06 · The Washington Post
"Trump lauded low prices at Freedom Fuel. A supplier says some gas wasn't paid for."
Why it matters
Mansfield Oil claims in a federal suit it was never paid for more than a million gallons, nearly $4 million worth, pulled from a Pennsylvania terminal.
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07 · The Washington Post
"A Native tribe is fighting back as Trump's tariffs threaten its livelihood"
Why it matters
The Post follows Blackfeet reservation ranchers, taxi drivers and campsite owners through two years of losses from the Canada tariffs.
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08 · The Washington Post
"How states' fight over an ICE agent could open a new political battleground"
Why it matters
Further reading from the day's section on the surveillance backlash and the tariff frontier.
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09 · The Washington Post
"This Appalachian memoir author is running as a Democratic contrast to JD Vance"
Why it matters
Further reading from the day's section on the surveillance backlash and the tariff frontier.
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10 · The Washington Post
"On Lake Ontario — er, America — sailors have no plans to change course"
Why it matters
Lake Ontario boat captains won't adopt the Lake America name.
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11 · Status
"The WSJ Crosses the A.I. Rubicon"
Why it matters
Status reports the Wall Street Journal op-ed attributed to Stanley Druckenmiller, generated with A.I., set off a conflagration inside the paper.
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12 · Status
"The Times' Kalshi Gamble"
Why it matters
The Athletic is exploring a Kalshi partnership, to mixed internal reaction at the Times.
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13 · Status
"The WaPo's Attiah Walkback"
Why it matters
An arbitrator ordered the Post to reinstate fired columnist Karen Attiah.
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14 · Puck
"Druckenmiller's Crossing"
Why it matters
Puck's Dylan Byers on the WSJ op-ed attributed to Stanley Druckenmiller that was generated with A.I.
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15 · Puck
"Inside the NYT's Push to Build ChatNYT"
Why it matters
The Times's internal push to build ChatNYT: if readers ask a model instead of clicking, it would rather they ask its own, inside the paywall.
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16 · Puck
"The Zaslav Value Pack: WB's Hamptons Greenlight Club"
Why it matters
Kim Masters goes inside David Zaslav's 'Hamptons greenlight club.'
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17 · Puck
"Can MS NOW Membership Crack News Streaming?"
Why it matters
Julia Alexander on whether Mark Lazarus's standalone MS NOW can crack news streaming as a membership product.
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18 · Front Office Sports
"The Week That Broke CFB"
Why it matters
A court ruling lets college football players who took part in NFL preseason activities return to college, and LSU's Lane Kiffin tried to sign two.
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19 · Puck
"Lane Drain: Lane Kiffin's Latest Gambit Has Congress Watching"
Why it matters
John Ourand reports LSU's headlines revived the Protect College Sports Act: probably through the Senate, not yet the House.
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20 · Front Office Sports
"Cale Makar's record contract marks fourth landmark NHL deal in 11 months"
Why it matters
Cale Makar signed for $163.2M over eight years, the richest contract in NHL history and the fourth landmark NHL deal in eleven months.
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