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Edition No. 55 ยท Sun 16 Aug 2026 ยท 26 stories ยท Source: Daily Newsletter Digest
Edition No. 55
Sunday 16 August 2026
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21 ยท The Washington Post
Plan to build apartments over a Nazi bunker reignites debate in BerlinWhy it matters
Further reading from the day's section on quick hits, from unfinished books to recovered stolen art.
Story page โ22 ยท The Washington Post
How to beat an earthquake: The Colombian city where no one diedWhy it matters
Further reading from the day's section on quick hits, from unfinished books to recovered stolen art.
Story page โ23 ยท The Washington Post
What I learned about the American Dream from Europeans pretending to live in OhioWhy it matters
A fake Ohio trailer park in Poland, and what the people playing Americans think Americans are.
Story page โ24 ยท The Washington Post
Closing the Kennedy Center may be the best of bad optionsWhy it matters
Philip Kennicott argues closing the Kennedy Center may be the best of bad options.
Story page โ25 ยท The Athletic
The U.S. flag football team's 14-year undefeated streak is overWhy it matters
American Samoa, quarterbacked by Taulia Tagovailoa, ended the U.S. flag football team's 14-year undefeated streak.
Story page โ26 ยท Business Insider
I flew around the world to keep my airline statusWhy it matters
He spent $2,700 flying 13,000 miles in three days to keep his airline status, and would do it again.
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