The Sunday Flyover Replay : Home-Buying Upheaval, Skills to Build Luck, and the Perfect Owl Selfie

The Sunday Flyover Replay : Home-Buying Upheaval, Skills to Build Luck, and the Perfect Owl Selfie

Presented by Russell Sherrard,

Narrated by Artificial Intelligence,

THE FLYOVER,

Sunday, AUGUST 18, 2024,

Good Morning! On this date in 1920, a single vote in the Tennessee legislature ratified the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, giving women the right to vote across the United States.

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TAKEOFF,

New Rules Upend Home Buying,

New residential real estate rules stemming from a 2023 legal decision went into effect across the nation yesterday.

The policies move away from the traditional 6% commission for realtors drawn from the sale price. Sellers must now decide whether and how much to pay the buyer’s broker.

On the other side, buyers must enter into a contractual agreement with a realtor before home showings, potentially having to pay their agent the agreed-upon commission themselves.

While giving more control to sellers, critics argue the new rules add another layer of complexity to the home-buying process.

Fire Closes Historic Somerset House,

A fire at Somerset House in London forced the historic landmark to close Saturday as 125 members of the London Fire Brigade fought to contain the blaze.

No works of art were damaged, and no injuries were reported, in the palace, which now serves as an arts venue.

Somerset House was built in 1547, then demolished and rebuilt in the 1700s. It contains works by Van Gogh, Monet, and Cezanne, among others.

List: Most In-Demand U.S. Destinations,

The beach community of Destin, Fla., tops a new ranking of the most in-demand affordable summer destinations in the U.S.

The list is dominated by Southeastern destinations, with Myrtle Beach, S.C., and Gulf Shores, Ala., in the top three, along with Destin. The only West Coast representative is San Diego, at number 10.

The rankings considered searches with check-in dates from June 20th to September 22nd and only destinations with a median price per night of less than $200.

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Now, back to the News.

SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT,

MLB league officials are discussing a six-inning minimum for starting pitchers that would allow starters to be pulled before that only if they had thrown 100 pitches or given up four or more earned runs.

Los Angeles Angels outfielder Jo Adell drew criticism for turning for second base on a ground ball that saw him thrown out at first to end the inning.

Nicolas Cage has been cast as John Madden in an upcoming biopic on the legendary NFL head coach and commentator.

FINANCE,

Egg prices rose for the third straight month in July, up nearly 20% from egg prices a year ago. The jump was blamed on bird flu cutting into the supply.

Teamster union members are setting up a roundtable with Vice President Kamala Harris, but union President Sean O’Brien, who addressed the GOP convention, hasn’t been invited to speak at the Democratic National Convention this week.

Disney and Paramount reported quarterly profits in their respective streaming TV businesses for the first time after years of losing money on subscription TV.

THE ROTATOR,
SUNDAY REWIND,

Ladies and gentlemen, our most-clicked stories of the week. Enjoy!

Hackers stole billions of social security numbers from a third-party background-check company.

A new chart shows the Top 10 U.S. companies ranked by their political donations to Republican and Democratic political action committees.

A photographer captured a stunning image of the Perseid meteor shower raining down on Stonehenge.

QUICK HITS,

Foreigners reveal 14 dead giveaways that you’re an American abroad.

A Cheyenne photographer’s 4,000 time-lapse shots yield the perfect owl selfie.

Alfred Hitchcock discusses how he manipulates audiences to get them screaming.

A neurologist’s “Four Types of Luck” concept reframes fortune as a skill you can improve.

Long-form: A photographer spent ten years creating a high-definition Milky Way timelapse video.

Finalists for the best nanophotography images of the microscopic world have been announced.

Daily Quote,

“The key argument was it’s just not fair for sellers to pay both the listing agent and the buyer’s agent.”

— Stephen Brobeck, consumer advocate, on sweeping new changes to how real estate agents are compensated.

And thats the news for today.

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