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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. 

➤ France’s first papal visit in 18 years brought 700,000 people to a Paris Mass. (Hear More)

➤ Could your belly button hold clues to brain health? A small study found intriguing patterns. (Listen Now)

➤  A recruiter’s iced coffee rule stirred up a surprisingly heated hiring debate. (Podcast Available)

➤ Air Force One flew over Neyland Stadium before President Trump watched No. 1 Texas hold off No. 14 Tennessee 20-17. The Longhorns’ defense sacked the Vols 10 times. (Watch Videos)

➤ No. 17 Iowa beat No. 18 Michigan 20-19 on Hank Brown’s 16-yard touchdown pass as time expired, completing a 91-yard Hawkeyes drive in the final 1:46. (Watch Play)

➤ Stephen Curry agreed to a two-year, $116 million extension with the Golden State Warriors, taking less than the max and giving the team roughly $10 million more projected cap space next summer. (More)

➤ In a rare move, Major League Baseball relocated today’s regular-season finale between the Boston Red Sox and Chicago Cubs to Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, because of an approaching nor’easter. (More)

➤ Manchester City was found guilty of a majority of charges tied to the Premier League’s financial rules. Possible sanctions include a fine, points deduction, suspension, or expulsion from the league. (More)

➤ Yesterday’s Results: NCAAF | MLB | Soccer | NHL | Golf | F1

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➤ The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Friday that states are permitted to apply their state gambling laws to Kalshi’s sports-related event contracts on prediction market platforms. (More)

➤ Bank of America will hire 1,000 additional apprentices in consumer banking, technology, and operations over the next two years while investing $150 million in workforce development programs. (More)

➤ Oil prices declined on Friday amid optimism that the Strait of Hormuz could be reopened, helping the S&P 500, the Nasdaq Composite, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average close higher. (More

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➤ Neurologists weighed in on the 10 most popular home headache remedies, revealing one that can make the pain worse and one backed by real science that most people don’t have at home. (Podcast Available)

➤ Sixteen bears, including defending champion Chunk, are competing in Alaska’s Fat Bear Week, with online voting through Sept. 29 to crown this year’s champion. (See Bears)

➤ Vintage photos of Chuck E. Cheese revisit its animatronic band, ceiling tubes, game tokens, and ticket munchers, bringing back childhood memories and perhaps a few nightmares. (More)

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➤ The U.S. and China agreed to lower tariffs on $30 billion in goods each imports from the other, open talks on AI, and strengthen military communications after President Trump met with Chinese President Xi Jinping. (More)

➤ President Trump said on Saturday he rejected Iran’s proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within seven days as part of a deal conveyed through Qatar. (More)

➤ A federal jury in San Diego ordered Apple to pay Taction Technology $5.7 billion for infringing two patents behind the taps and vibrations users feel on iPhones. Apple is expected to challenge the verdict. (More)

➤ The White House barred CNN from Saturday’s Air Force One press pool as President Trump traveled to a University of Tennessee football game, two days after a judge temporarily lifted a broader press access ban. (More)

➤ Greek rescuers recovered six bodies Saturday from a house destroyed by an apparent gas explosion in Athens’ Plaka district, and local media reported that documents suggested four victims were U.S. citizens. (More)

➤ Axel, a deaf dog surrendered as a puppy, is preparing to deploy with the Michigan National Guard as a ministry dog after learning more than 50 commands, including hand signals. (See Axel)

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Whatever happened to Shakey’s Pizza?

Before Pizza Hut and Domino’s conquered the American pizza market, Shakey’s Pizza Parlor was the original, the nation’s first franchised pizza chain, and for a generation of teenagers, it was the only place to be on a Friday night.

Sherwood “Shakey” Johnson and his buddy Ed Plummer opened the first Shakey’s in Sacramento in 1954 in a converted grocery store. Johnson, a Navy veteran whose wartime bout with malaria left him with a tremor and his nickname, had a simple formula: pizza, cold beer, and live Dixieland jazz. It worked. By the mid-1970s, Shakey’s had grown to close to 500 U.S. locations, coast to coast. You can see an early ad here.

But the real magic was the atmosphere. Banjo players and ragtime pianists performed on small stages. Silent comedy shorts, the Three Stooges, Laurel and Hardy, flickered on screens between sets and hushed the kids instantly. Menus printed song lyrics so families could sing along. Pinball rooms gave way to arcades in the 1980s. The motto said it all: “We serve fun at Shakey’s… also pizza.”

For teenagers, Shakey’s was the Friday night ritual. After the high school football game, kids piled in to grab a booth, split a pizza, flirt, feed quarters into the arcade machines, and soak up the noise. A separate “beerless” room kept teens and adults comfortably apart. Birthday parties were practically a rite of passage.

Then came the ownership carousel. After Johnson and Plummer sold out in the late 1960s, Shakey’s passed through a string of neglectful corporate owners. Each squeezed the brand and invested nothing. Meanwhile, Pizza Hut, Domino’s, and Little Caesars offered speed, delivery, and lower prices. The banjo players quietly disappeared. By 2003, just 61 U.S. locations remained.

Today, about 43 Shakey’s survive in the U.S., nearly all in Southern California. The real twist? Shakey’s is thriving overseas, with roughly 295 locations in the Philippines, where it is a publicly traded company. A new 1980s-themed flagship opened in Culver City, California, last year, complete with arcade games and retro décor, betting that Americans still miss the parlor that started it all.

Did you ever pile into a Shakey’s after a Friday night football game? What do you remember most, the pizza, the camaraderie, or the banjo player? Hit reply and tell us.

Why are tires black? The answer has more to do with durability than appearance.

What is your first move when a headache strikes?

1. Take medicine
2. Drink water
3. Grab caffeine
4. Lie down
5. Other

Yesterday’s Results:

Have you ever had an arch-rival?

1. No, I’m too easygoing: 50%
2. Only if you count siblings: 13%
3. Yes. I still think about it: 11%
4. Yes, and I won: 7%
5. Other: 7%
6. Yes, but we made peace: 6%
7. Yes, and they don’t know it: 6%

Today’s Trivia

Which Founding Father did Thomas Jefferson initially want to write the Declaration of Independence?

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