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NPR (The Associated Press) - U.K. leader's chief of staff quits over hiring of Epstein friend as U.S. ambassador

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer's chief of staff resigned Sunday over the furor surrounding the appointment of Peter Mandelson as U.K. ambassador to the U.S. despite his ties to Jeffrey Epstein.

NYTIMES (Michael D. Shear) - Starmer’s Chief of Staff Resigns, Citing Role in Mandelson Appointment

The chief of staff, Morgan McSweeney, was caught up in the scandal engulfing Britain’s former ambassador to the United States and his ties to Jeffrey Epstein.

NPR (Selena Simmons-Duffin) - Trump administration lauds plastic surgeons' statement on trans surgery for minors

A patient who came to regret the top surgery she got as a teen won a $2 million malpractice suit. Then, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons clarified its position that surgery is not recommended for transgender minors.

AXIOS (Neal Rothschild) - The death of sportswriting

With the closure of the Washington Post sports section, sports journalism lost one of its last crown jewels, and one of media's most prestigious professions was handed a crushing blow. Why it matters: The marquee platforms of sportswriting have been gutted and shuttered over the last decade — victims of cold, hard media business realities and the evolving demands of the modern sports fan. The big picture: There have never been more ways for sports fans to watch and learn about their favorite teams and players. But increasingly, those needs are met with content from non-journalists. - Services once supplied by beat reporters, columnists and feature writers are now performed by a constellation of podcast commentators, online fan…