PRESS DIGEST- New York Times business news - August 6
Aug 6 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories on the New York Times business pages. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.
- Walt Disney's DIS.N ESPN and the NFL struck a deal giving the league a 10% equity stake in the network in exchange for ESPN acquiring the NFL Network and certain RedZone Channel rights.
- U.S. President Donald Trump and Rupert Murdoch agreed to postpone the media mogul's deposition in Trump's $10 billion defamation lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal until a judge rules on the newspaper's motion to dismiss.
- Spirit Airlines FLYY.A pilot Dominic Cipolla, 40, was arrested at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport in July and charged with stalking two minors, leading to his removal from duty.
- U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. canceled nearly $500 million in mRNA vaccine development grants and contracts, following a $600 million Moderna bird flu vaccine contract termination in May.
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