Sunday, November 8, 2026

Good Morning! On this day in 1970, New Orleans Saints kicker Tom Dempsey, born without toes on his right foot, kicked a record 63-yard field goal with a specially designed shoe to defeat the Detroit Lions 19-17 at Tulane Stadium. His NFL record stood for 43 years. See the kick here.

For more than a generation, TV Guide helped millions of viewers map out their evenings with a grid of local and national program previews. But as today's Whatever Happened To… section shows us, cable TV’s “Guide” button proved to be the undoing for the trusty paperback.

In case you missed it on The Flyover Podcast, Ayla took on the warning spreading all over social media that coffee on an empty stomach is doing damage you can’t feel. Gastroenterologists weighed in, backed by endoscopies on more than 8,000 people, and their answer isn’t what the internet says. Plus, a common morning combo can backfire, sending blood sugar levels climbing when you’d least want them to. So is your pre-breakfast cup safe or not? Tune in here!

Today’s sponsor, US Tungsten, is working to revive a domestic tungsten mining project to help supply a metal used in ammunition, armor, and other critical applications.

U.S., China, Russia Discuss November Meeting

China has confirmed that it is discussing a historic meeting later this month between President Trump, Chinese leader Xi Jinping, and Russian President Vladimir Putin at a regional summit in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen.

Trump had indicated he is open to three-way talks focused on nuclear weapons.

The President also said on Friday that he met with Putin envoy Kirill Dmitriev a day earlier and predicted a deal could emerge soon aimed at resolving the Russian war in Ukraine.

Russia could use the summit to nudge China and the U.S. closer to Moscow’s positions on Ukraine.

Rockefeller Tree Rolls Into Midtown

Bystanders in Midtown Manhattan got an early taste of the holidays Saturday morning as the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree rolled onto Center Plaza after a roughly 200-mile trip from upstate New York.

The 11-ton, 76-foot Norway spruce arrived on a 100-foot trailer.

The tree had stood for roughly 75 years in Rebecca Decker’s yard in West Edmeston. She thought it was a prank when Rockefeller Center’s head gardener came knocking, but he’d been eyeing it for six years.

Crews have weeks to wrap it in more than 50,000 multicolored LED lights and crown it with a 900-pound Swarovski star before the Dec. 2 lighting. It will stand over the skating rink through Jan. 9, then be milled into lumber for Habitat for Humanity.

LIST: Best College Towns in the U.S.

Austin, Texas, home of the University of Texas Longhorns, is the top college town in America, according to a new survey.

The poll used 31 criteria to evaluate more than 400 towns, considering everything from the cost of a college apartment to the game-day sports experience at Division I schools.

Ann Arbor, Michigan; Charlottesville, Virginia; Raleigh, North Carolina; and Atlanta, Georgia filled out the top five.

Florida claimed five of the top 30 towns, followed by North Carolina with three.

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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, straight from the heart of the country.

➤ A 36-year-old tennis star went from beating the world’s best to calling it quits after a crushing loss. (Hear More)

➤ The latest home design trends revealed which exterior colors were making a comeback and which were falling out of favor. (Listen Now)

➤ Macy’s unveiled its newest Thanksgiving balloons, and one beloved character was returning after more than 40 years away. (Podcast Available)

➤ No. 11 Notre Dame built a 21-point third-quarter lead and held off No. 1 Miami’s comeback for a 31-24 victory. The Hurricanes’ Elija Lofton couldn’t hang on to a potential game-tying touchdown pass on fourth down late. (Watch Play)

➤ No. 3 Utah stayed unbeaten and snapped a three-game Holy War losing streak to No. 9 BYU with a chaotic 28-20 win in a game featuring six turnovers. The Utes lost two fumbles but intercepted Bear Bachmeier four times. (More)

➤ On MLS Decision Day, Real Salt Lake eliminated the LA Galaxy 2-1, joining the Seattle Sounders and Portland Timbers in claiming the West’s final three playoff spots. Nashville SC finished atop the East with a league-record 77 points. (More)

➤ Today’s NFL slate will open with the Cincinnati Bengals facing the Atlanta Falcons in Madrid, before the Green Bay Packers and New England Patriots, both 5-3, will meet in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (See Preview)

➤ Kyle Larson carries a 67-point lead over Christopher Bell into the NASCAR Cup Series finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway, where he needs just nine points to clinch his second straight championship. (More)

➤ A federal appeals court handed the NCAA a victory by reversing a ruling that granted athletes from the high school class of 2022 a fifth year of eligibility. (More)

