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 | Tuesday, February 18, 2025 | | | Good Morning! On this day in 1930, Clyde Tombaugh, an astronomer at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, discovered Pluto. For decades afterward, Pluto was considered the ninth planet of our solar system. Telephobia is a recent phenomenon among young people. According to a story in today's edition, schools in the UK are now offering courses on how to use the telephone for a generation that has grown up with text-based communication and experiences significant anxiety at the prospect of making phone calls. Read all about it below. We're sponsored today by NativePath. Check out their nutrition advice in today's edition. | | | |  Extreme Weather to Strike Again
The National Weather Service issued an extreme cold warning for 11 states, from the Canadian border to Oklahoma and central Texas, with wind chills expected to bring life-threatening, sub-zero temperatures. States along the Rockies and Northern Plains were hit by the polar vortex Monday, with ice and snow in Nebraska and Michigan, and temperatures as low as -60°F in North Dakota and -50°F in Montana. The storm is expected to move into the South and East on Wednesday before heading out to the Atlantic on Thursday. Major snowfall is likely in the Ozarks, North Carolina, and Virginia, with possible ice storms in North Carolina. Kentucky is also in the storm's path, with snow expected to reach the Bluegrass State late Tuesday, hindering recovery efforts from recent flooding that killed at least 11 people and left thousands without power. | Europe Pushes for Role in Ukraine Talks European leaders gathered in Paris on Monday for emergency talks after the U.S. pushed ahead with unilateral Russia-Ukraine peace negotiations in Saudi Arabia, heightening concerns that Europe would be sidelined. No concrete outcomes emerged from the Paris meeting, but European leaders reiterated that any lasting peace would require their involvement alongside continued U.S. support. The U.K. and Sweden signaled a willingness to deploy troops to Ukraine as part of a future peacekeeping force, while Poland ruled out sending troops but urged greater defense spending. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer stressed that European security was at stake and confirmed his visit to Washington next week to meet President Trump. | Avoid IRS Scams This Tax Season Scammers are impersonating the IRS this tax season, offering economic recovery funds in exchange for personal and financial information, according to the Better Business Bureau. Criminals, posing as federal agents via text messages, are offering $1,400 checks to taxpayers who missed the Recovery Rebate Credit on their 2021 tax returns, aiming to steal personal information. The fraudulent attempt also uses a link that resembles the IRS website, promising quick payments through either checks or electronic deposits. The BBB also warns people to be cautious of emails with similar claims, stating that the IRS will always contact you by mail first, not by phone or email. When in doubt, the BBB advises contacting the IRS directly.
Love reading The Flyover? Click here to share with your friends and family.  | |  | | ➤ Vivek Ramaswamy is expected to launch his 2026 Ohio gubernatorial campaign next Monday after reportedly filing campaign paperwork over the weekend. (More) ➤ Kalob Byers, the 28-year-old American detained in Russia on Feb. 7 on drug smuggling charges, has been released, a Kremlin spokesperson confirmed Monday. He is believed to be on his way back to the U.S. (More) ➤ The Washington Post canceled a planned $115,000 ad campaign purchased by the group Common Cause. The ads, set to run today, would have featured "Fire Elon Musk" on the front and back pages, along with a full-page ad inside. (More) | | | Flying together with our sponsor 
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➤ The State Department removed the phrase "we do not support Taiwan independence" from its U.S.-Taiwan relations webpage, prompting backlash from Chinese officials who warn it could harm U.S.-China relations. (More) ➤ The Trump administration fired hundreds of probationary FAA workers over the weekend, notifying radar, landing, and navigational aid maintenance employees by email and barring them from facilities. (More) ➤ Also in the FAA, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has invited SpaceX officials to assess the nation's current air traffic control system, collecting data to develop improvements for a safer, more modernized system. (More) Flying together with our sponsor
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| | ➤ The city of Venice, Italy, started charging visitors a minimal entry fee last year to combat tourist overcrowding. Now they are doubling the fee—which has raised $2.5 million so far—for late-bookers. (More) ➤ A new study has identified the most affordable spring break destinations for families. Prime spots include Montego Bay, Jamaica, and Cancun, Mexico, along with top deals in familiar U.S. locales, such as Orlando, San Diego, Phoenix, and Keystone, Colorado. (More) ➤ For the first time in 15 years, Royal Caribbean International will homeport one of its ships in San Diego. The 2,143-capacity Serenade of the Seas will begin sailing from California to the Mexican Riviera in October 2026. (More) Flying together with our sponsor
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| |  Daily Quote |  | "The Europeans, as we speak, are not coordinated... Are we ready? The answer is no. Can we get ready? The answer is yes." — François Heisbourg, veteran French military expert, commenting on the need for Europe to work together to prepare a possible peacekeeping force for Ukraine. | | |  Today's Trivia Which South American country has Dutch as its official language? Show me the answer | | |
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