Friday, October 30, 2026

Good Morning! On this day in 1938, Orson Welles and the Mercury Theatre company adapted H.G. Wells’ The War of the Worlds into a realistic radio drama, unintentionally alarming radio listeners coast to coast. Hear the broadcast here.

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Alaska Orders Probe of Decoy Senate Candidate

Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy ordered state police Thursday to investigate an alleged effort by the Democrat candidate to confuse voters in the state’s crucial Senate race, days before Tuesday’s midterm elections, and the Justice Department issued a wave of grand jury subpoenas.

A New York Times investigation revealed that operatives tied to Democrat Mary Peltola’s campaign and a national party committee searched voter rolls for Alaskans named Dan Sullivan, the name of the Republican incumbent she is trying to unseat.

Dan J. Sullivan, a retired teacher from Petersburg who has done very little campaigning, later landed on the four-way ballot. Peltola’s campaign and the committee have denied recruiting the candidate, and Peltola called the Times report a distraction.

President Trump wrote on Truth Social that Peltola engaged in “election fraud” and should face consequences. The Justice Department is separately suing to block certification if Sen. Sullivan narrowly loses.

Economy Grows Along with Inflation

The economy grew at a 3.4% annual rate in the third quarter, faster than the 3.2% that economists expected, led by consumer spending, according to advance estimates.

Inflation kept climbing in the meantime. The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge rose 0.5% in September and 3.6% from a year earlier, up from 3.4% in August, the Commerce Department announced Thursday.

Core prices, which leave out food and energy, were up 3.1% over the year. Goods prices rose 3.9% and services 3.5%, while the personal savings rate slipped to 3.8% of disposable income.

The reports come the day after Federal Reserve officials held their benchmark rate at 3.75% to 4% on Wednesday, with two dissenting in favor of an increase to fight inflation.

Star Trek’s Patrick Stewart Dies at 86

Sir Patrick Stewart, the Shakespearean actor who became Captain Jean-Luc Picard on Star Trek: The Next Generation, died Wednesday at his home in Los Angeles. He was 86.

His family said he had Alzheimer’s disease and Lewy body dementia, calling his illness “a brief and poignant journey” and remembering him as a figure of “invincible grace.” His wife, Sunny Ozell, was at his side.

Born in a Yorkshire mill town, Stewart spent decades with the Royal Shakespeare Company and won three Olivier Awards before taking command of the Starship Enterprise in 1987 for seven seasons, then playing Professor X across seven X-Men films. He was knighted in 2010.

He is survived by Ozell and his children, Sophie and Daniel. See his life in photos here.

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Dear Reader,

Every year, auditors count how many copies America’s biggest newspapers actually put in people’s hands. The new numbers are brutal.

Of the 25 largest papers in the country, 24 shrank last year. Average decline: 12.5%. Nearly a quarter-million daily papers, gone in a single year. The Denver Post now prints about 24,000 copies a day. The Arizona Republic, 33,000. The Houston Chronicle, 35,000. The Dallas Morning News, under 40,000. These are metros of millions. And the steepest collapse in the country belonged to The Washington Post: down 21% in a single year to fewer than 88,000 print copies.

The industry will tell you it’s the internet. It’s a convenient story, because it means none of this is their fault.

Here’s the story they won’t tell: Americans didn’t stop caring about the news. They stopped trusting the people delivering it. Somewhere along the way, the papers stopped reporting what happened and started campaigning for what they wanted to happen—and their readers noticed. Trust in the media now sits at the lowest level ever recorded.

So no, that’s not an audience drifting away. That’s a jury coming back with a verdict.

And here’s the part the industry really doesn’t want to talk about: those readers didn’t give up on news. They went looking for someone who would just tell them the truth. Millions of them found their way to The Flyover—a morning news publication built on one simple deal:

We call things what they are.

We keep the spin out and trust you with the facts.

And The Flyover stays free.

It turns out that when you just give people the facts and trust them to think for themselves, people respond.

