The Tuesday Flyover Replay : Harris’ Fox News Debut, Supermoon Returns, and a Wife Carrying Competition
Presented by Russell Sherrard,
Narrated by Artificial Intelligence, Our Hosts are Christopher and Jenny,
THE FLYOVER,
Jenny substituted for Christopher yesterday. For our listeners, We apologize for not telling you yesterday.
Tuesday, October 15, 2024,
Good Morning! On this day in 1989, Los Angeles Kings Wayne Gretzky surpassed Gordie Howe’s 1,850-point record during the final period against the Edmonton Oilers. Gretzky’s historic goal tied the game; he then scored the winning goal in overtime, securing a 5-4 victory for the Kings.
According to today’s edition, the average cost of a wedding varies widely by state, with Utah being the cheapest at $17,000 and New Jersey the most expensive at $55,000.
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TAKEOFF,
China Deploys 125 Warplanes Near Taiwan,
China deployed a record 125 warplanes, along with its Liaoning aircraft carrier, in large-scale military drills near Taiwan on Monday.
The exercises, simulating a blockade of key ports, followed Taiwan’s National Day celebrations, where President Lai Ching-te rejected Beijing’s sovereignty claims over the island.
China described the drills as punishment for Taiwan’s pursuit of independence. Taiwan’s defense ministry responded by tracking Chinese military movements, while the U.S. urged Beijing to exercise restraint to maintain regional peace.
State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller criticized China’s response as unwarranted and warned that it risked escalating tensions.
Harris, Trump Head to Fox News on Wednesday,
Vice President Kamala Harris will appear in her first interview with Fox News on Wednesday at 6 p.m. ET on Special Report with Bret Baier from Pennsylvania.
This interview comes as Harris has increased her media appearances, including interviews on ABC’s The View, The Howard Stern Show, and Stephen Colbert.
Meanwhile, Former President Donald Trump will participate in a town hall focused on women’s issues, hosted by Fox News anchor Harris Faulkner. The event will take place in Cumming, Georgia, with an all-female audience and will air on The Faulkner Focus Wednesday at 11 a.m. ET.
The discussion will cover key concerns for female voters, such as the economy, abortion, and healthcare, ahead of the November election.
List: Wedding Costs by U.S. State,
If you or your loved ones are planning to tie the knot, brace yourselves—especially if it’s in New Jersey, where the average cost of a wedding is $55,000, according to a new study.
The national average sits at $35,000, with cities like New York and San Francisco pushing costs even higher, with average weddings in those cities running around $49,000 and $41,000, respectively.
Couples in states like Utha, Idaho, and West Virginia generally pay less, with average wedding expenses around $17,000 to $20,000.
POLITICS,
Vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance pushed back on ABC News’s Martha Raddatz Sunday for downplaying former President Trump’s claims of Venezuelan gangs in Colorado.
The man arrested Saturday on gun charges at a Trump campaign rally in California denies he planned to assassinate the former President, stating he is a Republican and Trump supporter.
An Oregon forestry official was placed on administrative leave after a DEI officer complained he based hiring decisions on merit instead of personal identity considerations, according to a report.
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Thanks Christopher,
Now, back to the News.
SPORTS,
The NY Mets beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-3 Monday, tying the NLCS at one game each. The NY Yankees and the Cleveland Guardians were set to play Game One of the ALCS series last night.
The University of Kansas Jayhawks topped the AP preseason men’s basketball poll Monday, receiving 30 first-place votes, ahead of Alabama and defending champion UConn.
Florida’s sixth-year quarterback Graham Mertz will have season-ending ACL surgery following an injury in Saturday’s loss to Tennessee, bringing his college career to an end.
2024 Election Countdown,
Election Countdown: 21 Days,
Both the Trump and Harris campaigns hosted events in Pennsylvania Monday, highlighting the Keystone State’s importance as a key battleground in the presidential race.
Former President Trump described Democrats and prosecutors as enemies “from within,” labeling them as more dangerous than foreign adversaries like Russia and China in an interview that aired Sunday.
CThe Harris campaign unveiled its “Opportunity Agenda” for black men, proposing forgivable loans for black entrepreneurs and pathways into the legal marijuana industry, aiming to boost support in a tight race.
FINANCE,
Big Stock Move: Longboard Pharmaceuticals stock jumped 52% Tuesday on news that the company was being acquired for $2.6 billion by Lundbeck, another drug company.
The Nobel Prize for economics was won Monday by three U.S.-based economists who documented why freer, open societies are more likely to prosper.
Tesla stock fell nearly 10% late last week, losing $60 billion of value after the company unveiled its autonomous robotaxi and found investors unenthusiastic.
Bed Bath & Beyond recalled a holiday-themed candle that caused a backlash on social media from critics who said the candle’s label looked like Ku Klux Klan outfits.
