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As of Thu 20 Aug 2026 · 28 stories · Source: Daily Newsletter Digest
Thursday 20 August 2026
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01 · The Washington Post
"The bond market is sounding an alarm. Here's what it means."The thirty-year Treasury yield briefly touched 5.34%, its highest since 2007, before Treasury doubled buybacks of the longest-dated bonds.
02 · Business Insider
"What smart investors are saying about a 2007-era warning flashing in the bond market"Further reading from the day's section on the bond market selloff and rising borrowing costs.
03 · The Washington Post
"What it means that Democrats are winning special elections in Trump country"Democrats have overperformed Harris's 2024 vote share by an average of 12.5 points across 110 special elections since January 2025.
04 · The Washington Post
"Why a stunning democratic socialist win in Florida is different"Democratic socialist Angie Nixon beat Alexander Vindman by double digits in Florida after being out-raised 16 to 1.
05 · The Washington Post
"8 takeaways and surprises from Florida, Wyoming and Alaska primaries"Rep. Cory Mills lost by thirteen points, and Trump's picks lost in a southwest Florida House seat and the Wyoming governor's race.
06 · Vox
"The worst primary in America"Caitlin Dewey covers FL-6, where Rep. Randy Fine beat manosphere influencer Dan Bilzerian.
07 · Puck
"The New Bernies Aren't Polling Like Bernie"Peter Hamby finds AOC, Mamdani and El-Sayed underwater nationally, even as Democratic voters warm to democratic socialism.
08 · Digiday
"OpenAI's ads business hits Europe at the six month mark"OpenAI ships ads inside ChatGPT across 31 European markets, built explicitly on consent, with a new EU privacy policy this month.
09 · Business Insider
"Google buys Spirit Airlines data for AI model development"Google paid $10M for bankrupt Spirit Airlines' corporate data as AI labs seek work data for reinforcement-learning environments.
10 · Business Insider
"Handshake AI will pay up to $30K for your work documents"Handshake AI is offering individuals up to $30K for high-quality written documents.
11 · Digiday
"New court filings detail how WPP's turnaround stalled — from the inside"Further reading from the day's section on AI's accountability gap.
12 · The Washington Post
"Mathematicians ask what's left for humans when AI can do math research"Further reading from the day's section on AI's accountability gap.
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13 · Puck
"When Studios Weaponize Copyright to Kill Spoilers"Warner Bros. Discovery filed copyright takedowns against people discussing spoilers for HBO's Lanterns, with no intention of litigating.
14 · Status
"The Ross Barkan Reckoning"Further reading from the day's section on media companies under regulatory pressure.
15 · The Athletic
"Fallout from the Lakers' sale already reverberating throughout the organization"The Athletic covers fallout from the Lakers sale among players and front office, and the possible end of the Buss family's 47-year run.
16 · The Athletic
"Amid federal scrutiny, Dodgers owner Mark Walter's empire shifting billions"Further reading from the day's section on sports as an asset class.
17 · The Athletic
"The Cleveland Browns' $2.6 billion stadium is coming. So is the bill for fans"Further reading from the day's section on sports as an asset class.
18 · Puck
"Mark Ein on the Lakers Deal Logic"Mark Ein made the case that pro sports have become a blue-chip asset class, a hedge for fortunes made in tech, finance and AI.
19 · NBC Sports
"Fanatics becomes an official NFL sportsbook"Fanatics became an official NFL sportsbook by paying the Genius data fees that FanDuel and DraftKings are refusing to swallow.
20 · The Kansas City Star
"KC to officially offer $600M for Royals ballpark"Kansas City formally offered $600M toward a $1.9B Royals ballpark where the team would pay $1 a year in rent.
21 · ESPN
"FIFA executive Kevin Lamour departs amid backlash over Infantino's World Cup sale plan"Further reading from the day's section on sports as an asset class.
22 · The Washington Post
"Cancer treatment could face landmark moment with promising vaccine"Moderna and Merck's personalized mRNA vaccine intismeran prevented the return and spread of cancer in high-risk melanoma patients.
23 · The Washington Post
"Why homes once banished to trailer parks are filling the suburbs"Manufactured homes, long banned outright by many towns, are moving into the suburbs as prices override the stigma.
24 · Vox
"One unexpected reason kids aren't reading"Further reading from the day's section on a new cancer vaccine and the lightning round.
25 · The Washington Post
"We found cops who misused Flock. Their police departments didn't know."Paired with Flock's CEO telling Business Insider that drones are now its fastest-growing line.
26 · Business Insider
"Inside the fraud scandal that's rocked the $15 billion trading card industry"Further reading from the day's reading list.
27 · Puck
"Is J.Crew getting ready to be sold?"J.Crew has had four bond downgrades under Anchorage.
28 · Digiday
"As AI automates everything, The Atlantic is building games by hand"A Jeopardy! champion is hand-crafting trivia games for The Atlantic.
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