Weekly Market Report Previous Week

▼	NASDAQ National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations	24,579.42	-3.37%
▼	SPX S&P 500	7,376.86	-2.68%
▼	DJI Dow Jones Industrial Average	51,285.73	-0.94%
▼	BTC Bitcoin	$75,746.93	-3.20%
▲	GOLD Per Ounce	$4,074.90	4.75%
▲	SILVER Per Ounce	$51.89	5.75%
▼	OIL West Texas Intermediate Crude	$90.83	-12.76%

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

➤ The Nasdaq rallied from its worst day since April 2025 on Friday, gaining 264.44 to close at 24,579.42. The Dow lost 237.33 to finish at 51,285.73, and the S&P 500 closed up 23.23 points to end at 7,376.86. (More)

➤ Fox Corp. completed its acquisition of Roku, an open connected TV platform, to expand its streaming presence that already includes Tubi and FOX One. (More)

➤ The IRS announced that thresholds for all seven federal income tax brackets will increase for 2027 to account for inflation, while tax rates remain unchanged. (More)

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➤ German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche believed the secret to a lasting marriage rested on one simple question: Will you still enjoy talking with your spouse when you grow old together? (More)

➤ National Geographic named five U.S. destinations to its 2027 Best of the World travel list, highlighting locations in Wisconsin, California, Maryland, and the southern Ozarks for their scenery, culture, and outdoor adventures. (See List)

➤ A team hunting for Noah’s Ark in Turkey released new footage of what could be the biblical vessel’s hull, despite decades of research suggesting the site is a natural rock formation. (See Site)

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➤ A postal worker found a note reading “9-1-1 Inside” on a New Jersey home’s front door Friday, prompting police to investigate and discover three people dead inside. (More)

➤ Two Senate races and more than two dozen House contests remain undecided after Tuesday’s midterms, leaving Democrats awaiting final results to determine the size of their congressional majorities. (More)

➤ Two experienced skydivers died on Friday after colliding 150 feet above a California landing zone, causing their parachutes to become tangled during an organized event. (More)

➤ A gunman opened fire from a moving car in Kraków, Poland, on Saturday, killing six people and injuring at least 15 others before police shot and detained him. (More)

➤ Asador Etxebarri in Spain’s Basque Country claimed the world’s top restaurant honor for 2026, with its signature wood-fired cooking beating acclaimed restaurants in Bangkok, Copenhagen, and Mexico City. (See List)

➤ A collection of 68 remarkable photographs captures perfectly timed moments, from a deer greeting a rabbit to a basketball appearing to eclipse the sun. (See Photos)

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Whatever happened to TV Guide?

For roughly three decades, the best-selling magazine in America was a little digest that lived on top of the television set. At its 1977 peak, one in every five magazines sold in the country was a TV Guide.

Walter Annenberg launched it nationally on April 3, 1953, for 15 cents, with Lucille Ball’s new baby on the cover. The trick was localization. National feature pages were printed once, then wrapped around more than 140 locally printed listings sections, so the copy on your coffee table was genuinely yours, right down to the UHF station nobody else got.

It became a keepsake, not just a schedule. The January 25, 1964 issue carried “America’s Long Vigil,” a 27-page record of the four days of Kennedy assassination coverage, introduced by President Johnson, and millions of families saved it.

And every September, the eagerly awaited Fall Preview issue arrived, twice its normal thickness and often the biggest seller of any magazine in America. Usually the kids got to it first, circling the new shows they wanted to watch like a TV wish book. Here’s what they looked like in the early 1960s.

What killed publishing's golden goose? The “Guide” button on the cable box. Hundreds of cable channels made full listings impossible, and on-screen program guides made them unnecessary. Circulation fell from 20 million to 3 million through the 1980s and 1990s.

Media mogul Rupert Murdoch had paid $3.2 billion for it in 1988. In October 2008, an SEC filing revealed the magazine’s new price: exactly $1, plus roughly $100 million in assumed debt.

Though its cultural cachet is gone, it never really died. TV Guide Magazine still publishes from Troy, Michigan, about 24 issues a year, with circulation near 940,000, scheduling grids and all. The website belongs to a company called Fandom. The classic print issues are still available on eBay and other auction sites.

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The changing leaves aren't the only sign of a new season. These turkeys are staging a holiday takeover, kicking Halloween to the curb and making it clear that Thanksgiving is next in line!

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Engine rebuilds: 4%
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