priorities as the national debt reaches new highs. ## [So a C-List Celebrity Is Selling Your House?](https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026/08/real-estate-agent-social-media-celebrity/688378/?utm_source=feed) _2026-08-22 · Michael Waters · Best of The Atlantic_ Reality-TV stars and influencers are getting into real estate. ## [Why Do Rich Kids Love Socialism?](https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026/08/socialism-rich-kids-gordillo/688382/?utm_source=feed) _2026-08-22 · Tyler Austin Harper · Best of The Atlantic_ Having money isn’t at odds with wanting a fairer economic system. ## [BREAKING NEWS UPDATED: Canada walks away from trade talks; U.S. imposes new 50% tariffs on Canadian goods including cement, hardwood products](https://ontarioconstructionnews.com/breaking-news-carney-suspends-u-s-trade-talks-as-u-s-expected-to-impose-50-tariffs-on-28-billion-in-canadian-goods-including-cement-hardwood) _2026-08-22 · Robin MacLennan, Editor, Ontario Construction News · Ontario Construction News_ Ontario Construction News staff writer Canada has suspended trade negotiations with the United States, and will match new tariffs, Prime Minister Mark Carney said in a statement late Friday, clearing the way for new 50 per cent tariffs threatened by U.S. President Donald Trump to take effect at midnight on $28 billion worth of Canadian \[…\] The post BREAKING NEWS UPDATED: Canada walks away from… ## [Sync Bookmarks Everywhere (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/CWVIaF6Sx7gF) _2026-08-22 · **Sponsored**_ Two-way sync keeps folders and toolbar intact across Chrome, Firefox, and Safari. ## [Another Pulte Purge](https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/08/bill-pulte-fannie-mae-housing-firings/688383/?utm_source=feed) _2026-08-22 · Michael Scherer · Best of The Atlantic_ Firings at Fannie Mae fit a pattern. ## [Yet Another Purge in Washington](https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/08/bill-pulte-fannie-mae-housing-firings/688383/?utm_source=feed) _2026-08-22 · Michael Scherer · The Atlantic_ Bill Pulte’s firings at Fannie Mae fit a pattern. ## [Thank You for Your Inattention to This Matter](https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/2026/08/trump-inattention-iran-war/688381/?utm_source=feed) _2026-08-21 · David A. Graham · Best of The Atlantic_ The good news is that the world has stopped responding breathlessly to Donald Trump’s every empty provocation. That’s also the bad news. ## [It’s Low-Calorie and Packed With Protein. Is It Healthy?](https://www.theatlantic.com/health/2026/08/ultra-processed-food-healthy-ice-cream/688364/?utm_source=feed) _2026-08-21 · Nicholas Florko · Best of The Atlantic_ Welcome to the golden age of ultra-processed health foods. ## [America’s Gerontocracy Needs a Public Physician](https://www.theatlantic.com/health/2026/08/office-of-medical-adviser/688372/?utm_source=feed) _2026-08-21 · Rachael Bedard · Best of The Atlantic_ Congress should create an office of physicians that report to the public on American leaders’ medical fitness for duty. ## [The Road to Nowhere](https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026/08/it-ends-movie-review-liminal-horror/688373/?utm_source=feed) _2026-08-21 · David Sims · Best of The Atlantic_ The new liminal-horror film It Ends captures the terror of aimlessness. ## [The Road to Nowhere](https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026/08/it-ends-movie-review-liminal-horror/688373/?utm_source=feed) _2026-08-21 · David Sims · The Atlantic_ The new liminal-horror film It Ends captures the terror of aimlessness. ## [Lithuanian Oscar Entry HOW TO DIVORCE DURING THE WAR Bracingly Captures the Current Zeitgeist](https://www.moviejawn.com/home/2026/08/21/how-to-divorce-during-the-war-review) _2026-08-21 · Moviejawn Account · blog-home - Moviejawn_ by Colton Peregoy, Staff Writer Shot with a steely grey calculation that reflects its bleak zeitgeist, How to Divorce During the War feels highly attuned to the deterioration of contemporary family life that preoccupies so many narratives across today’s cinematic landscape. ## [Liberal Families Are Looking Pretty Traditional](https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/08/democrat-liberal-conservative-traditional-family/688369/?utm_source=feed) _2026-08-21 · Joshua Sohn · Best of The Atlantic_ What I see in my deep-blue D.C. neighborhood undermines the simplistic culture-war narrative. ## [With FRANZ, Agnieszka Holland creates a surreal biopic worthy