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As of Sun 19 Jul 2026 · 8 stories · Source: Daily Newsletter Digest

Sunday 19 July 2026

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  1. 01 · The Washington Post

    Data centers have united Americans of both parties in a shared hatred

    The backlash against data centers has united rural conservatives and suburban progressives, furious an industry is annexing their electricity, land and water.

    Data centres

  2. 02 · The Washington Post

    ICE officer's troubled past renews vetting questions after Maine shooting

    In Maine, an ICE officer with a documented volatile history shot and killed a Colombian immigrant, raising questions about vetting during a deportation surge.

    Immigration

  3. 03 · Status

    The Times' Source Standoff

    A federal judge granted the NYT a temporary reprieve from a DOJ effort to force three reporters to testify about sources over reporting on Trump's Qatari jet.

    Press freedom · Regulation

  4. 04 · Status

    Rob Bonta on the Paramount–WBD merger

    Status's Power Lines podcast chased California AG Rob Bonta on his antitrust suit to block the Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger.

    Regulation · Antitrust · M&A

  5. 05 · The Athletic

    World Cup final set to be the most expensive sporting event ever

    World Cup final resale seats average about $13,000 per SeatGeek, pricier than the 2024 Super Bowl, making it the most expensive match in sports history.

  6. 06 · The Athletic

    Baseball's beautiful mess

    The Athletic's Alex Kirshner captures an MLB season of one expected thing, the 62-36 Dodgers, surrounded by chaos, including the White Sox atop the AL Central.

  7. 07 · The Athletic

    Morgan Rogers' £117m Chelsea transfer: How do they keep doing it?

    Chelsea will sign Aston Villa's Morgan Rogers for £117m, and The Athletic's answer to how they keep doing it is that Chelsea have become elite sellers.

  8. 08 · The Athletic

    Chelsea's summer sales, and matching last year's £300m

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