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As of Sun 9 Aug 2026 · 24 stories · Source: Daily Newsletter Digest

Sunday 9 August 2026

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01 · The Washington Post
Unemployment improved, because thousands of workers disappeared. Where did they go?
Unemployment fell because more than 260,000 people left the labor force, and prime-age participation is at its lowest level since the pandemic.
United States
Politics and government
Public health
02 · The Washington Post
Pirro, Trump's longtime champion, is on the outs over Reflecting Pool move
Jeanine Pirro, US attorney for DC and a longtime Trump champion, is reportedly on the outs over the Reflecting Pool vandalism prosecutions.
Washington-Baltimore
Politics and government
03 · The Washington Post
Rep. Max Miller has been battling for his career. Then came stories about a child's stuffed bunny.
Rep. Max Miller's divorce broke open over the allegation that he withheld his daughter's stuffed bunny.
Politics and government
04 · Puck
Why Republicans Still Won't Break With Trump
Leigh Ann Caldwell on why Republicans still won't break with Trump three months from the midterms, despite record-low approval.
United States
AdTech and media
05 · Puck
Why Trump Pulled the Brazilian Ambassador's Visa
Further reading from the day's section on Todd Blanche, Jeanine Pirro and the politics of personal loyalty.
Brazil
AdTech and media
06 · Puck
The Order of the Democrats' Early Voting States Is Reshuffled
Further reading from the day's section on Todd Blanche, Jeanine Pirro and the politics of personal loyalty.
AdTech and media
07 · Status
Carr's Consolidation Overdrive
The FCC voted 2-1 to eliminate the 39% cap on local TV station reach, and Nexstar's pending Tegna deal would reach about 80% of US TV households.
United States
AdTech and media
08 · Puck
PSKY-WBD Merger: Why Ellison May Walk Away
Bill Cohan handicaps the WarnerMount endgame and why David Ellison may walk away.
AdTech and media Business and tech
M&A
09 · Puck
Ellison's NYT Op-Ed Is a Media Rorschach Test
Dylan Byers reads David Ellison's truth-first NYT op-ed as a Rorschach test, as Status reports a furious backlash from CNN staff.
AdTech and media
10 · Puck
Ross Douthat's Exit Exposes a Crack at the Times
Ross Douthat left the New York Times op-ed page for 60 Minutes.
AdTech and media
11 · Puck
YouTube's Slop Insurance: The Peacock Deal Explained
Julia Alexander calls the Peacock and YouTube deal YouTube's slop insurance.
AdTech and media
12 · The Washington Post
Pentagon presses defense firms to build weapons as Iran war depletes stocks
Deputy Defense Secretary Steve Feinberg directed the defense industry to build weapons faster amid a critical US munitions shortage.
United States Iran
Politics and government

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13 · Business Insider
Forget AI coming for your brain. How about your toilet?
Throne Science raised $10M for a toilet-mounted camera that analyzes stool and urine and feeds an AI gut health coach.
Business and tech
AI
14 · Business Insider
Inside Goodwill, the world's biggest thrift machine
Further reading from the day's section on AI-designed viruses and consumer health tech.
Business and tech
15 · Puck
How Big Tech's Earnings Silenced the A.I. Bears
Further reading from the day's section on AI-designed viruses and consumer health tech.
AdTech and media Business and tech
AI
16 · The Athletic
A new league with a simple premise
The Women's Pro Baseball League launched with four teams, 15-player rosters and every game at a neutral site in Springfield, Illinois.
Sport
17 · The Athletic
White Sox starter forced out after one out on a mound-visit blunder
The White Sox lost starter Noah Schultz after one out because manager Will Venable made a second first-inning mound visit.
MLB Chicago White Sox Chicago
Sport
18 · The Athletic
WNBA union denounces "hate, abuse, and demonization" of trans people
The WNBA players' union denounced hate, abuse and demonization of transgender people after backlash to Fever guard Sophie Cunningham's comments.
WNBA Indiana Fever: WNBA
Sport WNBA
Women's sport · Labour
19 · Puck
Inside MLS's Surprisingly Close Commissioner Vote
John Ourand reconstructs a four-round MLS commissioner vote that ended with Larry Berg.
MLS
AdTech and media MLS
20 · Puck
Should NFL Teams Be Allowed to IPO?
Eriq Gardner asks whether NFL teams should be allowed to IPO, hung on the quirk that makes Packers shares effectively worthless.
NFL Green Bay Packers Green Bay
AdTech and media Business and tech NFL
IPO
21 · Puck
Inside The Row's Surprising New Strategy to Stay Relevant
Lauren Sherman on The Row, the Olsens' search-engine play and a brand's midlife ennui.
AdTech and media
22 · Puck
Vuori and the Art of Not Being Cool
Malique Morris on Vuori founder Joe Kudla's deliberate wariness of the IPO trap.
AdTech and media Business and tech
IPO
23 · Trends.vc
Stop Trading Your Habits Like Stocks
Dru Riley's essay on habit churn: everyone guards against risk of ruin, but almost nobody guards against risk of reset.
Business and tech
24 · Business Insider
Four rules to find your protein sweet spot
From a nutrition conference where the real debate was whether the wellness obsession has gone too far.
Business and tech

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