The Friday Flyover Replay : Black Friday Sales, the Holiday 100, and Six-Toed Cats

The Friday Flyover Replay : Black Friday Sales, the Holiday 100, and Six-Toed Cats

Presented by Russell Sherrard,

Narrated by Artificial Intelligence, Our Hosts are Christopher and Jenny,

THE FLYOVER REPLAY,

Friday, November 29, 2024,

Good Morning! On this day in 1972, Atari launched Pong, a simple table tennis-themed arcade game. It was the first commercially successful video game and helped establish the video game industry.

Welcome to our post-Thanksgiving Friday edition—a bit shorter than usual, to join you in enjoying the holiday.

We hope you enjoyed reading today’s Flyover. Let us know how we’re doing by replying to Russell Sherrard at russellsherrard@reagan.com.

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TAKEOFF,

Black Friday Sales Approach $1 Trillion,

Total Black Friday revenues this year are projected to grow 2.5–3.5% to $985 billion, with online shopping alone expected to rise 8–9%, reaching approximately $296 billion.

The analysis shows that last year, consumers preferred online shopping and mass merchants, with 63% of shoppers favoring online-only retailers and 53% choosing retailers like Best Buy, Walmart, and Target.

Over $222 billion was spent online in 2023, with 65% of the total revenue coming from electronics, clothing, furniture, groceries, and toys.

List: 42 Ideas for Those Thanksgiving Leftovers,

Taste of Home has put together a list of 42 recipes for the second-best part of Thanksgiving—the leftovers.

Each recipe features turkey and ranges from basic sandwiches to soup and casseroles, and there’s even a tip for repurposing bones for homemade turkey stock.

If you can’t resist revisiting the traditional Thanksgiving meal, there’s a one-pot option that calls for turkey, stuffing, green beans, turkey gravy, a high-walled dish, and 45 minutes.

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The Holiday Section

Canadian Pacific’s Holiday Train began its annual tour last week, visiting communities in Canada and the U.S. with a brightly lit engine and cars, offering free performances to encourage donations to food banks.

Google has released its Holiday 100, a list of the year’s top trending products based on over 45 billion product listings.

Food and Wine has curated a list of 30 festive Christmas desserts, from classic gingerbread to elegant Bûche de Noël and Croquembouche, ideal for holiday dinners and gatherings.

QUICK HITS,

Finalists for Close-up Photographer of the Year have been announced, with entries ranging from animals to insects and fungi.

Los Angeles is expected to be the most clogged city on “Brown Friday,” the busiest day of the year for plumbers, according to Yelp.

Descendants of Hemingway’s six-toed cats continue to roam his Key West home, now a museum, 60 years after its opening.

Zillow predicts that 2025 home trends will favor cozy spaces, antique furnishings, and in-home libraries, reflecting a shift toward nostalgic, intimate living.

Scientists have created a robotic dog designed to locate invasive fire ant nests, combating global destruction that causes $6 billion in damages annually.

Police in Washington rounded up a pair of escaped goats that wandered through a city and chased pedestrians, stating the animals were “detained for baaaaaadddd behavior.”

Daily Quote,

“They don’t know how to be in public places.”

— Speakeasy singer Nanci Zoppi on moviegoers singing along during movie screenings of Wicked.

And thats the news for today.

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