Thursday, August 7, 2025

Trade War Widens, mRNA Vaccine Shift & MLB Makes History

All the news you need in about 10 min:

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Historic Tariffs Take Effect: NY Times, NBC News, WSJ, Reuters

Trump’s Next Tariff Targets: Bloomberg, AP, CNBC, Axios, ABC News, Fox Business

US-Russia Talks Planned: WaPo, WSJ, ABC News, Axios

Trump Responds to Attack of DOGE Staffer: Fox News, CNN, The Hill, NBC News, CBS News

Fort Stewart Shooting: NBC News, Fox News, Reuters, AP

United Airlines Ground Stop: USA Today, NY Times, NY Post, Fox Business

HHS Ends mRNA Vaccine Contracts: CNN, NY Times, NY Post, NPR

‘Speedway Slammer’ Detention Center: DHS, NY Post, ABC News, The Hill, AP

ICE Recruiting Push: DHS, AP, Fox News, USA Today, The Hill, NewsNation

Apple’s $100B American Investment: Apple, WSJ, NBC News, NY Times, Bloomberg

Claire’s Declares Bankruptcy Again: NPR, Fox Business, WaPo, USA Today

MLB’s First Female Umpire: MLB, CBS Sports, USA Today, Axios, AP

Thing To Know Thursday: Fraudulent Scientific Papers: PNAS, NY Times, WSJ, The Conversation