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The Friday Flyover Replay : Fiery Plane Crash, Epic Universe Opening, and the Last Pennies.
Presented by Russell Sherrard.
Narrated by Artificial Intelligence, Our Hosts are Christopher and Jenny.
THE FLYOVER REPLAY.
Friday, May 23, 2025.
Good Morning! On this day in 1934, infamous criminals Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow were shot to death by Texas and Louisiana state police near Sailes, Louisiana, after a crime spree across multiple states and the alleged murder of 13 people.
After 233 years, the penny’s days are numbered. As we report below, the U.S. Treasury has placed its final order for penny blanks. What will you do—hoard them, spend them, or hand them out to wide-eyed kids like buried treasure?
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TAKEOFF.
Israeli Embassy Staffers Killed in D C.
Israeli embassy staffers Sarah Lynn Milgrim, 26, and Yaron Lischinsky, 28, were shot and killed Wednesday night outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D C.
The suspect, Elias Rodriguez, 30, of Chicago, was arrested at the scene and reportedly shouted “Free Palestine.” Federal authorities are probing potential terror links.
Milgrim, a peace advocate with two master’s degrees, had worked extensively on interfaith diplomacy and Israeli-Palestinian outreach. She was killed at an event focused on Gaza assistance.
The couple, described as deeply in love, were days away from a planned engagement.
House Passes Trump’s Budget Bill.
House Republicans narrowly passed former President Trump’s “One Big, Beautiful Bill Act” overnight Thursday in a 215–214 vote.
The package delivers deep tax cuts, ramps up border security funding, and imposes stricter requirements on Medicaid and food stamp recipients.
GOP leaders hailed the bill, but Democrats warned it would hurt poor people. The bill now heads to the Senate.
Plane Crashes Into San Diego Homes.
A small Cessna 550 jet crashed into the Tierrasanta neighborhood of San Diego early Thursday morning, killing multiple passengers and setting at least 15 homes ablaze as residents slept.
The plane, which departed from Teterboro, New Jersey, and refueled in Wichita, Kansas, was en route to Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport when it went down in dense fog just before 4 a.m.
Emergency responders reported a massive debris field, vehicles on fire, and widespread jet fuel spillage across the streets.
While no serious ground injuries have been confirmed, around 100 residents—mostly from military families—have been evacuated, and the National Transportation Safety Board is leading the investigation.
POLITICS.
The Supreme Court deadlocked 4-4 Thursday, with Justice Amy Coney Barrett recusing herself, on whether Oklahoma could provide taxpayer funding to a religious charter school. The tie vote upheld a state court ruling that prohibits such funding.
A federal district judge Thursday blocked President Trump’s executive order to close the Department of Education and ordered the reinstatement of hundreds of employees who were laid off after Trump took office.
The Department of Homeland Security is eliminating the student visa program at Harvard University due to “pro-terrorist conduct” at campus protests, meaning Harvard can no longer enroll foreign students in the 2025-2026 school year.
The Justice Department announced Wednesday it was ending lawsuits and proposed consent decrees against the police departments in Minneapolis and Louisville, originally launched after the deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor in 2020.
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Now, back to the News.
SPORTS.
OKC Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was named the NBA’s Most Valuable Player for 2025. The award makes him eligible to sign a $380 million dollar contract next offseason–the largest in NBA history.
ESPN is airing its final episode of its Around the Horn panel show today after the program was abruptly cancelled. The show had a 23-year run, one of the longest in sports television history.
Indianapolis Colts CEO and owner Jim Irsay passed away on Wednesday night at the age of 65. Irsay was the architect behind the team’s Super Bowl XLI victory.
Northwestern women’s golf pulled off a shocking upset over Stanford this week to win their first national championship ever. Stanford had set an historic pace before the final round, winning the previous round by 21 strokes.
FINANCE.
Big Stock Move: Advance Auto Parts shares soared 57% Thursday after the company said it was maintaining its full-year outlook despite the impact of tariffs.
Walmart, the nation’s largest private employer, is cutting roughly 1,500 jobs from its corporate staff to remove layers and “speed up decision-making.”
April home sales dropped to the slowest pace for that month since 2009 in the face of high mortgage rates and low consumer confidence.
Universal Resorts in Orlando has opened the gates to its major new Universal Epic Universe theme park Thursday, offering visitors access to the worlds of Harry Potter, Super Mario, How to Train Your Dragon, and more.
SCIENCE AND TECH.
Verbal fluency—how many animals or words that start with the same letter you can name in 90 seconds—predicts longevity in seniors better than memory or general intelligence, according to a study.
Melania Trump has released an AI-generated audiobook of her memoir, using ElevenLabs technology to replicate her voice and narrate the book in multiple languages, including Spanish, Hindi, and Portuguese.
Scientists in China have developed contact lenses that grant night vision by converting near-infrared light into visible wavelengths—no bulky goggles or batteries required.
THE ROTATOR.
ENTERTAINMENT.
Netflix has revealed its most-watched shows ever, with Squid Game (Season 1) leading at over 265 million views in its first 91 days, followed by Wednesday (252 million).
Former CIA disguise chief Jonna Mendez says ultra-realistic masks like those seen in Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning aren’t just movie magic—they’re based in fact.
Universal has unveiled a new trailer for Jurassic World: Rebirth, the seventh film in the franchise, starring Scarlett Johansson, Mahershala Ali, and Jonathan Bailey.
ET CETERA.
The U.S. Treasury Department has issued its final order of penny blanks, marking the beginning of the end for the 1-cent coin after over two centuries of production.
Pac-Man celebrates its 45th anniversary today, marking the 1980 debut of the iconic arcade game with limited-time promotions including Krispy Kreme’s Pac-Man doughnut collection and even an official cookbook.
A new survey found that a majority of Gen Z respondents would consider marrying an AI partner, with 83% saying they could form a deep emotional bond with one.
President Trump on Wednesday posted an altered video showing himself hitting Bruce Springsteen with a golf ball, continuing an ongoing feud with the rock icon.
Daily Quote.
“Last night, she was attending an affair to figure out how to get more aid into Gaza. The night she was killed, she was trying to help the situation—that’s the irony.”
— Robert Milgrim, father of Sarah Milgrim, the Israeli embassy staffer killed in D.C. by a pro-Hamas extremist
Inspirational Verse of the Day.
Proverbs Chapter 1 Verse 7. The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction. KJV
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