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Edition No. 31 · Thu 23 Jul 2026 · 5 stories · Source: Daily Newsletter Digest

Edition No. 31

Thursday 23 July 2026

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  1. 01 · The New York Times

    On Politics: The next big tests for the left

    Abdul El-Sayed leads narrowly in Michigan's Senate primary despite a ~$50M ad disadvantage, while Wisconsin's governor race boosted socialist Francesca Hong.

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    United States
    Politics and government

  2. 02 · The Athletic

    Ryan Clark laid off by ESPN

    ESPN fired analyst Ryan Clark during a commercial break of NFL Live, after learning the news was about to leak.

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    SportNFL

  3. 03 · Puck

    JT Batson declares the US soccer moment has arrived

    US Soccer CEO JT Batson told Puck's John Ourand the US soccer moment has arrived.

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    United States
    AdTech and media

  4. 04 · The Athletic

    Spain and Morocco compete to host the 2030 final

    Spain and Morocco are openly competing to host the 2030 final, which CONMEBOL says will balloon to 64 teams.

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    SpainMoroccoFIFA World Cup
    SportCONMEBOL

  5. 05 · Puck

    Autonomous ground vehicles are already fighting in Ukraine

    Autonomous ground vehicles already fighting in Ukraine offer an up-close look at the Pentagon's agentic-weapons era.

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    Ukraine
    AdTech and media

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