Good Morning! On this day in 1936, the first five baseball legends elected to the new Hall of Fame in Cooperstown were announced: Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, Christy Mathewson, Walter Johnson, and Honus Wagner. (See Group Photo)
Shivering Flyover readers (like your Editor!) turn our eyes this morning to Pennsylvania, where Punxsutawney Phil will look for his shadow and predict the winter. Of course, he’s usually wrong.
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U.S. Plans to Hit Iranian Targets
The U.S. has approved plans to attack Iranian targets in Syria and Iraq in a series of strikes staged over several days, government officials told CBS News.
The strikes are in retaliation for a drone attack in the region that killed three U.S. troops and injured dozens more. The targets will include Iranian personnel and facilities, officials said.
Weather will be a major factor in the timing of the strikes. While the military can attack in bad weather, officials said they prefer good visibility to avoid inadvertently hitting civilian targets.
‘Pineapple Express’ Storms Into California
California is in the midst of back-to-back large “atmospheric river” storms projected to produce heavy rains, snow, and damaging winds. Radar images of the weather system can be seen here.
The phenomenon is called the “Pineapple Express” because the long ribbon of storm-triggering moisture originated near Hawaii and flowed like a river toward the West Coast.
The first wave of severe weather made landfall Wednesday in northern California and is expected to intensify as it works its way into central and southern parts of the state.
List: Ranking Cities by Speed of Commute
Car commutes are getting slower in major cities across America, according to a new survey that ranks commute times in 80 cities in the U.S.
Out of the U.S. cities ranked, the slowest average commutes are in New York City (25 minutes), Washington D.C. (21 minutes), and San Francisco (20 minutes). The fastest were Oklahoma City, Knoxville and San Diego at around nine minutes.
The ranking by TomTom, a mapping-location tech company, measures the time it takes to drive six miles through a city center. The full chart, sortable by continent, country, and size of city, can be found here.
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➤ The House overwhelmingly approved a $78 billion bipartisan package of tax breaks for businesses and low-income families. The bill passed 357-70, and now it must get through the Senate. (More)
➤ The Trump campaign paid more than $50 million in legal fees last year while defending against dozens of state and federal charges. The money went to an array of lawyers and law firms. (More)
➤Nikki Haley trails Donald Trump in her home state of South Carolina by 26 points, according to a new Monmouth University poll. Haley is polling 32%: Trump is at 58%. (More)
➤Gov. Ron DeSantis says he’s sending up to 1,000 Florida National Guard members to Texas. The troops will help place razor wire along the southern border to block what Texas calls an “ongoing invasion.” (More)
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➤ Iowa’s Caitlin Clark moved into second place on the NCAA women’s basketball all-time scoring list Wednesday, scoring 35 points in a win over Northwestern. She needs 104 more to beat the record. (See Video)
➤Lewis Hamilton, Formula 1’s winningest driver and a 7-time champion, has signed a multi-year contract with Ferrari to begin in 2025. Hamilton is in the final year of his contract with Mercedes. (More)
➤The Washington Commanders hired Dan Quinn as head coach, taking him away from divisional rival Dallas Cowboys. Quinn served three seasons as the Cowboys’ defensive coordinator. (More)
➤Jimmie Jonhson will pay tribute to Richard Petty at the Daytona 500 by painting his car to resemble Petty’s legendary No. 43 Petty Blue Plymouth. (See Image).
Market Report 2/1/24
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NASDAQ Natl. Assoc. of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations
15,361.64
+1.30%
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SPX S&P 500
4,906.19
+1.18%
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DJI Dow Jones Industrial Average
38,519.77
+0.97%
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BTC Bitcoin
$43,085.0
–0.01%
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NXT Nextracker Inc.
$56.50
+24.81%
➤ Big Stock Move: Nextracker stock jumped 25% Thursday after the solar mounting and tracking company reported a record third quarter, well ahead of estimates. (More)
➤ Tesla CEO Elon Musk says he’ll hold a shareholder vote to approve the company moving its state of incorporation to Texas after a Delaware judge voided his $56 billion pay package. (More)
➤ Layoffs rose 136% in January, and new hires fell to their lowest level since January of 2009, according to a new report. (More)
➤ Speaking of layoffs, PayPal announced it’s shedding 2,500 employees, or 9% of its workforce. The cut comes almost about a year after the company fired 2,000 other workers to cut costs. (More)
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➤ An asteroid as big as a skyscraper will fly relatively close to the Earth today, but it should miss us by 1.7 million miles. That’s seven times the distance of Earth to the moon. (See Image)
➤ The James Webb Space Telescope has transformed our view of the universe over the past two years with its incredible space images. Here’s a collection of 18 of its most stunning photos. (See Images) ➤ Scientists have discovered neurons in the human brain that enable people to figure out what they want to say before they say it, producing a detailed map of how sounds are formed before they’re spoken. (More)
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➤ A couple had their outdoor wedding interrupted by an odd noise coming from the woods, which they soon identified as the meowing of a stray kitten. The newlyweds adopted it. (See Video)
➤ A sick dad hospitalized for months managed to surprise his 17-year-old daughter at her basketball game by showing up unannounced for parents’ night. (See Video)
➤ Ruby, a therapy dog who supported thousands of patients at a British hospital, is leaving service after seven years, and the staff threw her a retirement party. (See Video)
➤ Actor Alex Baldwin pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter charges in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer during the production of a Western he was producing in New Mexico. (More)
➤ Billy Joel’s first new song in 17 years, a love ballad titled “Turn the Lights Back On” was released Wednesday and is available for streaming. (Hear it here).
➤ An Australian girl saved her pet guinea pig by grabbing a snake that was attacking it and swinging the snake vigorously until Dad arrived to separate the girl, the snake, and the guinea pig. (See Video)
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