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The Thursday Flyover Replay : Tsunami Warning, Coca-Cola Sugar, and Vintage Ads.
Presented by Russell Sherrard.
Narrated by Artificial Intelligence, Our Hosts are Christopher and Jenny.
THE FLYOVER REPLAY.
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Thursday, July 17, 2025.
Good Morning! On this day in 1955, Disneyland opened after a year of construction and a $17 million investment. ABC aired the grand opening live with Dateline Disneyland, hosted by Art Linkletter, Ronald Reagan, and Bob Cummings.
Yesterday, we asked if you’ve ever found yourself the only one who could help. Plenty of you responded, with one reader recalling a frigid day on a remote lake, when two strangers capsized their canoe in 40-degree water. Alone and nearby, he acted fast, rescuing both men from the brink of hypothermia. We admire your acts of bravery!
Today, we report on a new study suggesting your brain might be better at picking up unspoken emotions than you think. Have you ever walked into a room and just knew what someone was feeling, whether they said it or not?
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TAKEOFF.
Tsunami Warning Follows Alaska Quake.
A powerful 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck near Sand Point, Alaska, on Wednesday, prompting tsunami warnings along roughly 700 miles of the state’s southern coast.
The U.S. Tsunami Warning Center advised residents in coastal communities, including Kodiak and King Cove, to evacuate to higher ground. The quake hit around 12:30 p.m. local time and was felt across the Aleutian Islands.
Officials in the Pacific Northwest said there is no current threat to the Lower 48. Monitoring continues as emergency crews assess damage and potential aftershocks.
Trump Weighs Firing Fed Chair, Then Backs Off.
President Trump told GOP lawmakers Tuesday night he was considering firing Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, citing frustration over interest rates and the cost of the Fed’s headquarters renovation. However, he said Wednesday that it is “highly unlikely” unless serious misconduct, such as fraud, is proven.
Markets reacted swiftly: the dollar fell and U.S. Treasury yields rose before stabilizing after Trump’s remarks, while stock indexes recovered from early losses by midday. Legal experts note that Powell is protected by law and can only be removed for cause.
However, some House Republicans, including members of the Freedom Caucus, have urged Trump to act, accusing Powell of mismanaging monetary policy and wastefully spending on the Fed’s $2.5 billion headquarters project.
Brains Pick Up Feelings We Miss.
A new study found that people’s brains can sense what someone’s really feeling, even when their guesses are off.
Using brain scans, researchers spotted two patterns: one showing what the speaker meant to express, the other showing what the listener thought they felt.
Even when those didn’t match, the brain still quietly picked up the speaker’s true emotions.
The closer those patterns lined up, the better folks were at reading the room, offering a fresh look at how empathy works behind the scenes.
POLITICS.
Senate Republicans say they have the votes to pass a $9 billion rescissions package. The bill slashes previously approved funding across several federal programs, though last-minute changes spared global AIDS relief and protected tribal radio stations from deep cuts.
President Trump publicly criticized supporters who’ve called for more transparency on the Epstein case, calling their concerns “bulls—” and labeling them “weaklings” in a Truth Social post Wednesday. The comments follow backlash over a DOJ-FBI memo stating there’s no evidence of a client list or blackmail tied to Epstein.
Adelita Grijalva, daughter of the late Rep. Raul Grijalva, clinched the Democratic nomination in Arizona’s 7th District, beating four rivals in a deep-blue, border-heavy seat.
Former interim NYPD Commissioner Thomas Donlon has filed a federal lawsuit claiming the department operates like a “criminal enterprise” under Mayor Eric Adams, accusing city leadership of corruption, abuse of power, and retaliatory acts, including the alleged wrongful arrest of his wife.
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Now, back to the News.
SPORTS.
Baseball fans were treated to an electric Home Run Derby-style swing-off to decide the winner of the MLB All-Star Game on Tuesday night. Kyle Schwarber’s three home runs in the swing-off clinched the win for the National League.
Scottie Scheffler is the odds-on favorite to win the PGA’s 2025 Open Championship this weekend at Royal Portrush in Ireland. The tournament tees off today.
FOX is nearing a deal with Barstool Sports that would include adding Dave Portnoy to the network’s Big Noon Kickoff coverage during the college football season.
Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier remains the focus of a federal gambling probe after he seemed to intentionally play poorly during a regular-season game in 2023. Prior reports from two weeks ago inaccurately suggested he was cleared of any wrongdoing.
The ESPYs aired last night, honoring sports excellence in a variety of categories.
FINANCE.
Big Stock Move: Rigetti Computing shares jumped Wednesday over 30% after the company announced a breakthrough in quantum tech, cutting error rates in half with a new system that’s more powerful and efficient than anything it’s built before.
U.S. wholesale inflation was unchanged in June, signaling that President Trump’s tariffs are having only a modest effect on prices so far.
President Trump announced Wednesday that Coca-Cola has agreed to use real cane sugar in U.S. products after talks with him.
Texas ranked as the most financially distressed state in the U.S., according to new data measuring credit scores, payment deferrals, and bankruptcy filings. Florida, Louisiana, Nevada, and South Carolina followed close behind.
SCIENCE AND TECH.
A team of German researchers has unveiled Centaur, a cutting-edge AI trained on 10 million human decisions to predict what people will do next—down to their reaction times.
A complete skeleton of a medieval knight was discovered beneath a former ice cream parlor in Gdańsk, Poland, revealing a well-preserved 13th- or 14th-century burial shrouded in mystery.
Popular weight loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy may reduce the risk of dementia and stroke in people with Type 2 diabetes and obesity, according to a new study.
THE ROTATOR.
THROWBACK THURSDAY.
A batch of vintage photos making the rounds online is giving folks a nostalgic peek into the early days of America’s favorite fast-food joints: McDonald’s, KFC, and Taco Bell.
This article breaks down seven well-meaning habits from the older generation that Gen Z says feel more exhausting than endearing.
Take a look at this time capsule of 41 vintage ads—fascinating, uncomfortable, and unforgettable all at once.
ET CETERA.
An Oklahoma farmer was killed after being trapped in an enclosure with two water buffaloes just one day after buying them at auction, in what authorities called a rare and tragic attack.
Indian police discovered a Russian woman and her two young daughters living in a remote cave near a tourist site in Karnataka, where they had been meditating and living in isolation for over a week.
A 54-pound Martian meteorite sold for $5.3 million at Sotheby’s in New York, setting a record as the largest piece of Mars ever found on Earth.
Daily Quote.
“The odds of this getting from there to here are astronomically small.”
— Cassandra Hatton, Sotheby’s vice chairman of science and natural history, on the 54-pound Martian meteorite that crashed in the Sahara Desert that sold for nearly $5.3 million at auction.
Inspirational Verse of the Day.
Proverbs Chapter 2 Verse 13. Who leave the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness; KJV
And thats the news for today. Thanks for listening.