Thursday, August 06, 2026

 Political Upsets, New Flu Shot, Disney’s TikTok Deal

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El-Sayed Wins Primary in Michigan: Reuters, USA Today, WSJ, NY Times

More Progressive Wins: NBC News, WSJ, Axios, NPR

GOP Candidate Who Dropped Out Wins: Detroit Free Press, ABC News, NBC News

TN Primaries Today: Tennessee Lookout, WSMV, AP

FAA Investigates Marine One Incident: WSJ, NY Times, WaPo, NewsNation

Servicemembers’ Family Members Detained: AP

Witnesses Threatened in Wells Case: Sun Herald, NBC News, AP, NY Post

Western Wildfires/Smoke Could Worsen: TWC, Reuters, USA Today, The Oregonian

New CDC Director Confirmed: NBC News, WaPo, Fox News, Bloomberg

FDA Approves First mRNA Flu Vaccine: Stat, WaPo, CBS News, WSJ

Trump Plans to Upend Head Start: AP, LA Times, NY Times, NPR

Google AI Researchers Form Startup: NY Times, WIRED, WSJ, Insider

Disney-TikTok Deal: Disney, Variety, Reuters, CNET, TechCrunch

Thing to Know Thursday: OpenAI’s Controversial Influencer Trip: Insider, TechCrunch, USA Today, The Verge