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Edition No. 3 · Tue 23 Jun 2026 · 8 stories · Source: Daily Newsletter Digest

Edition No. 3

Tuesday 23 June 2026

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  1. 01 · NYT On Politics

    Will New York swing further to the left?

    Today's primaries are read as a referendum on Mamdani; allies sweeping three seats would roughly double DSA members in Congress.

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    New York
    Politics and government

    Elections

  2. 02 · Semafor Principals

    Missing in action

    A freshly unplugged Senator Cornyn took shots at Ken Paxton after the primary, Semafor reported.

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    Business and tech

  3. 03 · Semafor

    US eases oil sanctions on Iran

    The waiver allows dollar-denominated Iranian oil sales for the first time in years, after Tehran said it made 'no new commitments.'

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    Iran
    Business and tech

  4. 04 · Sherwood/Snacks

    Accenture tumbles after guidance disappoints

    The record single-day drop signals clients will pay for AI strategy advice but implement the technology themselves.

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    Business and tech

    AI

  5. 05 · AI Secret

    You Can't Lock Up a Ghost

    A developer cloned Anthropic's Fable-5 behavior, not its weights, into an open model, testing AI labs' leak-proof moat.

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    Business and tech

    AI

  1. 06 · The Athletic

    Giannis acquired by Heat in blockbuster trade
    Why it matters

    Tyler Herro and other assets go back to Milwaukee as NBA free agency opens June 30.

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  2. 07 · The Athletic

    Cape Verde stun Uruguay at first World Cup
    Why it matters

    Further reading from the day's section on world cup upsets.

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  3. 08 · Bloomberg (via Snacks)

    Sniffer dogs out-earn Big Tech per head
    Why it matters

    South Africa's customs sniffer dogs generate about $1.8 million each per year, more per head than Microsoft or Tesla.

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