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Saturday, December 20, 2025
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Good morning! On this day in 1940, Captain America Comics #1 hit newsstands, featuring the now-iconic cover of Captain America punching Adolf Hitler. Released nearly a year before the U.S. entered World War II, the comic sold close to a million copies and helped cement the Golden Age of comic books. See the cover here.
The CEO of The Flyover, Cole Strehlow, is hosting today’s Flyover Podcast for the first time. Yes, the man who oversees The Flyover operation is stepping up to the microphone for a rare, audio-only episode covering today’s news that you won’t want to miss. Tune in here!
As someone who cares deeply about sharing God’s Word and standing with persecuted believers, from today’s sponsors, OneHope, you have an urgent opportunity today to bring hope and comfort to Christians in Nigeria who are suffering unimaginable violence for their faith.
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 Reddit Tipster Led Police to Brown Shooter
Police say information from a Reddit tipster who had a strange encounter with another man on a sidewalk outside Brown University provided the key to finding the man who killed two students at the school and later an MIT professor.
The suspect, 48-year-old Claudio Manuel Neves Valente, a former Brown student, was found dead by self-inflicted gunshot wound Thursday night in a storage unit in Salem, New Hampshire.
Investigators say the breakthrough in the Brown University shooting came from an anonymous man dubbed “John,” who noticed a stranger acting oddly on campus and then posted about it on Reddit.
After other Reddit users urged him to call police, John relayed a key detail: a Nissan with Florida plates that he thought was a rental. The tip and surveillance video, along with the use of license-plate reader technology, led investigators to a car rental agency in Massachusetts, and ultimately to the Salem storage facility.
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Sony Buys Peanuts for $457 Million
Sony has agreed to pay $457 million to double its stake in Peanuts Holdings LLC, giving it 80% ownership of Charlie Brown, Snoopy and the whole Peanuts cartoon gang created by cartoonist Charles Schulz.
The Japanese entertainment giant is buying the 40% stake it doesn’t own from Canadian entertainment company WildBrain, which also owns the Teletubbies and Strawberry Shortcake brands. The deal announced Friday values the Peanuts business at more than $1 billion, with the Schulz family retaining its current 20% stake.
In addition to the Peanuts TV shows and specials on Apple+ TV, the brand encompasses thousands of consumer products, as well as amusement park attractions, cultural events, social events, social media, and comic strips in all formats.
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List: Most Valuable College Sports Programs
The University of Texas at Austin athletic program is the most valuable in the U.S., topping a recent report of the 75 most valuable college athletic programs, which in total are valued at a combined $51.22 billion, or 13% more than last year.
The rankings covered NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision schools and analyzed factors including conference affiliation, estimated NIL spending, school subsidies, alumni totals, and other drivers of revenue growth.
Top-ranked Texas has a $1.48 billion valuation and generated about $332 million in revenue, up 23% from last year, with donors providing the largest share at $137 million. By comparison, No. 75 University of Nevada, Las Vegas, carried a $190 million valuation and generated $61 million in revenue.
Ohio State at $1.35 billion, Texas A&M at $1.32 billion, Georgia at $1.16 billion, and Michigan at $1.16 billion rounded out the top five programs. See the full rankings here.
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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.
➤ Georgia officials acknowledged that 315,000 votes from the 2020 election were certified despite missing the required signatures of election officials. (Hear Details)
➤ A New York fire commissioner went into cardiac arrest during a rescue in the Catskill Mountains. (Listen Here)
➤ Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” has been dethroned as the No. 1 Christmas song this year. (Podcast Available)
  
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➤ The Justice Department said Friday that it would not be releasing all of its files on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein despite Friday being the legal deadline. House Democrats said they were exploring legal options against the DOJ. (More)
➤ Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik said Friday that she is ending her campaign for New York governor and will not run for reelection to her House seat next year. (See Details)
➤ Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) announced Friday she will not seek reelection to the upper chamber next year, setting up an open seat primary in Wyoming. (More)
➤ Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan was found guilty of obstructing federal immigration agents during their attempt to serve a warrant on a man in her courthouse earlier this year. She faces up to five years in prison. (More)
➤ Democratic Party officials criticized the Democratic National Committee for saying it wouldn’t release its autopsy of the party’s loss in the 2024 presidential election. Party strategists said burying the report would unfairly help former Vice President Harris if she runs again, and shield top party consultants from their mistakes. (See Details)
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Islamist militants are terrorizing believers at an alarming rate —
● More than 7,000 killed already in 2025.
