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Saturday, November 14, 2026
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Good Morning! On this day in 1969, Apollo 12, the second manned mission to land on the moon, launched from Kennedy Space Center in Florida with astronauts Charles Conrad Jr., Richard F. Gordon Jr., and Alan L. Bean on board. President Richard Nixon watched the liftoff, becoming the first president to attend a manned space launch.
A Texas runner went viral this week for strapping on a pistol before her solo jogs, and the comments split right down the Atlantic. Americans mostly shrugged and said good for her. Viewers in Australia and the U.K. were baffled. Which side are you on? Today’s poll asks whether you carry anything for self-defense when you leave the house.
After this week’s Veterans Day, our inbox filled up with stories about the people in your lives who served our country. So we asked ourselves: how do we serve the people who served us? It turns out there are seven benefits many military families never claim, and most of them are free, from property tax breaks to burial honors you can request years after the funeral. There is also a warning about the scammers circling the most valuable one. Amy has the full story on today’s episode of The Flyover Podcast. Tune in here!
Today’s sponsor, Daily Health Digital, looks at how joint lubrication affects knee stiffness after 60 and shares its take on a nutrient being studied for joint health.
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 FAA Lifts Nationwide Ground Stop
The FAA said flights could resume Friday night after lifting a nationwide ground stop that halted every departure in the country for hours, the first since 2023 and only the second since 9/11. Live updates here.
A communications outage hit the 22 regional centers that guide planes between airports. Some 3,500 planes in the air were allowed to land, but nothing took off. Europe suspended U.S.-bound departures, Mexico grounded northbound flights, and some 11,000 flights carrying 1.5 million passengers were scheduled to depart after 4 p.m. ET.
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said new technology layered onto the FAA’s aging analog system overwhelmed it, and that there was “no indication” of a cyberattack. Sources separately blamed a botched software update. Microsoft said its outage was unrelated.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy blamed “overloaded” routers, called the situation “an emergency,” and asked Congress for billions more to overhaul air traffic control. Nearly 5,000 flights were canceled during the four-hour stop, and Duffy said the FAA would prioritize getting stranded college football teams to today’s games.
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Tanker Capsizes Riverboat in New Orleans
A 520-foot asphalt tanker lost control and T-boned a docked riverboat on the Mississippi River near the French Quarter on Friday, flipping the paddlewheeler American Heritage with about 129 passengers aboard and sending people into the water.
All passengers and crew were accounted for, and 32 were hospitalized with non-critical injuries. New Orleans Mayor Helena Moreno called it “a miracle on the Mississippi.” Video showed people in life jackets clinging to the capsized hull and life rings in the river.
The riverboat had docked about two hours earlier to begin letting passengers off after an eight-day cruise on the Mississippi River. The Marshall Islands-flagged tanker Atlantic Asphalt had arrived in port two days earlier.
The Coast Guard and NTSB are investigating, though their teams were delayed in getting to the city by the nationwide ground stop. A three-mile stretch of the river was closed to traffic.
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Microsoft Apologizes for Day-Long Outage
Microsoft said Friday it is “deeply sorry” for a global outage that knocked Outlook, Teams, and Copilot offline for nearly 24 hours, blaming a botched network capacity upgrade rather than hackers or AI.
The disruption began Thursday afternoon and reached at least 74 countries, including the U.S., hitting federal agencies, courts, hospitals, schools, and government officials worldwide. It came days after Microsoft offered buyouts to 60,000 employees, a quarter of its workforce.
Services were recovering by Friday afternoon, though Microsoft warned of delayed emails and said it would publish a full post-incident report once its review is done.
The company extended its email timeout window to 48 hours so stuck messages still arrive, though they will carry delivery-time stamps rather than when they were sent.
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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.
➤ Seven veteran benefits go unclaimed by many military families, including one that scammers are eager to exploit. (Listen Now)
➤ Federal investigators have recovered part of the $6.3 billion stolen from Binance in the largest crypto heist in history. (Hear Details)
➤ The Coast Guard has launched a criminal investigation into an MSC cruise ship accused of illegally discharging oil at sea. (Hear Story)
  
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➤ President Trump, Xi Jinping, and Vladimir Putin will hold an unprecedented three-way meeting Thursday on the sidelines of the APEC summit in Shenzhen, China, the White House confirmed. Nuclear arms are on the agenda, but no deals are expected. (More)
➤ Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen announced Thursday he will challenge Chuck Schumer for Senate majority leader, with Bernie Sanders backing him. Schumer says he has the votes to stay on. (More)
➤ The Supreme Court agreed Friday to decide whether President Trump can ban asylum claims at the southern border. Lower courts ruled the policy unlawful, but it stays in effect until a ruling due by June. (More)
➤ The Capitol’s attending physician, Navy Rear Adm. Brian Monahan, resigned after 17 years amid misconduct allegations and a Pentagon watchdog report that found prescription drugs in his office were not properly tracked. (More)
➤ Rep. Lauren Boebert has lost her Colorado seat to Democrat Eileen Laubacher, a retired Navy rear admiral who outraised her by millions, networks projected Friday. Boebert had switched to a redder district in 2024 to avoid a tough race. (More)
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➤ Houston Astros slugger Yordan Alvarez (American League) and Chicago Cubs center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong (National League) unanimously won their first MVP awards, marking just the third year both leagues’ winners were unanimous. (More)
➤ Mauricio Pochettino will leave his role as U.S. men’s national team coach after matches against Haiti today and Tuesday to take over Manchester United of England’s Premier League. He called the move the “most difficult decision” of his career. (More)
➤ Today’s college football slate features No. 8 Texas at No. 24 LSU, unbeaten No. 2 Utah at No. 22 Arizona, and No. 15 USC at defending national champion No. 6 Indiana. (See Preview)
➤ Ferris State, which has won four of the past five NCAA Division II football championships, will seek a division record 41st consecutive victory today against Roosevelt. (More)
➤ Yesterday’s Results: NCAAF | NHL | NBA | NCAAM | NCAAW | Soccer
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West Texas Intermediate Crude |
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At 78, They Told Him New Knees. At 81, He Dances Again.
At 78, Robert’s doctors said the only fix left was two new knees. The veteran and tow truck driver said no. Today, at 81, he’s dancing again, and still working his truck. Surgery wasn’t what changed. Spanish researchers found that aging joints slowly dry out from the inside, losing the fluid they need to move freely. Robert used one overlooked nutrient that signals the body to make that fluid again.
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➤ A Texas runner drew 8 million views with a video of her strapping on a concealed pistol before a solo jog. Foreign viewers were shocked, but most commenters, men included, backed her. (Watch Video)
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Do you carry anything for self-defense when you go out?
- Yes, always
- Sometimes
- Never
Yesterday’s Results:
Have you ever been lost in the woods?
- Never: 66%
- Yes, briefly: 31%
- Yes, for hours: 3%
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 Daily Quote
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“After the initial crash, it hit us again, and we flipped over, and I had to crawl over the railing and people to save myself.”
— Rhonda Akers, a passenger on the American Heritage riverboat, which capsized Friday after a tanker struck it at the dock in New Orleans
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 Today’s Trivia
What struck Apollo 12’s rocket twice during its launch from Kennedy Space Center?
Show me the answer
If you’re a fan of our Trivia section, you’ll love our new book, The Flyover Book of Trivia 2027, an illustrated collection of 100 of our favorite questions and answers. (Buy It Now)
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