of Kafka himself](https://www.moviejawn.com/home/2026/8/21/franz-review) _2026-08-21 · Darian Davis · blog-home - Moviejawn_ by Fiona Underhill, Staff Writer The meeting of Agnieszka Holland with a Franz Kafka biopic is an absolutely perfect match-up of director to subject. ## [CLI-first decentralized GPU compute (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/mGIFZR4MuJIV) _2026-08-21 · **Sponsored**_ Pay workers or run your GPU for FFmpeg transcode and AI inference. ## [Photos of the Week: Robot Training, Straw Chickens, Blessed Dogs](https://www.theatlantic.com/photography/2026/08/photos-week-robot-training-straw-chickens-blessed-dogs/688362/?utm_source=feed) _2026-08-21 · Alan Taylor · Best of The Atlantic_ Harvest festivals in Germany, a solar-energy base in a Chinese desert, high-diving in Slovenia, hurricane damage in Hawaii, a traveling circus in France, and much more ## [THE SNARE is the rare crime thriller that interrogates the system](https://www.moviejawn.com/home/2026/8/21/the-snare-review) _2026-08-21 · Moviejawn Account · blog-home - Moviejawn_ by MD Russell, Staff Writer Tonally, The Snare begins to feel more like a horror movie. ## [PM Carney asks provinces to open procurement as Canada-U.S. trade deal takes shape](https://ontarioconstructionnews.com/carney-asks-provinces-to-open-procurement-as-canada-u-s-trade-deal-takes-shape-2) _2026-08-21 · Robin MacLennan, Editor, Ontario Construction News · Ontario Construction News_ Ontario Construction News staff writer Prime Minister Mark Carney has asked provincial governments to allow American companies to compete for provincial contracts and lift restrictions on U.S. alcohol sales as Canada and the United States move toward a new trade agreement, according to Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston. Houston told reporters that Carney made the \[…\] The post PM Carney asks… ## [From ‘Indispensable’ Ally to Target of Annihilation](https://www.theatlantic.com/national-security/2026/08/oman-trump-iran-war-strait-hormuz/688335/?utm_source=feed) _2026-08-21 · Vivian Salama · Best of The Atlantic_ The latest target of Trump’s ire is the low-profile Sultanate of Oman. ## [What’s Happening to the WNBA Isn’t Normal](https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026/08/wnba-caitlin-clark-sophie-cunningham/688341/?utm_source=feed) _2026-08-21 · Jemele Hill · Best of The Atlantic_ The league’s unprecedented success has come with unprecedented controversy. Something has to change. ## [Ossoff’s ‘Natalie’ Moment](https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/08/jon-ossoff-natalie-harp/688363/?utm_source=feed) _2026-08-21 · Elaine Godfrey · Best of The Atlantic_ The Georgia senator’s latest viral moment reveals much about Trump—and plenty about Ossoff himself. ## [Timmins awards $36.3M contract for Melrose Heights subdivision expansion](https://ontarioconstructionnews.com/timmins-awards-36-3m-contract-for-melrose-heights-subdivision-expansion) _2026-08-21 · Special to Ontario Construction News · Ontario Construction News_ Ontario Construction News staff writer The City of Timmins has awarded a $36.3-million construction contract for the first phase of the Melrose Heights subdivision expansion, a project expected to create 172 fully serviced residential lots over the next three years. Timmins city council approved the $36.3-million contract with GIP-Interpaving. Construction is expected to start \[…\] The post Timmins… ## [Canadian housing starts slow in July as construction split widens between major markets](https://ontarioconstructionnews.com/canadian-housing-starts-slow-in-july-as-construction-split-widens-between-major-markets) _2026-08-21 · Special to Ontario Construction News · Ontario Construction News_ Ontario Construction News staff writer Canada’s housing construction sector slowed in July, with the annualized pace of housing starts falling five per cent from June as activity varied sharply among major markets. Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. reported a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 229,074 housing starts in July, down from 240,773 in June. \[…\] The post Canadian housing starts slow in… ## [Ontario funds sawmill expansion, forest biomass projects](https://ontarioconstructionnews.com/ontario-funds-sawmill-expansion-forest-biomass-projects) _2026-08-21 · Special to Ontario Construction News · Ontario Construction News_ Ontario Construction News staff writer The Ontario government is providing more than $2.1 million to support forest sector projects, including investments aimed at increasing lumber production and developing new uses for mill by-products and other underused wood. Associate Minister of Forestry and Forest Products Kevin Holland announced the funding at Ben Hokum and Son \[…\] The post Ontario funds… ## [Federal government awards $32M contract to replace Souris ferry terminal bridge](https://ontarioconstructionnews.com/federal-government-awards-32m-contract-to-replace-souris-ferry-terminal-bridge) _2026-08-21 · Special to Ontario Construction News · Ontario Construction News_ Ontario Construction News staff writer The federal government has awarded a $32-million contract to Dexter Construction to replace the movable transfer bridge at the Souris ferry terminal on Prince Edward Island. The Bedford, N.S.-based company was selected following a competitive procurement process. The request for proposals was issued in April, with the contract awarded \[…\] The post Federal… ## [Today’s issue (Aug. 21, 2026)](https://ontarioconstructionnews.com/todays-issue-aug-21-2026) _2026-08-21 · Robin MacLennan, Editor, Ontario Construction News · Ontario Construction News_ To access the content of today’s issue in page-turning software, simply click on this link or the image above. If you are an advertiser or paid subscriber and are having trouble accessing the content, please email bu\*\*\*\*\*\*@\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*ws.com. If you are not a subscriber, you can register either with Google’s Reader Revenue Manager system, or directly \[…\] The post Today’s issue (Aug. 21,… ## [The White House Freak-Out Over Natalie Harp](https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/08/ossoff-trump-natalie-harp/688365/?utm_source=feed) _2026-08-21 · Jonathan Lemire · Best of The Atlantic_ The West Wing’s explosive response to a fleeting jab didn’t kill the story. It enabled days of coverage. ## [What Does a Trump Endorsement Actually Mean in 2026?](https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/2026/08/what-does-trump-endorsement-mean/688367/?utm_source=feed) _2026-08-20 · Will Gottsegen · Best of The Atlantic_ A few recent losses for Trump-endorsed politicians are hardly transformative, but they do complicate the president’s narrative. ## [An Unsettling Glimpse Into the GOP’s Future](https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/08/james-fishback-republican-young-voters-florida/688366/?utm_source=feed) _2026-08-20 · Ali Breland · Best of The Atlantic_ James Fishback lost badly in Florida but showed that there’s support for bigotry among the young. ## [Why Is Everyone in Silicon Valley Talking Like That?](https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/2026/08/ai-jargon-in-everday-speech/688358/?utm_source=feed) _2026-08-20 · Lila Shroff · Best of The Atlantic_ Did you mix something up? Maybe you’re just “hallucinating.” ## [President Trump Has a Pet-Project Docket at the National Parks](https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/08/trump-national-parks-projects/688338/?utm_source=feed) _2026-08-20 · Michael Scherer · Best of The Atlantic_ The National Park Service changed the way it prioritizes projects so that the president’s requests are quickly approved. ## [Another Pot of Paint Thrown in the Public’s Face](https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/2026/08/matisse-sf-moma-ai/688328/?utm_source=feed) _2026-08-20 · Matteo Wong · Best of The Atlantic_ Does AI actually belong in an art museum? ## [Resistance 1.0 Was Not Crazy](https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/08/resistance-10-was-not-crazy/688340/?utm_source=feed) _2026-08-20 · Jonathan Chait · Best of The Atlantic_ The much-derided movement was right about Trump’s nature, and how to defeat him. ## [Donald Trump Effectively Just Told Iran to Get a Nuclear Weapon](https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/08/trump-north-korean-iran-nuclear-weapons/688339/?utm_source=feed) _2026-08-20 · Tom Nichols · Best of The Atlantic_ He may also have blurted out classified information about North Korea. ## [Photos: Releasing Animals Back Into Their Habitats](https://www.theatlantic.com/photography/2026/08/photos-releasing-animals-back-their-habitats/688336/?utm_source=feed) _2026-08-20 · Alan Taylor · Best of The Atlantic_ Recent images of the moment of release—when many different kinds of animals were reintroduced to their natural habitats after rehabilitation, or as part of repopulation efforts, or simply to help grow an ecosystem