Wednesday, September 17, 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.

The Pentagon announced new grooming standards for all military service members. (Hear Details)

➤ Were goblins sighted after a Kentucky flood in 2022? Dozens reported seeing small, gray, big-eyed beings. (Hear Episode)

New research shows that this long-banned school lunch staple deserves a second chance. (Listen Now)

  

Politics

House Republicans on Tuesday released a stopgap bill that would fund the government at current levels through Nov. 21. Democrats have said they won’t sign on unless it includes health care funding provisions. (See Details)

The Georgia Supreme Court ruled 4-3 Tuesday not to review the disqualification of Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from the criminal case she brought in Georgia against President Trump and his allies. It’s unclear if the case will continue without her. (More)

President Trump filed a $15 billion defamation suit against The New York Times Co. and Penguin Random House LLC, accusing the paper of serving as a “mouthpiece” for the Democrats. The Times said the lawsuit was meant as intimidation. (More)

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, the Democratic Party’s candidate for vice president in 2024, announced Tuesday he will seek a third term as governor in the state’s 2026 elections. (More)

An Illinois TV anchor resigned from the ABC station in Springfield after she said she was suspended for airing an emotional “non-partisan tribute” to her mentor, Charlie Kirk. “Many in the mainstream media have been fired or punished for mocking his assassination. I believe I am the first to be targeted for honoring him on air,” she posted on X. (See Details)

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What happens to your retirement income if the market tanks again?

If you’re retired, or close to it, you may not have time to play roulette with your life savings.

Wall Street wants you to stay the course.

But what if the course is heading straight off a cliff?

Let’s look at the facts (as of September 2, 2025):

🟡 Gold soared from $1,470 to $3,504.20 since March 2020 — that’s a 138% gain.*

Silver exploded from $11.66 to $40.64 — a 249% return.*

📉 The Dow Jones? Crawled up just 53% in nearly the same time.*

If you’ve been riding the market roller coaster, you’ve been missing the real ride.

Now here’s the million-dollar question:

Can you afford another 2008 Financial Crisis?

Can you afford another Covid-19-induced market drop?

There’s a good reason why thousands of Americans are turning to physical precious metals like gold and silver — not paper promises.

They’re real, they’re tangible, and they’ve been a trusted store of value for over 5,000 years.

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Sports

➤ ESPN and ABC reported record numbers for WNBA viewership this season despite significant absences from superstars like Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese, and Breanna Stewart. The most watched game of the season was between the Indiana Fever and the Chicago Sky, drawing 2.7 million viewers. (More)

➤ Tom Brady was shown on Monday Night Football in the Las Vegas Raiders’ coaching booth with a headset on, sparking controversy about whether his relationship with the team poses a conflict of interest with his role as a broadcaster. (More)

➤ LSU football coach Brian Kelly publicly apologized to the reporter he snapped at following the team’s win over Florida this weekend, admitting he needs to raise his standards for how he interacts with the media. (More)

➤ Yesterday’s Results: MLB | Soccer | WNBA

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Finance

Trend Line Daily Market Report   09/16/2025

NASDAQ
National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations
22,333.96
-0.07%
SPX
S&P 500
6,606.76
-0.13%
DJI
Dow Jones Industrial Average
45,757.90
-0.27%
BTC
Bitcoin
$116,853.92
1.22%
GOLD
Per Ounce
$3,730.60
1.31%
WBTN
Webtoon Entertainment Inc.
$20.80
+39.04%
Bitcoin and gold are traded 24 hours a day.

➤ Big Stock Move: Webtoon Entertainment shares jumped 39% Tuesday after the digital comics company signed a deal to create a digital platform for Disney and sell the animation giant a 2% equity stake. (More)

The Federal Reserve kicked off its two-day meeting Tuesday with an unusual lineup: one new governor appointed by President Trump, along with one sitting governor whom an appeals court blocked Trump from firing. (More)

Retail sales posted a surprise increase of 0.6% in August, double the 0.3% economists had forecast. The spending growth was driven by back-to-school spending, online sales, and restaurant dining. (More)

Barnes & Noble expects to open over 31 more bookstores in locations across the United States in 2025, following a period of “strong sales” in existing stores. (See New Locations)

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Gold’s Up 138%. Silver? 249%. Is Wall Street Nervous? If you’re retired, or close to it, you may not have time to play roulette with your life savings. Wall Street wants you to stay the course. But what if the course is heading straight off a cliff? Get the truth. Get the facts. Get this free kit from Goldco.

Science & Technology

➤ Just ahead of Meta Connect 2025, a leaked video has revealed Meta’s upcoming “Meta Ray-Ban Display” smart glasses, featuring a built-in display that shows info in your line of sight—plus a wristband that lets you control it with hand gestures. (Watch Leaked Video)

➤ A Polish startup called Clone Robotics has unveiled a ghostly humanoid robot powered by water-filled synthetic muscles that mimic real human movement. (See Robot)

➤ Researchers have confirmed that painter Jackson Pollock used a rare synthetic pigment called manganese blue in his 1948 painting Number 1A, solving a long-standing mystery about the work’s vivid turquoise. (See Color)

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Here is a list of expert tips on how to get into a state of creative flow and maintain it in a world full of distractions. (See Tips)

A viral “1 to 10 method” is helping couples cut down on arguments and make decisions with less stress. (See Method)

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Et Cetera

➤ The 250-year-old Boston home once owned by Founding Father John Hancock is up for sale for the first time in nearly 50 years. The house still features its original hearth and beams, and its price is assessed at $1.65 million. (See House)

➤ A botched FBI drug burn at a Montana animal shelter sent 14 workers to the hospital after smoke from burned meth was accidentally pulled back into the building. (More)

➤ A group of friends jokingly howling like wolves outside a cabin near the woods were stunned when a real wolf and its pack showed up in the snow. (Watch Video)

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Poll Position

Which is your favorite of Robert Redford’s many movies?

  1. Butch Cassidy/Sundance Kid
  2. The Sting
  3. The Natural
  4. Out of Africa
  5. The Way We Were
  6. Three Days of the Condor
  7. Other (reply to let us know)
 

Yesterday’s Results:

Do you use emojis when texting?

  1. Sometimes, for flavor: 46%
  2. 😂🤣🙌✨❤️: 23%
  3. Rarely: 19%
  4. Just words: 12%

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“I’m not looking at the back end: ‘What am I going to get out of this? What’s going to be the reward?’ I’m just looking at the work, the pleasure of being able to do the work.”

—  Robert Redford, on how he’d like to be remembered

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