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Edition No. 118 ยท Sun 18 Oct 2026 ยท 29 stories ยท Source: Daily Newsletter Digest

Edition No. 118

Sunday 18 October 2026

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  1. 21 ยท Business Insider

    Why stadiums can charge whatever they want for food
    Why it matters

    Exclusive concession contracts let stadiums, many publicly funded, set food prices with little regulation.

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  2. 22 ยท The Athletic

    I covered the end of the Yankees' dynasty. Here's what happens next for the Dodgers
    Why it matters

    A writer who covered the post-2001 Yankees lists what may await the Dodgers after their dynasty.

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  3. 23 ยท The Athletic

    How Brad Keselowski and RFK's 'decades' of partnership fell apart in just five years
    Why it matters

    Brad Keselowski's partnership with RFK Racing, pitched as lasting decades, fell apart in five years.

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  4. 24 ยท The Athletic

    This is how it feels to skateboard at 94mph
    Why it matters

    Diego Poncelet set the downhill skateboarding speed record at 94 mph.

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  5. 25 ยท The Athletic

    One under-the-radar trade candidate from every NHL team
    Why it matters

    The Athletic picks one less obvious trade candidate from every NHL team.

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  6. 26 ยท Business Insider

    Nathan Fielder's Elizabeth Holmes documentary isn't the movie it appears to be
    Why it matters

    Nathan Fielder's Elizabeth Holmes documentary drew rave reviews and early best-picture buzz.

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  7. 27 ยท Business Insider

    Elizabeth Holmes and Billy Evans
    Why it matters

    Elizabeth Holmes's partner Billy Evans emerges as an unlikely star of the Fielder documentary.

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  8. 28 ยท Business Insider

    Paying a household manager $17 an hour
    Why it matters

    A working mother pays a household manager $17 an hour to work through her to-do list.

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  9. 29 ยท Business Insider

    Paying a younger family member to help with the kids
    Why it matters

    A parent pays a cousin $20 an hour to help with the kids.

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