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Thursday, April 9, 2026
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Good Morning! On this day in 1959, NASA introduced its first astronauts: Scott Carpenter, L. Gordon Cooper Jr., John H. Glenn Jr., Virgil “Gus” Grissom, Walter Schirra Jr., Alan Shepard Jr., and Donald Slayton. Selected from 32 candidates, these test pilots participated in the agency’s first crewed space program. See the press conference here.
Today, The Flyover introduces The Masters, a special four-day section to cover golf’s first major tournament of the year as the first round begins today at Augusta National. The 91-player field will compete through Sunday for an estimated $21 million in prize money.
Twenty-one months ago, Tucker Carlson told America that President Trump surviving an assassination attempt was “divine intervention.” Today, he’s calling Trump’s latest post “vile on every level.” Trump’s response? “I like dealing with smart people, not fools.” This isn’t a subtle disagreement. This is open warfare between two of the most influential voices in conservative media and politics. In today’s Flyover Podcast, CEO Cole Strehlow walks through exactly what happened, what they’ve said, and how we got here. Listen here.
Today’s sponsor, Frontieras, is giving investors a final opportunity to get in at $7.77 per share as the company advances breakthrough technology aimed at unlocking trillions in energy potential by converting coal into valuable fuels without combustion.
Keep an eye out for a message in your inbox later today that explains Frontieras‘ approach further.
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Iran Shuts Strait of Hormuz Hours After Ceasefire
Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz again on Wednesday, just hours after a last-minute two-week ceasefire averted President Trump’s threat to unleash massive new strikes. Only two ships passed through the Strait before Iran shut it back down.
Tehran accused Israel of violating the deal by launching its largest coordinated strike on Lebanon since the war began. Iran’s navy warned vessels attempting to transit the strait would be targeted and destroyed.
The White House called the closure “completely unacceptable” and said Lebanon was never part of the ceasefire.
Iran is also demanding a $1-per-barrel toll paid in Bitcoin by any tanker seeking passage, a move to sidestep sanctions that sent the cryptocurrency surging toward $73,000.
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New US ‘Boom Belt’ Gains Trillions in Wealth
Florida and Texas governors joined forces in Miami on Tuesday to tout an 11-state southeastern economic corridor now generating $9 trillion in annual GDP, a figure that would trail only the national economies of the U.S. and China.
The region has absorbed 70% of all U.S. population growth over the last five years, with Florida alone gaining $21 billion in wealth from interstate moves in 2023, more than the next five states combined.
California lost $12 billion, and New York lost $10 billion in the same period, as high taxes and cost of living continue pushing residents and businesses south. See the chart here.
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Secret CIA Tool Found Airman by His Heartbeat
The CIA revealed it had used a never-before-deployed technology called Ghost Murmur over the weekend to locate a downed American F-15 weapons system officer hiding in an Iranian mountain crevice, detecting his heartbeat from 40 miles away.
The system picks up the faint electromagnetic signal a beating heart emits, something normally detectable only with medical equipment pressed directly against the chest. It then uses artificial intelligence to filter out background noise and zero in on a single person.
Ghost Murmur was built by Skunk Works, the classified advanced development division inside defense giant Lockheed Martin that has produced some of the most groundbreaking military technology in American history, including the U-2 spy plane, the SR-71 Blackbird, and the F-117 stealth fighter.
SEAL Team 6 and hundreds of special operations troops then carried out one of the most complex rescue missions in U.S. military history to bring the airman home. Every American made it out alive.
