Morning Brief: June 29

Flying cars, jet packs, and…electric shock vaccines?

The last one might not be so far-fetched.  Scientists at the biotech company Inovio are trying to be the first to develop a vaccine for the Zika virus.  They just got approval from the Food and Drug Administration to test an experimental vaccine in people, starting in a few weeks.  They’ve already shown the virus protects monkeys from Zika.  Their vaccine gives the person a low voltage electrical shock to coax the vaccine into cells.  Because it happens so quickly, it’s no more painful than a standard needle.

NEED TO KNOW
U.S. airports beef up security after Istanbul attack [CBS New York]

Election Results: The 2016 New York Federal Primary [WNYC]

Defying Republican orthodoxy, Trump trashes trade deals and advocates tariffs [The Washington Post]

Initiative to legalize recreational use of pot in California qualifies for November ballot [Los Angeles Times]

SPORTS
YESTERDAY
The Mets played the Nationals.
The Yankees were creamed by the Rangers 1-7.
TODAY
The Mets play the Nationals at 7:05pm.
The Yankees face off against the Rangers at 7:05pm.

WEATHER
Partly sunny during the day.  Tonight, mostly clear.  84/68 [full forcast]

ON STAGE TONIGHT
Loudon Wainwright III @ City Winery
Neon Indian @ House of Vans
Jason Mraz @ The Stone Pony
Rachael Yamagata @The Fairfield Theatre Company
Los Lonely Boys @ The Warehouse at Fairfield Theatre
Chip Taylor @ The Cutting Room
Jess Klein @ Hill Country Barbeque

TODAY IN HISTORY
On this day in 1995, the American space shuttle Atlantis docks with the Russian space station Mir to form the largest man-made satellite ever to orbit the Earth.

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