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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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21 ยท Business Insider
Dolly Parton, country legend, dead at 80Why 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.
Story page โ22 ยท OffBall
RIP Dolly Parton, Absolute Sports LegendWhy it matters
Further reading from the day's section on Dolly Parton, a cancer breakthrough and New York real estate.
Story page โ23 ยท Business Insider
The NYC tax the rich can't escapeWhy it matters
Business Insider found few loopholes in Mamdani's NYC pied-ร -terre tax, and nobody expects a mass sell-off.
Story page โ24 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 โ25 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.
Story page โ26 ยท The Athletic
Are MLB teams really losing money? The labor mailbag answers all27 ยท Digiday
X creates a new revenue model for creators โ but will it actually win them over?
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