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Edition No. 2 · Mon 22 Jun 2026 · 17 stories · Source: Daily Newsletter Digest
Edition No. 2
Monday 22 June 2026
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01 · Financial Times
JD Vance arrives in Switzerland for crunch US–Iran talksThe talks are increasingly swallowed by the Israel-Hezbollah fight in Lebanon and renewed threats over Hormuz.
02 · The Washington Post
Pro-Trump candidate is frontrunner in Colombia's electionThe runoff pits a Trump-endorsed megaprison candidate against a leftist promising continued gang negotiations.
03 · The Guardian
Keir Starmer expected to announce departure MondayHis resignation would make him Britain's seventh prime minister in a decade, with Andy Burnham seen as successor.
04 · The Washington Post
Confidential files contained directives for Tulsi Gabbard. Did they come from her guru?The Post traced hundreds of memos that guided her congressional-era politics to her spiritual guru's network.
05 · The Washington Post
Records reveal $600M estimate for Trump's ballroom, half from taxpayersThe estimate undercuts earlier promises that the project wouldn't cost taxpayers 'a dime.'
06 · Business Insider
The AI token economyWhy it matters
Companies once paid staff to use AI; now they cap usage, and compute access has become a recruiting perk.
Story page →07 · Status
The Post's Local Backpedal08 · Business Insider
Rainbow models and their AI doppelgängers09 · Business Insider
Convey raises $38M from a16z to automate office work10 · Juggernaut Capital
Gareth Bale launches a dedicated sports fundWhy it matters
It joins a wave of athlete-backed investment funds this week, including LVMH's Durant- and Trout-backed Champ Fund.
Story page →11 · The Athletic
Is the MetLife pitch fit for the final?Why it matters
The Athletic ranked all 16 World Cup venues and put the eventual final's host dead last.
Story page →12 · The Athletic
Eloy Room, Curaçao's Secretary of DefenseWhy it matters
His 15 saves earned the island its first-ever World Cup point and 600,000 new Instagram followers in two hours.
Story page →13 · The Athletic
Wyndham Clark leads the U.S. Open as Scheffler chargesWhy it matters
Clark's lead at Oakmont is under pressure as Scottie Scheffler makes a third-round charge.
Story page →14 · The Washington Post
America's feral hog population is booming. Here's how to control it.Why it matters
Nearly 7 million feral hogs now roam the United States, per the newsletter's lightning round tally.
Story page →15 · The Guardian
David Hockney's funeral held in private with two mournersWhy it matters
The British painter's funeral drew only two mourners, the newsletter noted in its lightning round.
Story page →16 · The Washington Post
A Father's Day essay: the dad I almost missed17 · Status
Peter Hamby joins Puck to lead 2028 coverage
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