Friday, November 14, 2025

Good Morning! On this day in 1851, Herman Melville’s Moby Dick was published—and promptly flopped. Now hailed as an American classic, it opens with the iconic line, “Call me Ishmael,” and follows Captain Ahab’s obsessive hunt for the great white whale.

It sounds like a joke from an old sitcom, but today at The Flyover, we’re covering a case in Russia where a husband actually staged his own car theft to avoid going to the mall with his wife. That’s a man who really doesn’t want to go shopping!

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Shutdown Ends, Stocks Tumble

President Trump signed a funding bill Wednesday night to end the 43-day federal shutdown, the longest in U.S. history. The bill, passed 222–209 in the House, keeps the government running through January 2026 and restores pay for furloughed workers.

Federal employees were ordered back to work on Thursday, including air traffic controllers, but the FAA warns that air travel won’t immediately return to normal. For now it’s keeping total flight reductions at 6%.

The end of the shutdown added to economic uncertainty, as officials warned that some key data, such as October’s unemployment rate, may never be released. Market odds of a December rate cut have dropped sharply from 95% to around 50%.

Stocks took a dive Thursday, with the Dow falling nearly 800 points and the Nasdaq losing over 2%, as investors pulled back amid new doubts the Fed will cut interest rates next month.

DOJ Sues California Over Redistricting

The U.S. Justice Department filed suit Thursday against California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Secretary of State Shirley Weber, claiming the state’s new redistricting plan under Proposition 50 violates the Constitution.

The federal government says the plan, approved by voters, creates racially gerrymandered congressional districts that prioritize Latino demographics, breaching the Equal Protection Clause.

Attorney General Pam Bondi called it a “brazen power grab,” aiming to lock in one-party control. The case is pending in federal court in Los Angeles.

Wealthiest Small Towns in Every State

A new analysis identified the richest small town in every U.S. state, showcasing communities with exceptionally high average home values and median household incomes.

The list highlights affluent areas, such as Paradise Valley, Arizona, which boasts the second-highest average home value at $3.33 million, and Palos Verdes Estates, California, with a median household income of $247,500.

These wealthy suburbs, including Mountain Brook, Alabama ($191,128 median income), often sit near major metropolitan areas like Birmingham and Phoenix, while others, such as Sterling, Alaska ($110,341 median income), are more remote. See the richest small town in your state here.

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➤ Catholic hospitals issued a nationwide ban on sex-change procedures. (Hear Details)

➤ Dozens of people were hospitalized after an ammonia leak at a hotel parking lot in Oklahoma. (Hear Episode)

➤ TSA agents who kept airports running during the shutdown will get $10,000 bonuses. (Listen Now)

➤ Democratic Sen. John Fetterman was hospitalized after a fall near his home, resulting in minor injuries to his face. A spokesman said he’s remaining at the hospital for observation so doctors can “fine-tune” his medications. (More)

➤ House Speaker Mike Johnson said he’ll call a vote next week on a bill to release files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, speeding up the process after a discharge petition garnered the final signature it needed Wednesday to force action on the matter. (More)

➤ The State Department plans to designate four Antifa-linked groups operating in Europe as Foreign Terrorist Organizations and Specifically Designated Global Terrorists, putting them for the first time among the likes of ISIS, al-Qaeda, and Hezbollah. (See Details)

➤ The BBC issued an apology to President Trump Thursday for deceptively editing his Jan. 6, 2021, speech in a documentary aired last year. The BBC acknowledged the error but rejected any payout, arguing that Trump’s claim of damages lacks legal merit. (More)

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➤ The MLB announced the Cy Young Award winners this week for the best pitchers in baseball. For the National League, the award went to Pittsburgh Pirate Paul Skenes, while Detroit Tigers left-hander Tarik Skubal won his second consecutive award for the American League. (More)

➤ College Football Playoff chairman Mack Rhoades announced yesterday he’s stepping down from both his role as AD at Baylor and the CFP committee for “personal reasons.” (More)

