This breakthrough could usher in a wave of cancer vaccines

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<p>President Trump is pushing for a meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un as talks for a nuclear deal with Iran stalls. The <a href="https://apple.news/AqcmzqXN3SvSr3PsvlJPKpQ">Wall Street Journal</a>&rsquo;s Alex Ward explains why North Korea now negotiates from a position of strength.</p> <p>A personalized mRNA cancer vaccine delayed the return of melanoma in a major clinical trial. <a href="https://www.statnews.com/2026/08/19/mrna-cancer-vaccine-trial-melanoma-merck-moderna/">Stat</a> News&rsquo;s Angus Chen breaks down how it trains the immune system to hunt cancer cells.</p> <p>The NFL has long dreamed of going global. <a href="https://apple.news/ARJ3EuJHITjqAqlDpDvK-2g">The Athletic</a>&rsquo;s Jayna Bardahl tells us about the scheduling and player buy-in hurdles standing in the way.</p> <p>Plus, a Navy carrier <a href="https://apple.news/AdP1pX01oRSWSTT6kcmuwJg">relieved</a> the USS Abraham Lincoln in the Middle East, a progressive Democrat won a House <a href="https://apple.news/AEB987wNwTqqL8V4RlyLfRg">special election</a> in California, and an Army battalion is <a href="https://apple.news/ALhXY9wDERZqhbiBRSkjE6g">offering</a> reenlisting troops a four-day pass to play &lsquo;Grand Theft Auto VI&rsquo; as an incentive.</p> <p>Today&rsquo;s episode was hosted by Cecilia Lei.</p>