Here are the stories shaping the day:

• Simmering policy disagreements between President Donald Trump and Tesla CEO Elon Musk devolved into open conflict on Thursday.
• Musk said that SpaceX would begin decommissioning its Dragon spacecraft, which are the backbone of NASA’s spacefaring efforts, after President Trump appeared to call for the termination of all of the government’s subsidies and contracts with the SpaceX CEO.
• The Food and Drug Administration approved a new COVID-19 vaccine, but it is not recommending that people receive it, the agency’s top vaccine officials said.
• China experts say it’s time for the United States to counter the regime’s unrestricted warfare by exposing the forced organ harvesting.
• 🍵Health: Increasing potassium intake relative to sodium may be a more effective way to lower blood pressure than just cutting back on sodium

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