UPDATED AUGUST 7, 2026 · 976 STORIES ON THE WIRE

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01CRYPTO

A super PAC backed by a crypto billionaire ousted Trump-endorsed Rep. Andy Ogles in Tennessee

A super PAC, which is a political committee that can raise unlimited outside money for elections without coordinating directly with campaigns, spent roughly $2 million to defeat Republican Rep. Andy Ogles in a Tennessee primary on…

AUGUST 7, 20262 MIN

02REGULATORY

Princess Cruises tightens booking rules, raising deposits and moving payment deadline forward

Travelers booking Princess Cruises voyages in 2027 and beyond will soon face higher upfront deposits and a shorter window to pay in full. A final payment deadline, the date by which a passenger must settle the remaining balance or forfeit…

AUGUST 7, 20262 MIN

03WORLD

Explosive drone disarmed near Ukrainian cargo planes at Leipzig airport

A drone carrying what German authorities believe was the plastic explosive Semtex was found hovering between two parked cargo aircraft at Leipzig airport shortly before midnight on August 4. Plastic explosive is a detonator-triggered…

AUGUST 6, 20261 MIN

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04REGULATORY

DXL names board chairman Lionel Conacher interim CEO as merger battle heats up

A specialty retailer has put its own board chairman into the top executive seat on a temporary basis. That arrangement, an interim appointment, holds the position open while the company searches for a permanent chief executive. Destination…

AUGUST 6, 20262 MIN

05WORLD

New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani booed off stage in under a minute at Staten Island police event

A crowd of roughly 3,500 people booed New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani off the stage before he could finish a sentence Tuesday night at the NYPD's 43rd Patrol Borough National Night Out Against Crime event on Staten Island. National…

AUGUST 6, 20262 MIN

06CRYPTO

Bitcoin ETF inflows ran alongside the Coldcard wallet exploit, but the connection is disputed

US spot Bitcoin ETFs, funds that hold $BTC directly and trade on regulated stock exchanges, recorded a week-long streak of inflows at the same time Coldcard reported a wallet exploit. Debate has opened over whether some holders moved from…

AUGUST 6, 20262 MIN

07MACRO

Occidental sets end-of-2026 target for Stratos direct air capture commissioning

Full commissioning of a direct air capture plant, a facility that pulls carbon dioxide directly from open air rather than capturing emissions at a specific industrial source, is expected to begin at Occidental Petroleum's Stratos site…

AUGUST 6, 20262 MIN

08REGULATORY

STAAR Surgical names Warren Foust permanent CEO after global search

An 8-K, the mandatory SEC disclosure companies file when executive leadership changes, confirmed that STAAR Surgical (NASDAQ: STAA) has named Warren Foust its permanent President and Chief Executive Officer, effective August 4, 2026. The…

AUGUST 6, 20262 MIN

09DEALS

LS Power to Acquire 606-MW Texas Gas Plant as Constellation Meets Antitrust Requirement

A power plant sale required by federal antitrust regulators is moving a 606-megawatt gas facility outside Houston into new hands. That kind of mandated asset sale is called a divestiture: a company sells a piece of itself as the price of…

AUGUST 6, 20262 MIN

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