The Best of the Week’s News

• Influenza swept Lackland Air Force Base after Pete Hegseth nixed the vaccine mandate, causing 160 cases and one suspected death. (NYT)

• National Labor Relations Board upholds Whole Foods unionization. (Bloomberg)

• Trump’s newly renovated Reflecting Pool is choked with algae slime and the “American Flag blue” paint is peeling off in sheets. (Reuters)

• More people are now accessing news through social media and video networks than from the platforms of news organizations. (Reuters Institute)

• Bill requiring media organizations to disclose the use of generative AI heads to governor Kathy Hochul’s desk. (E&P)