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1. California firefighters wrap base of world's largest tree in fireproof blankets as blaze approaches

2. SpaceX's Inspiration4 crew speaks from orbit, with return slated for Saturday

3. The top agency for NFL players is Athletes First, with $2 billion in active contracts

4. FDA panel recommends Pfizer's Covid booster doses for people 65 and older after rejecting third shots for general population

5. Moderna Vaccine More Effective Than Pfizer, J&J, Especially After 4 Months: CDC

6. How decentralized finance works, and why it’s taking on Wall Street

7. Billionaire Peter Thiel could be forced to pull $5 billion from his retirement account, if House bill passes

8. California counties with high Covid vaccination rates helped Newsom cruise to victory in the recall election

9. Feds charge 138, including doctors, with $1.4 billion in health-care fraud involving telemedicine, Covid, opioids

10. Inflation, a labor crunch and the delta variant pressure restaurants heading into fall, survey finds

11. These photos show SpaceX's civilian Inspiration4 crew taking in the view from the massive window in orbit

12. How to watch the 2021 Emmy Awards without cable

13. Watch live: FDA committee meets to debate and vote on Covid booster shots for the general public

14. 5 things to know before the stock market opens Friday

15. Steve Ballmer's LA Clippers strike $500 million-plus arena naming-rights deal with TurboTax owner Intuit

16. Delays in return to office add another blow to struggling midtown NYC restaurants

17. Car headlights are becoming more high-tech than ever, and regulators are having trouble keeping up

18. Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Manchester United, Invesco, Take-Two and others

19. Why digital retail darlings Warby Parker and Allbirds are betting big on stores to grow ahead of public debuts

20. A key part of Biden's plan to combat Covid is at risk as FDA meets to debate booster shots