Friday, August 1, 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.

Chinese scientists are exploring ways to disable Starlink satellites. (Hear More)

The White House has unveiled their $200 million ballroom plan. (Hear Details)

➤  Humans may have hibernation genes, offering hope for treating obesity and diabetes. (Hear Episode)

  

Politics

The Senate Appropriations Committee advanced a $1 billion defense package Wednesday, including $800 million in direct military aid to Ukraine and $225 million for the Baltics. (More)

President Trump is expected to approve a new humanitarian aid plan for Gaza on Friday following a visit to Gaza by envoy Steve Witkoff and Ambassador Mike Huckabee, the White House said. (See Details)

A record number of Senate Democrats voted to block U.S. arms sales to Israel over the humanitarian crisis in Gaza in several resolutions that failed to pass. (More)

Fewer Americans now believe black or Asian people face serious discrimination, with just 45% and 32% agreeing, down sharply from 2021. According to a new AP-NORC poll, only about four in 10 say diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) reduces discrimination. (See Poll)

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Sports

LeBron James is reportedly meeting with business partners this week to discuss the possibility of starting a new $5 billion basketball league in Europe. (More)

➤ The PGA Tour’s regular season wraps up this weekend with the Wyndham Championship at Sedgefield Country Club in North Carolina. (See Live Scores)

The Kansas City Royals tied a major league record Wednesday by using nine different pitchers to win a 1-0 shutout against the Atlanta Braves. (More)

Olympian Michael Phelps announced on social media that he’ll be giving the Baltimore Ravens swimming lessons after they asked for his help. (More)

➤ Yesterday’s Results: MLB | Soccer | WNBA | PGA | LPGA

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Finance

Trend Line Daily Market Report   07/31/2025

NASDAQ
National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations
21,122.45
-0.03%
SPX
S&P 500
6,339.39
-0.37%
DJI
Dow Jones Industrial Average
44,130.98
-0.74%
BTC
Bitcoin
$116,529.26
-1.18%
GOLD
Per Ounce
$3,343.50
1.45%
CVNA
Carvana Co.
$390.17
+16.89%
Bitcoin and gold are traded 24 hours a day.

➤ Big Stock Move: Carvana stock jumped nearly 17% Thursday after the online used car seller posted a record quarter for sales and profit per unit sold. (More)

Microsoft on Thursday morning became only the second publicly traded company ever to reach a total market capitalization of more than $4 trillion. Chip giant Nvidia is the other. (More)

South Korea agreed to invest $350 billion in the U.S. under a new trade agreement that will reduce its tariff to 15%, down from the planned 25%. (See Details)

The future of the Jeff Bezos-owned Washington Post is under scrutiny as dozens of the newspaper’s longtime staffers, including reporting teams, opinion editors, and video teams, take buyouts to leave. (More)

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Science & Technology

➤ An Ohio couple welcomed a baby boy from an embryo frozen in 1994, over 30 years ago, setting a new record for the longest-preserved embryo to result in a live birth. (More)

➤ NASA and SpaceX delayed Thursday’s planned launch of four astronauts to the International Space Station due to poor weather at Cape Canaveral. The launch is now set for Friday at 11:43 a.m. ET. (See Details)

➤ A lightning bolt stretching 515 miles from Texas to Missouri has been confirmed as the longest ever recorded, breaking the previous 2020 record by 38 miles. The so-called “megaflash” occurred in 2017 but was just verified using NOAA satellite data. (More)

➤ Gently zapping the brain’s prefrontal cortex with electrical currents can help adults learn math faster, a new study found. (More)

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The Las Vegas Sphere will screen the 1939 classic The Wizard of Oz on Aug. 28, using artificial intelligence to enhance the original frames for a new immersive experience. (More)

The Naked Gun reboot premieres today with favorable reviews, including praise for top-notch comedic performances. (See Trailer)

In other movie news, Disney released the trailer for Zootopia 2 this week, reuniting Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde, voiced by Ginnifer Goodwin and Jason Bateman, as the partners are ordered to attend a counseling program. (See Trailer)

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Et Cetera

Torrential rain swamped the New York City metro area Thursday, prompting states of emergency in both New York and New Jersey. Flash flooding crippled transit systems, delayed flights, and turned highways into rivers. (Follow Updates)

A Delta flight from Salt Lake City to Amsterdam diverted to Minneapolis on Wednesday after severe turbulence sent 25 people to the hospital. Passengers and meal carts were thrown into the air without warning. (More)

➤ Dozens of folks in inflatable T-Rex suits sprinted, stumbled, and flailed for glory at the T-Rex World Championship Races, featured on ESPN. (Watch Video)

➤ Thousands gathered in Chincoteague, Virginia, on Wednesday to watch wild ponies make their 100th annual swim across the Assateague Channel. (Watch Ponies)

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Poll Position

Did you participate in the Presidential Fitness Test as a student?

  1. Yes
  2. No
  3. Got a certificate
  4. They made me

 

Yesterday’s Results:

Do you still own a working VCR or any VHS tapes?

  1. Both VCR and VHS tapes: 50%
  2. Only VHS tapes: 28%
  3. I have a VCR: 12%
  4. What’s a VCR: 10%

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“President Trump wants to ensure America’s future generations are strong, healthy, and successful.”

—  White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Trump’s order bringing the Presidential Fitness Test back to public schools

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Which U.S. president had his golf balls painted black?

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