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@THE LEDE Good morning! Today is Monday, the 15th of June, 2026 and this is the Monday Edition of GEORGE. GEORGE begins the week by bringing the weekend’s major stories into focus for curious readers. Here are the news stories, context, and commentary needed as Monday gets underway. As of last week, the daily greeting column you are reading has a name, @The Lede. A “lede” is journalism jargon for the opening sentence ...