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The Saturday Flyover Replay : Debby Causes More Trouble, a Shaky Relay, and Stolen Bluey Coins,
Presented by Russell Sherrard,
Narrated by Artificial Intelligence,
THE FLYOVER,
Saturday, AUGUST 10, 2024,
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Good Morning! On this day in 1793, the Louvre opened as a public museum after serving as a royal palace for over two centuries. It now features one of the world’s richest collections of artwork and artifacts.
If anyone needs another reminder of how fast the world is changing, consider this: the Olympics gave out medals for skateboarding and breakdancing this year. It’s a brave new world.
We hope you enjoyed reading today’s Flyover. Let us know how we’re doing by emailing Russell Sherrard @ russellsherrard@reagan.com.
TAKEOFF,
Debby Continues to Produce Severe Weather,
The remnants of Hurricane Debby continued to produce severe weather in parts of the mid-Atlantic and Northeast on Friday, causing flooding, flight delays, and widespread power outages.
Since making landfall in Florida on Monday as a Category 1 hurricane, Debby has been linked to eight deaths and a string of rare tropical tornadoes, producing winds as high as 140 mph.
Heavy rains in the New York and Pennsylvania area produced flash flooding, trapping people in their cars and homes. Floodwaters made multiple roads impassable, forcing first responders to attempt high-water and helicopter rescues.
More than 35 million people from South Carolina to Vermont were under flood watches on Friday.
Delta threatened legal action against both CrowdStrike and Microsoft on Thursday after a regulatory filing showed that July’s internet outage cost the airline $550 million.
The outage was linked to a cybersecurity update pushed out by CrowdStirke that affected Microsoft products. The defect resulted in flight cancellations and delays, television stations going dark, and banks unable to process transactions.
CrowdStrike described Delta’s narrative of events as “misleading” and stated that it had teams working with Delta to correct the problem. CrowdStrike even claimed they won praise from one Delta board member for their efforts.
Delta also has legal worries of its own. Passengers whose flights were affected by the CrowdStrike tech outage last month filed a lawsuit against the airline this week.
What to Stream This Weekend,
The summer movie season may be winding down, but the number of quality films and television shows to stream has not slowed.
Hulu has Brats, an excellent documentary by Andrew McCarthy that examines the Brat Pack, the group of teen actors who took over Hollywood in the 1980s. Emilio Estevez, Jon Cryer, Lea Thompson, Ally Sheedy, and Demi Moore appear, but it’s Rob Lowe’s interview that really puts everything into perspective.
Apple TV’s latest movie, The Instigators, pairs Matt Damon and Casey Affleck in a comedy-heist film, proving that Damon is at his best when working with an Affleck.
The recent death of Bob Newhart had many in The Flyover office feeling nostalgic, which is why we recommend Newhart on Amazon Prime. All the seasons and Larry, his brother Darryl, and his other brother Darryl can be found there.
POLITICS,
Secretary of State Antony Blinken informed Israeli officials on Friday that the U.S. will end its investigation into an Israel Defense Force unit accused of human rights violations and will not impose sanctions.
The Butler Township Police Department released additional body-cam footage on Thursday, revealing how local authorities spotted the would-be assassin Thomas Matthew Crooks and attempted to alert the Secret Service about security gaps.
Former President and Republican nominee Donald Trump announced on his Truth Social platform that he will sit down with tech billionaire Elon Musk for an interview on Monday.
Iranian-backed hackers tried to compromise an email account belonging to an unidentified presidential campaign adviser, according to a Microsoft report.
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Now, back to the News.
SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT,
Chicago Bears rookie quarterback Caleb Williams will make his NFL debut today when the Bears begin preseason play against the Buffalo Bills.
The MLB announced on Friday that the Atlanta Braves and Cincinnati Reds will play a regular-season game at Tennessee’s famous Bristol Motor Speedway in 2025, marking the first regular-season game in history played in Tennessee.
Longtime PGA Tour star and World Golf Hall of Famer Juan “Chi Chi” Rodriguez died Thursday, the league announced. He was 88.
2024 Summer Olympics,
The women’s 4×100 relay team won a gold medal on Friday, but the men’s team had baton issues and was disqualified for a lane violation.
U.S. women’s hurdler Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone once again clinched the Olympic gold medal in the 400m hurdles on Thursday, setting a new world record of 50.37 seconds.
Musicians Billie Eilish, Snoop Dogg, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers are expected to appear in the Closing Ceremony of the Paris Games on Sunday through a mix of pre-taped and live performances, according to sources.
What to watch: Team USA has the chance to win more medals in Paris today. The women’s water polo team will compete against The Netherlands for a bronze medal, while the women’s soccer and men’s basketball teams will be playing for gold against Brazil and France, respectively.
THE ROTATOR,
BEYOND OUR BORDERS,
A Voepass airline flight carrying 61 people crashed into a gated residential community in Sao Paulo, Brazil on Friday, killing all aboard.
Ukrainian drones flew nearly 200 miles into Russian territory and targeted a crucial military airfield on Thursday, as Ukraine continued its largest offensive on Russian soil since the start of the war.
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro imposed a 10-day ban on the social media platform X, claiming its owner Elon Musk used it to incite hatred in the wake of the country’s disputed presidential election.
Austrian authorities arrested a third person on Friday in connection with the foiled conspiracy to attack three Taylor Swift concerts at the Ernst Happel Stadium.
ET CETERA,
The ability of mayonnaise to behave like a solid and flow like a liquid has inspired scientists to reconsider and improve their approaches to nuclear fusion experiments.
A large explosion on a Taiwanese container ship carrying hazardous materials sent shockwaves through one of China’s busiest ports and up to a kilometer away, according to officials.
An Australian man has been charged with stealing nearly $400,000 worth of collector coins of the popular kids’ cartoon “Bluey” from a Sydney warehouse, according to the investigative police unit “Strike Force Bandit.”
Daily Quote,
“I thought it was going to fall in our yard.”
— Ana Lucia, an eyewitness to Friday’s passenger plane crash in Brazil
And thats the news for today.
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This work was first published in weekly installments over a twenty-year span in the London Metropolitan Tabernacle’s periodical, The Sword and the Trowel.
Completed sections were released volume by volume, until the seventh and final volume was released in 1885. Within a decade more than 120,000 sets had been sold. The Treasury of David is a superb literary achievement. Eric Hayden, pastor of the Metropolitan Tabernacle a century after Spurgeon’s ministry began there, calls this work “Spurgeon’s magnum opus.” Spurgeon’s wife said that if Spurgeon had never written any other work, this would have been a permanent literary memorial.