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Edition No. 66 ยท Thu 27 Aug 2026 ยท 27 stories ยท Source: Daily Newsletter Digest

Edition No. 66

Thursday 27 August 2026

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  1. 21 ยท Business Insider

    Dolly Parton, country legend, dead at 80
    Why it matters

    Dolly Parton died at 80, after 25 No. 1 country singles and induction into both the Country Music and Rock and Roll halls of fame.

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  2. 22 ยท OffBall

    RIP Dolly Parton, Absolute Sports Legend
    Why it matters

    Further reading from the day's section on Dolly Parton, a cancer breakthrough and New York real estate.

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  3. 23 ยท Business Insider

    The NYC tax the rich can't escape
    Why it matters

    Business Insider found few loopholes in Mamdani's NYC pied-ร -terre tax, and nobody expects a mass sell-off.

    Story page โ†’
  4. 24 ยท Puck

    Is Abercrombie's resurgence hitting a wall?
    Why it matters

    Malique Morris on whether Fran Horowitz sanded off the edges that made Abercrombie's comeback work.

    Story page โ†’
  5. 25 ยท Puck

    What can fine dining teach us about the art market?
    Why it matters

    Marion Maneker revisits a twelve-year-old theory about the art market that finally came true.

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  6. 26 ยท The Athletic

    Are MLB teams really losing money? The labor mailbag answers all
    Why it matters

    A labor mailbag ahead of what looks like an ugly MLB bargaining cycle.

    Story page โ†’
  7. 27 ยท Digiday

    X creates a new revenue model for creators โ€” but will it actually win them over?
    Why it matters

    Further reading from the day's reading list.

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