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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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  1. 21 ยท The Washington Post

    Plan to build apartments over a Nazi bunker reignites debate in Berlin
    Why it matters

    Further reading from the day's section on quick hits, from unfinished books to recovered stolen art.

    Story page โ†’
  2. 22 ยท The Washington Post

    How to beat an earthquake: The Colombian city where no one died
    Why it matters

    Further reading from the day's section on quick hits, from unfinished books to recovered stolen art.

    Story page โ†’
  3. 23 ยท The Washington Post

    What I learned about the American Dream from Europeans pretending to live in Ohio
    Why it matters

    A fake Ohio trailer park in Poland, and what the people playing Americans think Americans are.

    Story page โ†’
  4. 24 ยท The Washington Post

    Closing the Kennedy Center may be the best of bad options
    Why it matters

    Philip Kennicott argues closing the Kennedy Center may be the best of bad options.

    Story page โ†’
  5. 25 ยท The Athletic

    The U.S. flag football team's 14-year undefeated streak is over
    Why it matters

    American Samoa, quarterbacked by Taulia Tagovailoa, ended the U.S. flag football team's 14-year undefeated streak.

    Story page โ†’
  6. 26 ยท Business Insider

    I flew around the world to keep my airline status
    Why 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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