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As of Sun 13 Sept 2026 · 34 stories · Source: Daily Newsletter Digest

Sunday 13 September 2026

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  1. 01 · The Washington Post

    Why a $5,000 Trump dividend check won't solve your money woes

    Further reading from the day's section on hot inflation and rising oil prices.

    Energy

  2. 02 · The Washington Post

    Ranchers' loyalty to Trump wavers as some bristle over beef imports

    Further reading from the day's section on hot inflation and rising oil prices.

    Energy

  3. 03 · The Washington Post

    As AI fears grow, lawmakers are racing to turn alarm into action

    The Post reports lawmakers are racing to act on AI, as the leaders of the two biggest AI labs openly talk about slowing down.

    AI

  4. 04 · Puck

    Can Google still win the AI race?

    Further reading from the day's section on AI labs talking about slowing down.

    AI

  5. 05 · The Washington Post

    Are tech bros Hollywood's new serial killers?

    Further reading from the day's section on AI labs talking about slowing down.

    AI

  6. 06 · Status

    The Status Summit's Biggest Moments

    At the first Status Summit, former CBS News chief Wendy McMahon warned the DNA of 60 Minutes is being rewritten in real time under Bari Weiss.

  7. 07 · Status

    Inside the Status Summit

    Photos from the first Status Summit, held at The Times Center.

  8. 08 · Puck

    Bari Weiss's 60 Minutes test and MS NOW's DTC bet

    Dylan Byers on Bari Weiss's 60 Minutes season.

  9. 09 · Puck

    Will Kimmel cut his budget to save his show?

    Matt Belloni asks whether Jimmy Kimmel cuts his budget to survive.

  10. 10 · Status

    The McClatchy Massacre

    Further reading from the day's section on media's candid moment and ad tech's blind spot.

    Advertising

  11. 11 · Status

    USA Today's Palantir Problem

    Further reading from the day's section on media's candid moment and ad tech's blind spot.

    Advertising

  12. 12 · FouAnalytics Practitioners

    "Once you see it, you can't unsee it"

    Augustine Fou argues log-level ad data records what the seller claimed when listing the ad, not where the ad actually ran.

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  1. 13 · The Washington Post

    Federal judge rules Trump plan to cut FEMA by 50 percent was illegal

    A federal judge ruled the administration's plan to cut FEMA by 50% illegal, saying it looked pulled from thin air.

  2. 14 · The Washington Post

    These are the Trump investigations Democrats plan if they win in November

    The Post outlined the Trump investigations House Democrats plan if they win in November.

  3. 15 · The Washington Post

    Al-Qaeda regroups in Afghanistan, 25 years after 9/11

    The Post reports al-Qaeda is regrouping in Afghanistan, 25 years after 9/11.

  4. 16 · Puck

    Rahm Emanuel's case for reviving Clintonism

    Rahm Emanuel told Peter Hamby that Democrats thought demographics were destiny and got intellectually flabby, and prescribes a return to Clintonism.

  5. 17 · Puck

    The four worst Senate GOP campaigns, according to Republicans

    Leigh Ann Caldwell got Republican strategists to name their party's four worst Senate campaigns.

  6. 18 · The Washington Post

    Park Service works to fortify sea wall key to East Potomac golf project

    Further reading from the day's section on Washington twenty-five years after 9/11.

  7. 19 · Business Insider

    Brooks Brothers' creative director on 9/11

    Further reading from the day's section on Washington twenty-five years after 9/11.

  8. 20 · The Athletic

    How Bill Ackman's journey into tennis left him stranded on one of its most famous courts

    Bill Ackman, the 60-year-old, $10.4 billion hedge fund CEO, played a pro match on the Hall of Fame grass trying to become the oldest player to earn ATP points.

  9. 21 · The Athletic

    For Frances Tiafoe, the U.S. Open semifinals are the destination of a journey into the unknown

    Further reading from the day's section on the U.S. Open final and the business of play.

  10. 22 · The Athletic

    Akron's fan-turned-offensive coordinator learns in 4 plays football rarely goes to script

    An Akron season-ticket holder won a drawing to call his team's opening drive, and learned in four plays that football rarely follows the script.

  11. 23 · Puck

    McAfeeconomics: ESPN's $60M bet on edgy TV

    John Ourand ran the numbers on ESPN's $60 million-a-year bet on Pat McAfee.

  12. 24 · The Washington Post

    The billionaire Trump ally blowing up college football

    The Post profiled the billionaire Trump ally blowing up college football.

    College sport

  13. 25 · The Athletic

    South Africa vs New Zealand is rugby's 'money game'. Why is it being played in the U.S.?

    The Athletic explains why South Africa vs. New Zealand, rugby's biggest moneymaker, is being played in Baltimore.

  14. 26 · The Washington Post

    He was cleaning his garage. Then he found a file marked 'SECRET.'

    A man cleaning his garage found a lost stash of World War II prisoner-of-war records.

  15. 27 · The Washington Post

    Why scientists are starting to worry popular supplements could harm the aging brain

    New studies raise questions about supplements and the aging brain.

  16. 28 · Trends.vc

    Force Yourself to Go Faster – Then Pay for It

    Dru Riley tells the story of BMW's 1,400-horsepower 1986 qualifying engine, which won pole position and then died on lap 17.

  17. 29 · Business Insider

    The fitness industry's next big bet: Solidcore's Ascend

    Solidcore is betting on strength training for longevity.

  18. 30 · Business Insider

    A new era of Miss USA

    Further reading from the day's weekend lightning round.

  19. 31 · The Washington Post

    Would Jesus like Waymo? Baptists have thoughts.

    Further reading from the day's reading list.

  20. 32 · The Athletic

    Grand Central is a portal to the U.S. Open. It's also a hidden tennis club

    Further reading from the day's reading list.

  21. 33 · The Washington Post

    These students weren't alive on 9/11. They're reading letters from teens who were.

    Further reading from the day's reading list.

  22. 34 · Puck

    How Leon Black became a Wall Street titan

    Further reading from the day's reading list.

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