Monday, June 9, 2025

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The following stories are featured exclusively on The Flyover Podcast—a daily show that gives you the most important headlines in under 15 minutes, straight from the heart of the country.

Over one million Hoosiers were urged to avoid gas stations this past weekend. (Hear More)

A new Department of Defense review reveals the Pentagon deliberately spread UFO rumors during the Cold War. (Hear Episode)

This Dutch “Bitcoin Family” has split their encrypted wallet keys across four continents. (Hear More)

  

Politics

➤ Aides to President Trump and Elon Musk held a call on Friday as the two paused their feud on social media, with one source saying, “The future of their relationship is totally uncertain.” (More)

Meanwhile, Elon Musk reversed his threat to decommission the Dragon spacecraft hours after making the initial statement. Dragon plays a key role in ferrying astronauts to the International Space Station, with no immediate U.S. replacement available. (See Details)

➤ South Dakota officials are anticipating a cost of $2 billion over the next decade to build new prisons in order to keep pace with an expected 34% increase in new inmates. (See Details)

➤ President Trump and China’s Xi Jinping spoke June 5, setting the stage for fresh trade talks in London starting today. Top U.S. officials, including Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, will lead negotiations. (More)

➤ A parade in Washington, D.C., this week celebrating the Army’s 250th anniversary is expected to showcase rocket launchers and missiles along with a 100 other aircraft and vehicles. (See Details)

ABC senior national correspondent Terry Moran has been suspended for calling Trump official Stephen Miller a “world-class hater,” with the network stating it “does not condone subjective personal attacks on others.” (More)

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Sports

Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz won the French Open for the second straight year after pulling off an improbable comeback from two sets down against world No. 2 Jannik Sinner. (More)

Future Hall of Fame quarterback Aaron Rodgers’ new one-year contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers is reportedly worth $13.65 million. (More)

➤ Merab Dvalishvili defeated Sean O’Malley by unanimous decision to retain his bantamweight title at UFC 316. (More)

MLB No. 1 overall prospect Roman Anthony smashed a 497-foot grand slam in a recent minor league game—the longest home run of any professional player in 2025. (See Home Run)

Yesterday’s results: MLB | NASCAR | WNBA | NCAAB Soccer | PGA | LPGA | Tennis

Finance

➤ Ford has unveiled its 2026 Mustang FX package that pays tribute to the 1980s Fox body Mustang. (See Mustang)

Milan Kovac, the Tesla vice president heading its Optimus humanoid robotics arm, announced on Friday he was leaving the company. Last year, Tesla CEO Elon Musk claimed Optimus would increase Tesla’s market cap to $25 trillion. (More)

The Russian ruble has surged 38% against the U.S. dollar this year, making it the world’s best-performing currency in 2025, according to reports. (More)

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Science & Technology

➤ The highest court in the U.K. has ruled that lawyers could face “severe” penalties for using incorrect information generated by AI in court cases. (More)

Researchers released data of the largest map of the universe on Thursday and suggested that there are around 800,000 galaxies, about 10 times more than previously guessed. (See Details)

The strawberry moon will be at its fullest in the early morning on Wednesday, but astronomers say the best viewing will be when the moon rises at sunset on Tuesday. (More)

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Miguel Uribe Turbay, 39, a right-wing Colombian senator and 2026 presidential hopeful, was shot three times—including twice in the head—during a campaign rally in Bogotá on Saturday. He’s in critical condition and undergoing emergency surgery. (More)

Speaking of Colombia, a 6.3 magnitude earthquake rattled the country early Sunday, shaking buildings in Bogotá and prompting mass evacuations. (More)

➤ Israeli forces reportedly boarded the Madleen, a yacht carrying climate activist Greta Thunberg and other international passengers, as it approached waters off Gaza on Sunday. (More)

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➤ Beachgoers in Naples, Florida, were stunned when a 300-pound black bear was spotted swimming in the Gulf of America. The bear later wandered into a condominium under construction, where it was found napping in the lobby. (Watch Video)

➤ A Los Angeles man is suing a memorial park after his mother’s headstone was on the wrong grave for three years. The family discovered the error when trying to bury their father nearby. (See Details)

➤ A pet zebra named Ed was safely captured Sunday in Christiana, Tennessee, after more than a week on the loose. Deputies located him in a pasture and airlifted him by helicopter into a waiting trailer. (See Zebra)

➤ Brent Franson, 43, creator of AI app “Death Clock,” was shocked when it predicted he’d die at 76 from Alzheimer’s. After overhauling his lifestyle to become a “sleep athlete,” the app extended his life expectancy by nine years. (More)

Poll Position

How many hours of sleep do you get on a typical night?

  1. Less than 5
  2. 5–6 hours
  3. 7–8 hours
  4. More than 8
 

Yesterday’s Results:

What’s your favorite way to spend a Sunday?

  1. Relaxing at home: 54%
  2. Outdoors: 16%
  3. Socializing with others: 15%
  4. Catching up on work: 6%
  5. Exploring something new: 5%
  6. Other: 4%

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“The discussion in the longevity space is often focused on the wrong thing. People devote a lot of time talking about things like Ashwagandha or full-body scans when, compared to sleep, diet, and exercise, these are going to make only tiny incremental differences.”

Brent Franson, CEO of Death Clock, on misconceptions in the longevity conversation

TriviaToday’s Trivia

Which term refers to summer dormancy in animals, like hibernation, but is triggered by heat and drought? 

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