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Good Morning! On this day in 1986, a reactor at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Soviet Ukraine exploded during a late-night safety test, triggering the worst nuclear disaster in history. See some rare Chernobyl photos here. In today's Quick Hits, we're highlighting one of the oldest libraries in the world, Merton College Library at Oxford University. We have photos and details below. In case you missed it, this week on The Flyover Podcast, host Ayla Brown unpacked a new study raising eyebrows about the news you see every day. Researchers took a deep dive into major platforms like Google, Apple News, and Yahoo, and what they found could change how you think about your feed. Are these aggregators really neutral, or is there something else going on? Listen here. If the news has you feeling weighed down and overwhelmed recently, you’re not alone… but it doesn’t have to stay that way. That's why we read The Pour Over. It's one of the sources we trust to deliver the facts while keeping us grounded in peace. |
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 Trump Evacuated From Press Dinner
President Trump was evacuated Saturday night from the White House Correspondents' Association dinner at the Washington Hilton after a gunman opened fire near a security checkpoint just outside the ballroom. Watch the moment here. The Secret Service rushed into the ballroom as guests dove under tables. First Lady Melania Trump, Vice President JD Vance, and Cabinet officials were also evacuated. Trump and Vance were unhurt. Authorities identified the suspect as 31-year-old Cole Allen of Torrance, California, a tutoring center teacher armed with a shotgun, handgun, and multiple knives. A Secret Service agent was struck at close range but was saved by a bulletproof vest. See security footage of the moment here. Trump called Allen a "lone wolf whackjob" and said the shooting wasn't believed to be tied to the Iran war. The dinner has been rescheduled within 30 days. |
US Pulls Plug on Iran TalksPresident Trump on Saturday canceled a trip by envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Pakistan for ceasefire talks with Iran, posting that he had "all the cards" and Tehran could call him if it wanted to negotiate. See the post here. Trump cited "tremendous infighting and confusion" inside Iran's leadership, where new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has not appeared publicly since taking power. He later said Iran sent a "much better" proposal within 10 minutes. The cancellation came just hours after Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi left Islamabad, telling reporters he had "yet to see if the U.S. is truly serious about diplomacy." Brent crude closed near $105 a barrel Friday, up roughly 17% on the week, as the Strait of Hormuz remains effectively shut and U.S. and Iranian forces continue tit-for-tat ship seizures. |
Pentagon Floats Booting Spain from NATO A leaked Pentagon email reportedly outlines options for punishing NATO allies that declined to support U.S. operations in the Iran war, including suspending Spain from the alliance and reviewing Washington's backing for Britain's claim to the Falkland Islands. The memo, prepared by top Pentagon policy adviser Elbridge Colby, expressed frustration that allies refused access and overflight rights for the Iran campaign. Spain blocked U.S. forces from using jointly operated bases at Rota and Morón. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez brushed off the report, telling reporters his government works "off official documents," not informal communications. NATO's founding treaty contains no mechanism for suspending members, but Argentine President Javier Milei welcomed the potential Falklands review as a step toward sovereignty.