SCIENCE AND TECH,
October’s Hunter’s Moon, 2024’s third and closest supermoon, will rise Thursday, appearing 30% brighter and 15% larger than a typical full moon.
Archaeologists in central Denmark unearthed a Viking-era burial ground with 50 well-preserved skeletons, offering potential insights into the period.
An AI tongue developed at Penn State can distinguish between similar brands like Coke and Pepsi with 80% accuracy, potentially revolutionizing food safety and quality monitoring.
THE ROTATOR,
TRAVEL TUESDAY,
Protesters in Barcelona urged tourists to “go home,” but Spain’s visitor numbers are rising. After a brief drop, bookings quickly bounced back even as the protests continued.
A new report revealed Grand Turk Island as the top trending destination for U.S. travelers in 2025, followed by Quepos in Costa Rica and Tromsø in Norway. The list shows Americans favoring lesser-known overseas destinations for relaxing breaks.
Travelers seeking little-known beaches and great food should check out Pascagoula on Mississippi’s Gulf Coast, which is filled with bayous, rivers, and waterfront parks.
ET CETERA,
A train operator died Monday morning as a New Jersey Transit train struck a tree chunk on the tracks in Mansfield Township, injuring 23 passengers.
Mud, beer, and teamwork dominated Maine’s North American Wife Carrying Championship, where couples raced through mud and water to win beer and cash prizes.
The world’s first pentakis dodecahedron tiny house, the Mini Dome, offers a unique geodesic design and is available for rentals with purchase kits planned for 2025.
Daily Quote,
“Martha, do you hear yourself? Only a handful of apartment complexes in America were taken over by Venezuelan gangs.”
— Republican vice-presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance to ABC News’s Martha Raddatz over claims of Venezuelan gangs in a Colorado city.
And thats the news for today.
And Now, A word From one of Our Sponsors,
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In publishing the life of the late CHARLES HADDON SPURGEON, the publishers feel a peculiar pleasure and believe themselves especially fortunate in having secured the Rev. Russell H. Conwell, D.D., LL.D., pastor at The Temple, of Philadelphia, to prepare the work. There are many reasons why the popular preacher, who might justly be called the Spurgeon of America, should in this way pay a loving tribute to the memory of his great English ecclesiastical brother, and why such a book must have an absorbing interest for all readers. Foremost among these might be considered his personal acquaintance with the great divine of gigantic efforts and wonderful achievements, and the deep study he has ever given to his popular brother preacher’s life and the measure of its successes.
As a fellow-preacher of the Gospel, he knew better than any layman how to interpret the hidden springs of success to count the cost of Herculean efforts made, and better, understand the great man’s life-work in all its thousands of minute details which he, as an intimate personal friend had the opportunity to observe.
Like Spurgeon, he has the power to earn and raise large sums of money, but he devotes every dollar beyond a reasonable living expense to the cause he has so much at heart. His remarkable line of work, also, in many ways corresponds with that of Spurgeon,
The similarity in the work of the English Spurgeon and the American Conwell has often been commented upon by press and people. Spurgeon made, and Conwell is making, a complete sacrifice of talents, time and health to the one aim in life-the salvation of souls. Each commenced life a poor boy, and had an early life fraught with discouragements and temptations.
The author’s grand work for the Grace Baptist Church, of Philadelphia, has justly distinguished him as the greatest preacher of his denomination in this country. He was a student at Yale College, and graduated in the Law Department of Albany University and was admitted to the New York bar in 1865. His health not permitting the practice of law, he began as traveling correspondent of the Boston Traveler and the New York Tribune, during which his constant companion and warmest friend was Bayard Taylor, with who he traveled all over the world, and obtained distinction as a journalist.
In addition to the pastorate of a church which has one of the most remarkable houses of worship in the world, open every hour of every day and night in the year, and is never untenanted, Dr. Conwell is the head of Temple College, connected with the church fostered by him, which is for the free education of working-men and women in the classic collegiate branches, with fourteen professors, a preparatory department that sends pupils to Yale, Harvard and Amherst, and giving itself decrees equal to those of Princeton. He is the head of the Samaritan Hospital, also an outgrowth of his personal effort and example, which is doing incalculable good in Philadelphia.
In addition. to his church work, Dr. Conwell lectures all over the United States, to large and delighted audiences.
He is also a prolific author, The most important of his works are a ” Life of Garfield,” which he wrote at the home of the martyred President, in Mentor; “Why and How the Chinese Immigrate,” the material for which he gathered in the Chinese Empire Life of Hon. James G. Blaine,” Life of Bayard Taylor,” and “Acres of Diamonds,” each of which has been appreciatively read by thousands of readers in this and other countries.