Tuesday, October 6, 2026

Good Morning! On this day in 1927, The Jazz Singer premiered, starring singing star Al Jolson in what is widely celebrated as the first feature-length “talkie.” Watch it here.

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Have you ever caught your dog's paws paddling away mid-nap? The twitching, the muffled woofs, the darting eyes while they're sound asleep. Those little movements aren't random, and researchers can now tell a lot about what's playing out in a dreaming brain. Christopher digs into the secret world of dog dreams on today's episode of The Flyover Podcast. What starts happening in your dog's brain about 20 minutes after they doze off? And how can you tell a good dream from a nightmare? Tune in here!

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US Monitoring Russian Plague Case

A 28-year-old worker at a Siberian lab built to fight the plague is dead, and U.S. officials said Monday they're monitoring a suspected outbreak. About 200 people in Russia's Irkutsk region are under medical observation.

She reportedly told doctors she broke a test tube of live plague bacteria while collecting samples near the Mongolian border. She was hospitalized with severe pneumonia, put on a ventilator, and died two days later.

According to the CDC, pneumonic plague is a rare and often fatal disease transmitted by respiratory droplets from people infected with Yersinia pestis bacteria, the same germ that caused the Black Death in the Middle Ages.

Russian health officials list the cause of her death as "pneumonia of unknown etiology" and deny any lab accident. Still, five hospitals, including a children's hospital, remain under quarantine. One regional official first said she died of plague, then edited his statement to "possibly."

Co-Pilot Planned to Crash Jet in Israel

The FlyDubai co-pilot who attacked his captain mid-flight last Wednesday was plotting to crash the jet into Israel's Ben Gurion Airport, according to Israeli officials. The Dubai-to-Tel Aviv flight carried 174 passengers.

The 29-year-old Omani co-pilot launched a terrorist assault on the captain with the cockpit's crash ax. Passengers and crew rushed in and overpowered him.

The jet plunged nearly 14,000 feet in under 30 seconds before off-duty pilots traveling as passengers took the controls and landed in Saudi Arabia. Israeli media reported that his backup target was a U.S. military base in Jordan.

Oman Air reportedly grounded him in 2024 for having extremist materials, which raises questions about how FlyDubai hired him. A former El Al security official called it "a huge failure" and "a big miracle."

Map: Every State's Ice Cream Pick

Vanilla still reigns as America's most popular ice cream flavor, standing out in 19 states from Texas and Kansas to Alaska, according to a new map of state-by-state preferences based on 2025 ordering data.

But the real surprises are regional. Coffee over-indexes in seven states, with an especially strong hold across New England. Rocky Road dominates five Western states including California and Arizona, while Butter Pecan connects Georgia and the Carolinas.

Florida is the only state where chocolate stands out most. Wisconsin claims Moose Tracks as the nation's only branded signature flavor, and Tennessee stands alone with cheesecake.

Americans eat about 19 pounds of ice cream per person each year, fueling a $7.5 billion industry.

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Is Your Car Insurance Loyalty Costing You?

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The following stories are featured exclusively on The Flyover Podcast—a daily show that gives you the most important headlines in under 15 minutes.

➤ Your dog's sleep twitches aren't random, and researchers can now decode what's behind them. (Listen Now)

➤ Amazon is issuing a new wave of refunds worth up to $200 after regulators accused it of deceptively enrolling Prime customers. (Hear Episode)

➤ Gen Z students are fueling a Catholic surge at nearly 60 college campuses, from Texas A&M to Silicon Valley. (Hear Details)

➤ The Supreme Court opened its term Monday with a hearing on whether Boulder County and the city of Boulder, Colorado, can sue ExxonMobil and Suncor under state law over climate damages. (More)

➤ Former White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt is joining Fox News as an on-air contributor starting Nov. 1. (More)

➤ Former Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore's bid to restore an $8.2 million defamation verdict over a 2017 Senate race ad was rejected by the Supreme Court. (See Details)

➤ Dennis Hastert, the longest-serving Republican House speaker who was later jailed for concealing hush money, has died at 84. (More)

➤ Alex Ovechkin announced the 2026-27 season will be his last, capping a career in which the Washington Capitals legend scored a record 929 NHL goals. (More)

➤ The Texas Longhorns held steady atop the AP Top 25 entering college football’s Week 6, with the top five rankings unchanged and Missouri making the biggest leap, jumping 11 spots to No. 14 after beating Florida. (See List)

➤ The Los Angeles Dodgers take on the Atlanta Braves tonight for a pivotal Game 3, with the Braves' Chris Sale facing the Dodgers' Yoshinobu Yamamoto. The series evened at 1-1. (How to Watch)

➤ Yesterday’s Results: NFL | MLB | NHL | NBA | Soccer

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Daily Market Report 10/05/2026

▲	NASDAQ National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations	27,477.31	1.05%
▲	SPX S&P 500	7,773.95	0.66%
▲	DJI Dow Jones Industrial Average	51,267.90	0.18%
▼	BTC Bitcoin	$85,711.99	-0.89%
▲	GOLD Per Ounce	$4,167.60	0.13%
▲	SILVER Per Ounce	$61.40	2.37%
▼	OIL West Texas Intermediate Crude	$89.30	-1.99%
▲	PTC PTC Inc.	$192.26	+33.49%

Bitcoin, gold, silver, and oil are traded 24 hours a day.

➤ Big Stock Move: PTC stock jumped 33% on Monday after Schneider Electric agreed to buy the industrial software maker for roughly $22.6 billion in cash. (More)

➤ U.S. unemployment has now stayed below 5% for so long it's closing in on a record streak last seen in the mid-1960s, despite September's weak 29,000-job gain. (More)

➤ General Motors confirmed it will add hybrid vehicles to its U.S. lineup as EV demand slows, with the automaker currently selling hybrids only in certain Corvette models. (More)

➤ Tom Cruise's $125 million satirical drama Digger opened to a dismal $8 million, his worst box office debut since 2007, against Warner Bros. production costs of $125 million. (More)

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Still Paying the Same Car Insurance Rate?

The average U.S. driver now pays about $194 a month for car insurance. If you’ve been with the same insurer for years, it may be worth checking whether you’re still getting a competitive rate.

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➤ The Nobel Prize in medicine went to three scientists for a technique that uses light to switch brain cells on and off. Their work could help restore sight to people with a genetic form of blindness. (See Details)

➤ A rare two-headed turtle hatchling turned up on Cape Cod, the third found in the area in five years. The baby diamondback terrapin weighs less than a quarter-ounce and is under veterinary care. (See Turtle)

➤ A "Phoenix" planet that formed from the debris of its dying star has been spotted 790 light-years away. Astronomers say these second-generation worlds are incredibly rare. (See Planet)

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➤ This year's funniest wildlife photos include a bear mid-workout, a deeply unimpressed owl, and one very rude orangutan. (See Photos)

➤ Here's what a divorce costs in every state, from California, where it runs nearly $30,000 for both spouses, to the cheapest states, where it's under $14,000. (See Your State)

➤ A curious raccoon strolled into a New York City church during a candlelight prayer service before a priest shooed it back outside. The visit came a week before the Feast of St. Francis, patron saint of animals. (Watch Video)

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