Wednesday, August 19, 2026

Election Results, Fauci’s Adviser Guilty & Pumpkin Spice Season

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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:

Key Primary Election Results: NBC News, ABC News, WSJ, AP

Polling Firm Shuts Down After Faking Data: LA Times, Fox News, NY Times, The Hill, AP

U.S. Sanctions ICC President: BBC, AP, Bloomberg, Reuters

Former Fauci Aide Admits to Hiding Emails: Stat, WaPo, AP, Reuters, NY Post, CBS News

Covid Cases Rising in All 50 States: CDC, The Hill, Today, NPR

U.S. Navy Destroyer Loses Power: USNI, ABC News, Fox News, WaPo, AP

Pentagon Orders Audit of 30 Universities: DOD, AP, Fox News, The Guardian

Whistleblower Speaks on University Investigations: WaPo, ABC News, AP, CBS News

ChatGPT for Teens: OpenAI, TechCrunch, NY Times, AP, CNBC

Dunkin's Pumpkin Season Begins: Dunkin, USA Today, Florida Today, Sacramento Bee

Work Wednesday: Gen Z Building Businesses: Bloomberg, CBS News, Inc, NewsNation