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➤ Protesters clashed with riot police in Madrid, demanding the prime minister’s resignation after Wednesday’s train crash killed nearly seventy people. (Hear Details)

➤ Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang reportedly grew close to a suspected Chinese spy whom U.S. intelligence spent a year tracking. (Hear Story)

➤ A popular WNBA star said the FBI is monitoring roughly 20 people tied to stalking and threats against her. (Listen Now)

➤ War Secretary Pete Hegseth fired the Pentagon’s top military planner, Army Lt. Gen. Brett Sylvia, for allegedly leaking classified information, as President Trump weighs renewed strikes on Iran. (More)

➤ Justice Department leaders on Thursday ordered federal prosecutors in California to seek grand jury subpoenas of state and local election officials over mail-in ballots it suspects were cast by noncitizens. (More)

➤ The White House told a federal court that no FBI or ICE employees will serve as election monitors next week, though Bureau of Prisons, ATF, and DEA staff will. (More)

➤ Obama administration investigators found evidence in 2016 that Rep. Ilhan Omar’s 2009 marriage was fraudulent, officials said, but prosecutors concluded the statute of limitations had expired and brought no charges. (More)

➤ The Atlanta Dream beat the Golden State Valkyries 80-69 behind 23 points from Allisha Gray, forcing the first Game 7 in WNBA Finals history. Both teams will chase their first title Saturday in San Francisco. (More)

➤ The Chicago Bears acquired All-Pro defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons and a 2028 fifth-round pick from the Tennessee Titans in exchange for first-round picks in 2027 and 2028, plus a fourth-rounder. (More)

➤ The Big Ten unanimously approved a rule capping its schools’ total involvement in athletes’ NIL deals at about $49 million per school, while the conference waits for Congress to pass the Protect College Sports Act. (More)

➤ Milwaukee Brewers manager Pat Murphy took a profane jab at the New York Yankees after Jake Bauers handed him the World Series’ final-out ball, warning the soon-to-be free agent that Yankees players play for the money and not the team. (Watch Video)

Daily Market Report 10/29/2026

▼	NASDAQ National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations	26,184.72	-1.38%
▼	SPX S&P 500	7,720.39	-0.30%
▼	DJI Dow Jones Industrial Average	52,342.56	-0.25%
▼	BTC Bitcoin	$80,222.58	-1.29%
▼	GOLD Per Ounce	$4,034.30	-0.43%
▼	SILVER Per Ounce	$52.39	-2.00%
▲	OIL West Texas Intermediate Crude	$102.78	0.00%
▼	10Y 10-Year US Treasury Yield	4.99%	-1.09%
▲	ADT ADT Inc.	$9.89	+33.40%

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➤ Big Stock Move: Home security giant ADT jumped nearly 34% Thursday after agreeing to a $7.6 billion all-cash buyout by Thrive, the firm run by Josh Kushner, at $10 a share. (More)

➤ Google parent Alphabet was on pace to lose nearly $500 billion in market value Thursday, its worst day ever, after third-quarter search revenue missed Wall Street estimates. (More)

➤ DoorDash officially agreed to buy Instacart parent Maplebear for roughly $17 billion, paying $65 per share in cash and stock, with closing expected in late 2027 or early 2028. (More)

➤ Weil, Gotshal & Manges, the major New York law firm that handled the Enron and Lehman Brothers bankruptcies, plans to shut down after 95 years, despite bringing in $2 billion in annual revenue. (More)

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➤ Apple unveiled its first touchscreen MacBook Pro on Wednesday in Los Angeles, with 14- and 16-inch models starting at $2,899 and $3,399, a glowing Apple logo, and a Nov. 6 shipping date. (See Photos)

➤ A mini T. rex skeleton sold for $47.3 million at a New York auction Tuesday, five times the high estimate. “Jodi” the Nanotyrannus is now the second-priciest fossil ever, behind a $50.1 million T. rex. (See Fossil)

➤ A see-through fish with green eyes inside its transparent head was filmed in 4K for the first time, 1,970 feet down off Monterey, California. Researchers have spotted the barreleye only 11 times in 40 years. (Watch Video)

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➤ Barbara Barrie, the Oscar-nominated actress known for Breaking Away and Barney Miller, died on Wednesday with medical assistance following a terminal cancer diagnosis. She was 95. (See Details)

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Yesterday’s Results:

When was the last time you went to McDonald’s?

Years ago: 43%
This year: 30%
This month: 17%
This week: 9%
Never: 1%

Daily Quote

“He explored the human condition in all its poetic complexity and brought hope not only to the far reaches of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but into science fiction’s most iconic final frontier aboard the Starship Enterprise.”

— Statement on actor Patrick Stewart’s Instagram, announcing his passing at age 86 on Wednesday