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10 Friday Juneteenth Reads

10 Friday Juneteenth Reads

3-Day weekend!  Kick it off with our morning reads: • Prediction Markets Let You Bet on Anything. I Bet Against My Own Husband: GQ on a woman who hedged her own husband’s career outcomes on Polymarket...

Jun 19, 2026 5 min read
Warning over 'fragile' public finances as borrowing rises

Warning over 'fragile' public finances as borrowing rises

Warning over 'fragile' public finances as borrowing rises4 days agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleAlex Segre/Getty ImagesMay's borrowing figure was higher than the OBR's forecastThe UK borrowed £2...

Jun 19, 2026 5 min read