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We found no free report of these stories, so here is the cheapest legal way into each outlet.

El País

If you live in the Madrid region or Castilla-La Mancha, borrow today's El País free with your library card on eBiblio; Madrid city libraries also let you read it by QR code. Otherwise the cheapest subscription we could confirm is the Basic plan at €115.99 a year in the app.

  • Borrow the day's paper on eBiblio Madrid (Spain)
  • Borrow the day's paper on eBiblio Castilla-La Mancha (Spain)
  • Read El País by QR code in Madrid city libraries (Spain)
Every legal way to read El País

The New Yorker

In the US, borrow the latest issues free in the Libby app with your library card. Elsewhere, check your library's PressReader, or read it in Apple News+ if you already pay for it.

  • Weekly issues in Libby with a library card (United States)
  • Article text in library databases (United States)
  • Magazine issues on PressReader via your library (United States)
Every legal way to read The New Yorker

El Confidencial

Read the articles without the EC Exclusivo label for free; for the rest, the lowest price we could confirm is the iPhone app's offer from €4.99 a month, and students should check the website's student offer first.

  • Company subscriptions for staff (Spain)
  • Gift subscription (Spain)
  • Free articles without the EC Exclusivo label (Spain)
Every legal way to read El Confidencial

The Atlantic

If you already pay for Apple News+, The Atlantic is included. If not, look for the latest magazine issues free in your library's Flipster or PressReader app.

  • Digital magazine issues on Flipster with a library card (United States)
  • Magazine issues on PressReader via your library (United States)
  • Free site access through your college or university (United States)
Every legal way to read The Atlantic

The Globe and Mail

The current flash sale (C$0.49/week for the first 24 weeks) is the cheapest full subscription; for free reading, use your public library's ProQuest or Gale news database from home, or PressReader inside a branch.

  • Library news databases from home (ProQuest, Gale) (Canada)
  • PressReader inside a library branch (Canada)
  • School-provided subscription (Globe Campus) (Canada)
Every legal way to read The Globe and Mail

The New York Times

If your public library licenses the Times, your card gets you a free pass, usually for 24 or 72 hours, that you can renew whenever it runs out.

  • Free 72-hour pass with a public library card (United States)
  • 24-hour passes at some libraries (United States)
  • Print replica on PressReader via your library (United States)
Every legal way to read The New York Times

The Economist

Read the weekly edition free on PressReader with a library card if your library offers it. Otherwise, students and teachers should take the 75%-off annual plan.

  • Full weekly edition on PressReader with a library card (United States)
  • University group subscription (United States)
  • Gift articles from Premium subscribers (United States)
Every legal way to read The Economist

ABC

If you live in the Madrid region or Castilla-La Mancha, borrow today's ABC free with your library card on eBiblio, or read it by QR code in a Madrid city library; if a friend subscribes, ask them to gift you the article.

  • Borrow the day's paper on eBiblio Madrid (Spain)
  • Borrow the day's paper on eBiblio Castilla-La Mancha (Spain)
  • Read ABC by QR code in Madrid city libraries (Spain)
Every legal way to read ABC

How this list is made. The ranking comes from aggregated, anonymous counts of paywalled links that readers asked about on 9 November 2026; a link appears only if at least 5 different readers asked about it. We never open the paywalled article: titles are rebuilt from the link itself, so their wording can differ from the headline. Free reports come from the public feeds of outlets that allow it, matched when the day closed. 6 other stories had neither a free report nor a legal route we have checked, so they are left out.

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