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➤ The No. 8 seed Orlando Magic took a 2-1 series lead over the Pistons yesterday with a 113-105 win. Paolo Banchero sealed the win with a three-pointer that bounced high off the back rim before falling through the net. (See Highlight) ➤ The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Ottawa Senators 4-2 yesterday, completing the first-round sweep. They’re the first team to advance to round two of the NHL Playoffs. (More) ➤ No. 1 quarterback recruit in the 2027 class Elijah Haven committed to Alabama, picking the Crimson Tide over Georgia after a recruitment that also drew Auburn and Florida. (More) ➤ Tennessee cornerback Jermod McCoy was selected by the Las Vegas Raiders in Round 4 of the NFL Draft yesterday after a massive tumble. He was expected to be a first-round pick, but teams were scared of his medical history. (More) ➤ Yesterday's Results: NBA | NHL | MLB | NCAAB | NCAASB | Soccer | NFL Draft | Golf |
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 Weekly Market Report Previous Week
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NASDAQ
National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations |
24,836.60 |
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$4,722.30 |
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$76.38 |
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West Texas Intermediate Crude |
$94.40 |
6.07%
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Bitcoin and gold are traded 24 hours a day. ➤ New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani drew business backlash after filming a video outside billionaire Ken Griffin's $238 million Central Park South home to promote a new tax on luxury second homes. (See Details) ➤ Chinese automakers showcased self-driving SUVs and ultrafast EV batteries at the Beijing auto show, with one new battery capable of charging from 10% to 98% in roughly six minutes. (See Photos)
➤ Tesla started volume production of its self-driving Cybercab at Austin's Gigafactory Texas, Elon Musk announced, with the steering-wheel-free robotaxi rolling off the line in promotional videos. (See Details)
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➤ A would-be UFO whistleblower died of an accidental drug overdose weeks after agreeing to testify to Congress about secret government programs, prompting a GOP lawmaker to refer the case to the FBI. (More) ➤ The Space Force has signed 20 contracts with 12 companies, including SpaceX, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, and Anduril, to develop orbital interceptors for President Trump's Golden Dome missile defense system. (See Details) ➤ AI-powered smart glasses are helping visually impaired runners navigate Sunday's London Marathon, with the Oakley Meta Vanguard reading aloud landmarks, distance, and surroundings alongside human guides. (More) ➤ The federal government spends about $38,000 to cull a single sea lion in the Columbia River, prompting Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Wash., to push for cheaper removals to protect salmon. (See Details) ➤ Florida's planned "Sloth World" attraction will file for bankruptcy after state records showed 31 sloths died in an unheated warehouse before the Orlando exhibit could open. (More) ➤ Oxford's Merton College Library is celebrating its 750th anniversary, having served users from 14th-century mathematicians to Lord of the Rings author JRR Tolkien at one of the world's oldest continuously operating libraries. (More) Flying together with our sponsor ➤ Worried about eye bags, dark spots, wrinkles, and just not looking the way you used to? Particle Face Cream is the breakthrough men’s skincare solution engineered to tackle these problems. Featured on Fox News and tested by our team with real results, it’s an easy, effective, and worthwhile addition to your routine. Plus, you get an exclusive 20% off if you use the discount code FLYOVER20 (LEARN MORE) |
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Whatever happened to chain letters? Chain letters are older than the internet, older than email, and nearly as old as modern mass mail itself. The recognizably modern chain letter took off in the United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, when cheap postage and improved delivery networks made it easy to copy a letter and send it along to friends. The formula was simple and strangely compelling. Copy this message. Mail it to several people. Good fortune would follow if you did. Bad luck might follow if you did not. The phenomenon exploded during the Great Depression with the famous "Send-a-Dime" letters of 1935. One widely circulated version, called the Prosperity Club, asked recipients to mail a dime to the first name on a list, cross that name off, add their own at the bottom, and send copies to five friends. If the chain held, the math promised 15,625 dimes — $1,562.50, a small fortune at the time. The craze became so intense that the Denver post office was handling tens of thousands of such letters a day at its peak, with single-day counts reaching 100,000 before postal inspectors cracked down. The math, of course, could never work: five recipients going just ten levels deep would already involve nearly ten million people. When email spread in the 1990s, the chain letter adapted almost instantly. Forwarding email costs nothing and takes seconds, allowing the old format to scale dramatically. Inboxes filled with digital descendants: inspirational forwards, fake virus warnings, the endlessly recirculated plea for get-well cards to Craig Shergold (a real British boy who had long since recovered), and the infamous hoax promising that Bill Gates would pay you to forward an email. Some were harmless. Others had a more practical purpose. Many early chain emails collected long strings of forwarded addresses in the header, which made them valuable tools for spammers building mailing lists. Today, the classic postal chain letter is nearly extinct, and chain emails faded as spam filters, threaded inboxes, and the shift to social platforms quietly strangled them. But the underlying mechanism: copy this message and send it to others, is still alive and well in social media repost chains, TikTok and Facebook viral challenges, and messaging app hoaxes. Did you ever receive or send chain letters? Let us know your thoughts by replying to this email. |
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Are you team iPhone or team Android?
- iPhone
- Android
- Whatever's cheapest
Yesterday's Results: Should “adult” cereals include in-box prizes?
- No: 41%
- Depends on the prize: 31%
- Yes: 28%
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 Daily Quote
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"If the mountains say no, it's no, at the end of the day." — Adriana Brownlee, Mt. Everest expedition company co-owner |
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