➤ Notre Dame women’s basketball player Hannah Hidalgo scored 44 points and broke the NCAA record for steals (16) during the Irish’s 85-58 win over Akron this week. (More)

➤ The Indiana Pacers topped SB Nation’s rankings of the coolest “City Edition” jerseys in the NBA this year, followed by the Raptors, Heat, and Rockets. The Charlotte Hornets, meanwhile, ranked last in the league. (See List)

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Daily Market Report 11/13/2025

▼	NASDAQ National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations	22,870.36	-2.29%
▼	SPX S&P 500	6,737.49	-1.66%
▼	DJI Dow Jones Industrial Average	47,457.22	-1.65%
▼	BTC Bitcoin	$98,812.58	-2.80%
▼	GOLD Per Ounce	$4,174.60	-0.71%
▼	DIS Walt Disney Co	$107.61	-7.75%

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➤ Big Stock Move: Disney stock dropped nearly 8% Thursday after the company missed revenue expectations despite beating on earnings. (More)

➤ Home foreclosure starts rose in October, increasing 6% for the month, 20% higher than the year before. Completed foreclosures, the final phase of a foreclosure process, jumped 32% year-over-year. (See Details)

➤ More than 1,000 unionized Starbucks baristas went on strike at 65 stores in major U.S. cities on Thursday, protesting stalled labor negotiations with the company by disrupting the company’s busy Red Cup Day. (More)

➤ A new report using census and IRS data found that New York state has lost more than $500 billion in resident income over the past 10 years, while New Jersey has lost $170 billion, due to wealthy residents leaving those states for lower-tax locations. (See Charts)

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➤ A telehealth company has introduced Clutch, a new prescription-only, fast-dissolving mint designed to treat alcoholism and curb heavy drinking by blocking the brain’s opioid receptors. (See Mint)

➤ Russia’s new AI-powered humanoid robot, AIdol, managed only a few steps onto a Moscow stage before losing its balance and faceplanting, cutting short its much‑touted public debut. (Watch Faceplant)

➤ Seagulls are more likely to leave you alone if you shout at them, English researchers found. The birds were far more likely to fly off at a man’s shout than a calm voice, suggesting they can detect emotional tone, not just volume. (More)

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➤ Actor Glen Powell offered a glimpse into Tom Cruise’s life during a screening of The Running Man, saying everyone calls his former Top Gun: Maverick costar “TC.” “Everybody in his life calls him that,” he said. (More)

➤ Pope Leo XIV shared his four favorite films ahead of Saturday’s papal audience with Hollywood stars, naming It’s a Wonderful Life, The Sound of Music, Ordinary People, and Life Is Beautiful. (More)

➤ Actor Matthew McConaughey partnered with AI audio company ElevenLabs to license his voice for a Spanish-language version of his Lyrics of Livin’ newsletter, even though he doesn’t speak Spanish. (More)

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➤ Doctors still can’t believe their eyes. Every person who performed this 60-second trick before going to bed experienced a dramatic rejuvenation of their gums and rebuilt their teeth. They even got rid of bad breath and ugly spots, no matter how advanced their tooth decay was. All they had to do was mix two dirt-cheap ingredients. Some of them even claim they’ll never have to go to the dentist again after this.

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➤ Rev. Jesse Jackson, 84, has been hospitalized in Chicago for progressive supranuclear palsy, a rare neurodegenerative disorder that Jackson confirmed he had earlier this year. (More)

➤ AI-generated videos mimicking ICE raids are going viral on Facebook, racking up millions of views by posting fabricated detention scenes made with OpenAI’s Sora. The clips feature obvious glitches—officers walking sideways, limbs clipping through bodies—but many viewers still treat them as real. (See Details)

➤ Police in Russia say a local man staged the theft of his own Toyota Corolla just to avoid going shopping with his wife. (See Details)

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