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➤ Former NASCAR driver Greg Biffle passed away in a plane crash on Thursday with his wife and two children in North Carolina. Biffle, 55, won 19 Cup Series races over the course of his career and was named one of the best 75 racers in NASCAR history. (More)
➤ The FCS football playoff semifinals kick off this afternoon with a grudge match between in-state rivals Montana State and Montana. Then this evening, Villanova plays Illinois State on the other side of the bracket. (How to Watch)
➤ The Houston Rockets ownership group is reportedly in discussions to buy the WNBA’s Connecticut Sun and relocate the franchise to Texas. (More)
➤ Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic tallied thirteen assists against the Orlando Magic, passing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for the most assists by a center in NBA history. (More)
➤ Yesterday’s Results: NCAAF | NBA | NHL | NCAAM | NCAAW | Soccer
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 Target has been hit with a major system outage in the final week of holiday shopping, affecting the retail giant’s ability to fulfill online orders and process some gift cards. (More)
Macaulay Culkin’s Home Alone character Kevin McCallister spent $19.83 on his grocery trip in the 1990 film. The same shopping trip today would cost about $53, reflecting a 167% price increase. (More)
The Poinsettia holiday punch is newly popular on social media: It’s a colorful three-ingredient mix of prosecco, orange liqueur, and cranberry juice. (See Poinsettia)
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 Daily Market Report 12/19/2025
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NASDAQ
National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations |
23,307.62 |
1.31%
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SPX
S&P 500 |
6,834.50 |
0.88%
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DJI
Dow Jones Industrial Average |
48,134.89 |
0.38%
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BTC
Bitcoin |
$87,913.66 |
2.87%
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GOLD
Per Ounce |
$4,370.60 |
0.72%
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Bitcoin and gold are traded 24 hours a day.
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➤ Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu approved a $35 billion natural gas deal with Egypt, a move encouraged by the Trump administration to help strengthen relations after the Gaza war. (More)
➤ European farmers blocked roads and set off fireworks in Brussels outside a European Union summit to protest a proposed free-trade deal with South American nations that they fear would hurt their livelihoods. (More)
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➤ Pop-Tarts is inviting fans to vote for either Team Sprinkles or Team Swirls during the 2025 Pop-Tarts Bowl on Dec. 27, with the losing pastry getting eaten by the game’s winner. (More)
➤ Scientists say rare, firework-like images captured by the Hubble Space Telescope show massive collisions in the Fomalhaut star system, offering insights into our solar system’s violent early history. (See Images)
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What’s your favorite type of Christmas tree?
- Fraser Fir
- Balsam Fir
- Douglas Fir
- Noble Fir
- Artificial Fir
- Other
Yesterday’s Results:
Which holiday drink instantly puts you in the Christmas spirit?
- Eggnog: 31%
- Hot cocoa: 18%
- Other: 16%
- Mulled wine or cider: 13%
- Peppermint mocha: 12%
- Hot toddy: 10%
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 Daily Quote
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“I’m being dead serious. The police need to look into a grey Nissan with Florida plates, possibly a rental. That was the car he was driving.”
— Reddit user pointing investigators to an online forum post on the Providence subreddit that proved to be a key tip in finding the Brown University shooter
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 Today’s Trivia
Which tree is considered the “Cadillac of Christmas trees”?
Show me the answer
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