Saturday, November 11th, 2023

Welcome to the weekend! Today is Veterans Day, and we’re grateful for each of America’s military veterans. On this day in 1919, one year after the signing of the armistice that ended the fighting in WWI, President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed the first commemoration of Armistice Day, a remembrance of those who died in WWI.

In 1954, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the bill that expanded Armistice Day into a celebration of all American veterans.

Thank you for your service!

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Michigan Football Coach Suspended

On the eve of the Michigan Wolverines’ critical game against undefeated Penn State, the Big 10 conference suspended head coach Jim Harbaugh for three regular season games.

The suspension is a result of the ongoing investigation into Michigan’s alleged scheme to steal play calls from opponents.

The University of Michigan immediately filed for a temporary restraining order against the Big 10 commissioner’s decision, and a Washtenaw County judge may lift the conference’s suspension before today’s noon ET kickoff vs. Penn State.

Michigan football staffer Connor Stalions is accused of paying associates to attend the games of future Wolverine opponents and video their play call signs, and the ongoing investigation concerns Harbaugh’s knowledge of the alleged scheme.

Bonus note from The Editor: Evansville University had some fun with this controversy at a recent basketball game. Watch the footage here.

Report: Billions in COVID Relief Funds Stolen

According to a new report, nearly 10% of the $4.3 trillion in COVID relief payments dispersed by the US government were acquired with fraudulent applications.

Taxpayer dollars were used to purchase a private island in Florida, a $58,000 trading card, and an oil field in Texas, among other things.

Almost 3,200 people have been charged with fraud, and about $1.4 billion of stolen relief funds have been recovered. The Justice Department has created “strike forces” to help catch all the thieves, but officials doubt that all COVID fraudsters will be caught.

Nuclear Stealth Bomber Takes Off

The B-21 Raider has taken its first test flight.

It took off from Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, California, and landed safely at Edwards Air Force Base 90 minutes later.

It’s the first new American bomber produced in over 30 years. Almost every aspect of the new aircraft is classified, but it’s thought to have much greater stealth capability and range than its predecessors, and it will be able to fly without a human pilot.

Images and video of the B-21 taxing and taking off started circulating on Friday morning. The Air Force plans on buying at least 100 of the new advanced aircraft.

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➤ Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) filed an ethics complaint against Manhattan Supreme Court Judge Arthur Engoron for his “clear judicial bias” against Donald Trump in the fraud trial over which he is presiding. (More)

➤ There is rising speculation, since Senator Joe Manchin’s resignation Thursday, that he intends to run for President. In his resignation speech, he said he will be “traveling the country and speaking out to see if there is an interest in creating a movement to mobilize the middle and bring Americans together.” (More)

➤ A Florida judge denied Donald Trump’s legal team’s motion to delay the start of his trial over how he handled classified documents but noted that the trial’s start date could be reconsidered in the spring. (More)

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➤ College Football Saturday: #9 Ole Miss is looking to hand the #2 Georgia Bulldogs their first loss since December of 2021, and #13 Tennessee and #14 Missouri will square up in another major SEC showdown. (Check Out the Full Slate)

➤ Iowa’s Caitlin Clark scored 44 points and added eight rebounds in a win against Virginia Tech. “Sometimes you’re playing checkers and she’s playing chess,” VT’s coach said after the game. “She’s that good.” (More)

➤ Stephen Curry is the first player in NBA history to make at least four 3-pointers in each of the season’s first nine games. He’s averaging 30 points per game. (More)

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➤ #1: A man wielding a knife attacked former MMA fighter Javier Baez in a parking lot. It did not go well for the man with the knife. (Video)

➤ #2: The Chevy Silverado is the best-selling vehicle in 16 states. (See the Winner of Each State Here).

➤ #3: The Euclid telescope is delivering full-colored images of the cosmos with detail never seen before. (Images Here)

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➤ A man in Arkansas has received the world’s first eye transplant. Doctors aren’t sure if the patient will gain vision in the new eye, but there are positive signs. (More)

➤ A commercial airplane with missing windows took off and climbed to over 14,000 feet before the issue was discovered and the plane turned around to land. (More)

➤ A coastal pond in Maui has turned pink, and officials aren’t sure what’s causing the strange effect. (Video)

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Friday’s Results:

Do you plan to travel for the holidays?

Yes: 26.9%
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Daily Quote

“To us in America the reflections of Armistice Day will be filled with solemn pride in the heroism of those who died in the country’s service…”
—President Woodrow Wilson on November 11th, 1919