Thursday, July 9, 2026

Platner Drops Out, GLP-1 Boom & Emmy Nominations

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Story Links

All the news stories mentioned in today's episode are listed with links below, so you can spend as much -- or as little -- time as you want to review the latest happenings... 

Read more about the stories in today's show:

Platner Suspends Senate Campaign: X, NewsNation, WaPo, WSJ, AP, NY Times

Nolan Wells Death Investigation: AP, ABC News, CBS News, NY Post, NPR

Another Round of U.S. Strikes on Iran: NBC News, NY Times, CNN, CBS News

Trump Offers New Help for Ukraine: WaPo, BBC, AP

Trump to Remove Syria as Terrorism Sponsor: Reuters, Bloomberg, The Hill

Trump Demands End to Spanish Trade: Fox News, ABC News, Politico

Trump’s Criticism and Praise for NATO: Politico, AP, Fox News, WaPo

Quiet Hurricane Season Outlook: TWC, CBS News, USA Today, Fox Weather

Grok 4.5 Roll Out: xAI, TechCrunch, Bloomberg, PYMNTS

Restrictions on GPT-5.6 Lifted: Axios, CNBC, Insider

Trump Admin Pressuring States Over Elections: NY Times, AP, Reuters, NBC News

Paris Hilton’s Former School Loses License: IG, BBC, CBS News, NY Times, People

2026 Emmy Nominations: ABC News, AP, USA Today, THR

Thing to Know Thursday: Obesity Drops as GLP-1 Usage Grows: Gallup, Forbes, WaPo, NY Times, US News