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Sunday, September 21, 2025
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Good Morning! On this day in 1780, Gen. Benedict Arnold plotted to hand over West Point to the British in exchange for money and a high position in the British army. The plan was discovered, and Arnold became synonymous with the word “traitor.”
First impressions are a chance to be seen as likable and trustworthy. A sense of humor and practicing conversations can go a long way, as explained in today’s Sunday Rewind section featuring the week’s top-clicked stories.
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 Panel Backs Softer Vaccine Guidance
A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advisory panel declined to specifically recommend COVID-19 vaccines, saying the shot should be a matter of personal choice.
The panel also voted to recommend delaying the use of the combined measles, mumps, rubella, and chickenpox vaccine, favoring two separate vaccines instead.
The panel’s recommendations will go to CDC administrators for their review.
Earlier this year, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. replaced all of the previous members of the panel as part of the Trump administration’s HHS reforms.
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Trump Seeks $100K Per Visa
President Trump signed a proclamation that aims to require companies to pay a yearly $100,000 fee for each H-1B visa worker they employ.
H-1B visas enable skilled workers from overseas to temporarily work in the U.S., and currently carry an annual fee of between $1,700 and $4,500.
Last year, Amazon was the leading recipient of H-1B visas with more than 10,000 granted, followed by Tata Consultancy, Microsoft, Apple, and Google.
Tech companies overall bring in about 85,000 foreign workers each year.
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Farmers’ Almanacs Give Fall Forecasts
The Old Farmer’s Almanac calls for a warm, dry fall for much of the U.S.
A separate publication, The Farmers’ Almanac, offers its own forecast. You can find its 2025 Autumn Outlook map here.
Fall officially arrives on Monday with the autumnal equinox, when the axis of the Earth aligns so that neither hemisphere leans toward or away from the Sun.
The Old Farmer’s Almanac uses metrics from solar science, climatology, and meteorology for its predictions, claiming an 80% accuracy rate.
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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.
➤ The Department of Homeland Security threatened lawsuits against California, New York, and Illinois (Hear More)
➤ President Trump plans to promote American values, including “peace, sovereignty, and liberty,” at the U.N. next week (Listen Here)
➤ Shoppers are rushing to grab a Costco bakery favorite that has a history of mysteriously vanishing from the store’s shelves (Hear Podcast)
  
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➤ No. 17 Texas Tech backup quarterback Will Hammond led the team to a 34-10 road win over No. 16 Utah, TCU took home the last scheduled Battle for the Iron Skillet with a 35-24 victory over SMU, and Oklahoma outlasted Auburn 24-17. Syracuse took down Clemson at Death Valley, while No. 21 Michigan won 30-27 at Nebraska. (See scores)
➤ In other college football action, No. 9 Illinois and No. 19 Indiana met as ranked teams for just the second time, and Florida faced No. 4 Miami seeking to halt a two-game skid. (College Football Scoreboard)
➤ Retiring Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw added another iconic moment to his Hall of Fame career, striking out six—and helping the Dodgers clinch a postseason berth—in his final regular-season home game on Friday night. (More)
➤ Kenyan runner Emmanuel Wanyonyi won the men’s 800 meters at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, posting a championship record time of 1:41.86. (More)
➤ The NFL offers a full slate of games today, including a rematch of 2024 divisional playoff foes the Philadelphia Eagles and Los Angeles Rams. (See schedule)
➤ Yesterday’s results: NCAAF | NHL | MLB | Soccer | LPGA
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 Weekly Market Report Previous Week
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NASDAQ
Natl. Assoc. of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations |
22,631.48 |
1.75%
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SPX
S&P 500 |
6,664.36 |
0.92%
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DJI
Dow Jones Industrial Average |
46,315.27 |
1.02%
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BTC
Bitcoin |
$115,688.86 |
0.25%
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GOLD
Per Ounce |
$3,671.50 |
0.87%
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Bitcoin and gold are traded 24 hours a day.
➤ Apple’s new iPhone 17 hit store shelves worldwide on Friday for $799, along with the iPhone Air ($999) and the iPhone 17 Pro ($1,099). (More)
➤ The Dow Jones Industrial Average, the S&P 500, and the NASDAQ reached record highs on Friday, and the “Magnificent Seven” tech stocks continued to climb. (More)
➤ Shares of online ticket vendor StubHub dropped 10% on Friday, falling for a third straight day since debuting on Wednesday. The stock is down 21% from its IPO price of $23.50. (More)
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Ladies and gentlemen, here are our most-clicked stories of the week:
➤ This four-legged mom gathered together all her babies, human and canine, to keep careful watch over them. (See Video)
➤ If you want to be instantly likable and trustworthy, skip “How are you?” and try asking people these questions instead. (See Questions)
➤ A one-of-a-kind house made from embalming fluid bottles is up for sale in Cheyenne, Wyoming, listed at $299,900. (See Photos)
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➤ Authorities say security for Charlie Kirk’s memorial service today in Phoenix is at a Super Bowl level, just below measures taken for the Olympics and inaugurations. (More)
➤ President Trump predicted the U.S. Senate budget impasse would lead to a temporary shutdown of parts of the federal government, but not Social Security, the military, and other priority programs. (More)
➤ A poll found that few Americans watch late-night talk shows, with those who tune them out saying today’s offerings are too political and mean-spirited. (More)
➤ Speaking of TV, the lineups for the fall season are taking final shape, with premieres planned through mid-October. (Schedules)
➤ A study found that weight-loss drugs are less effective for people prone to emotional eating than for those who eat out of hunger or because food looks and smells good. (More)
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Whatever happened to Telephone Books?
There was a time in America when households were sure to have at least one telephone book, and probably two: White Pages for residential and Yellow Pages for businesses.
Today, you’d be hard-pressed to find a phone book anywhere, and technology is only partly to blame.
In the 1990s, the Yellow Pages were an $11 billion ad medium. The business grew until 2007, when an invention arrived that would change the world: the iPhone.
Within five years, U.S. smartphone ownership was approaching half of the population. As landlines faded and internet searches grew, the value of phone books dwindled.
Additionally, privacy expectations led many to stop listing phone numbers and addresses, and the cost and waste of printing and delivering so many directories grew exorbitant.
What’s left today are niche/opt-in directories (often for rural areas or seniors), plus online “yellow pages” sites. For most, our “phone book” is searching for contacts on our smartphones.
Do you miss phone books at all? Do you still have any old ones? Let us know by replying to this email.
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Humpback whales put on a dramatic show for scientists on a whale-watching expedition
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Do you have an active passport?
- Yes
- No
Saturday’s Results:
Do you plan to attend a state fair this year?
- No: 63%
- Yes: 19%
- I already did: 18%
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 Daily Quote
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“They were very good in the old days when bringing up current events, regardless of who it was about, and joking about it. Everybody could laugh. It wasn’t mean-spirited.”
— Ben Majetich, a 61-year-old TV viewer from Washington, responding to a public opinion survey on late-night talk shows.
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Today’s Trivia
