Coverage centers on the too-close-to-call Michigan Democratic Senate primary between Abdul El-Sayed and Haley Stevens, framed by outlets as a test of progressive versus centrist strength ahead of midterms. Other threads include UK prisoner early-release policy debate, a Capitol Hill dispute involving a lawmaker and senator, White House claims about a past FBI-Trump probe, healthcare fraud crackdowns, and business news on SpaceX, markets, and the Supreme Court's upcoming docket.”}[fixing quote character]{

Reuters
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🔊 SpaceX wants to build data centers in space to rival those on Earth. Is it achievable? ‘Doing that is still very, very ambitious, remains a far-out goal.’ @joroulette on the Reuters World News podcast https://t.co/xhgl7GEat3 https://t.co/9AsHYvCR6K

The Washington Post
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Abdul El-Sayed and Rep. Haley Stevens were locked in a tight Democratic primary early Wednesday for Michigan’s open Senate seat, leaving one of the party’s most consequential contests too close to call. Here is your early brief: https://t.co/T9vj3tmnY6

BBC News (World)
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Waste workers help find binned €1m lottery ticket in Italy https://t.co/0HyHXeqRMR

CNBC
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: SpaceX, AMD, Eli Lilly, Disney & more https://t.co/63lp29kbzu

Vox
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Our series America After Trump examines how democracies fall, and how they come back. On Aug. 19 at 12:30 PM ET, @zackbeauchamp is continuing the conversation live with Protect Democracy. Register now: https://t.co/TbfcLEzkq6 https://t.co/ot58jhBhuC

The Economist
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Voters are dissatisfied with America’s two main political parties, with net favourability for Democrats near a 35-year low. That is inspiring a new generation of independents https://t.co/B8j9XdKqAC

NBC News
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Left-wing candidates had advanced in Democratic primaries this year in New York and Colorado, but Michigan represented the first test of whether those successes were transferable to a very different sort of playing field — like a purple Midwestern state. https://t.co/CmkKUMOAgc

FRANCE 24
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