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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. Clicking the links will take you directly to these stories:
➤ Tucker Carlson and Donald Trump were allies just three months ago. Now, they’re publicly at odds. What happened, and what’s been said? (Hear Details)
➤ The White House is giving Kristi Noem’s $70 million jet to Melania Trump and certain cabinet secretaries. (Hear Episode)
➤ This is what scientists say the color of the egg you buy really means. What exactly are the differences? (Listen Now)

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➤ Republican Clay Fuller, backed by President Trump, won Tuesday’s Georgia special election runoff to replace former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, padding the GOP’s slim House majority. (More)
➤ President Trump announced 50% tariffs on any country supplying military weapons to Iran, effective immediately, with no exemptions, as a two-week ceasefire began. (More)
➤ Rep. John Larson, D-Conn., filed articles of impeachment against President Trump over the Iran war, as more than 85 House Democrats called for Trump’s removal. (More)
➤ DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin said most DHS employees will be paid by Friday for the past six weeks of the shutdown, using emergency funding flexibility. (More)
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➤ 19-year-old shortstop Konnor Griffin agreed to a nine-year, $140 million contract extension with the Pittsburgh Pirates, the largest deal in franchise history for someone who’s played just one week in the major leagues. (More)
➤ Angels slugger Jorge Soler charged the mound and exchanged punches with Braves pitcher Reynaldo Lopez on Tuesday night after Lopez threw a high inside fastball near his head. (See Video)
➤ UNC basketball officially signed Michael Malone to a six-year, $50 million contract on Tuesday, making him the second-highest-paid men’s basketball coach at any public school in the country. (More)
➤ Fanatics Inc., the apparel and collectibles sports company, inked a wide-ranging sponsorship deal with AT&T that will integrate the telecom giant across Fanatics’ media, entertainment, and experiential businesses. (More)
➤ Yesterday’s Results: NBA | MLB | NHL | NCAAB | NCAASB | Soccer | Tennis
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➤ The 2026 Masters tees off today at 8:30 a.m. ET from Augusta National, with free streaming of the event all week at CBS Sports’ website. (More)
➤ Scottie Scheffler enters the Masters as the betting favorite, followed by Jon Rahm, Bryson DeChambeau, and defending champion Rory McIlroy. (See Odds)
➤ Augusta National asked Jason Day to tone down his Malbon Golf “Birds of Georgia” outfits for the third straight year, requesting he trade his bird-print pants for solid colors. (More)
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Daily Market Report 04/08/2026
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NASDAQ National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations |
22,634.99 |
2.80%
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SPX S&P 500 |
6,782.81 |
2.51%
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DJI Dow Jones Industrial Average |
47,909.92 |
2.85%
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BTC Bitcoin |
$71,457.08 |
-0.67%
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GOLD Per Ounce |
$4,752.10 |
2.04%
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SILVER Per Ounce |
$74.46 |
3.67%
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OIL West Texas Intermediate Crude |
$96.04 |
-14.97%
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AXTI AXT Inc. |
$53.18 |
+16.98%
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Bitcoin, gold, silver, and oil are traded 24 hours a day.
➤ Big Stock Move: AXT Inc. stock rose nearly 17% on Wednesday on renewed optimism over its role in supplying critical support for artificial intelligence infrastructure and data center expansion. (More)
➤ Ford and other U.S. carmakers are seeking relief from the Trump administration’s aluminum tariffs after fires shut down the largest domestic supplier of automotive aluminum sheets, which may not reopen until June. (More)
➤ Deep-sea mining company Odyssey Marine announced a $1 billion reverse merger with American Ocean Minerals Corp., creating a U.S.-controlled platform for mining minerals critical for batteries and other national security applications. (More)
➤ Roughly 40% of Americans say they’ve cut back on paid streaming services due to financial concerns, according to a new study by Deloitte, while 75% expressed frustration that the entertainment subscription services continue to raise their prices. (More)
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The Next $435B Energy Empire Is Being Minted
In today’s dollars, John D. Rockefeller would be worth $435 billion. But “oil money” is old news, and what’s next might surprise investors in 2026: a $2.1 Trillion opportunity in “clean” coal.
Now is the “Rockefeller” moment for Frontieras as they reform coal into hydrogen, diesel and other valuable commodities (just like Rockefeller did with oil). With a White House that favors domestic energy, the NASDAQ ticker FASF reserved, and the ground broken for their flagship coal reformation plant, Frontieras is positioned for potential valuation impact.
You have until tonight at 11:59 p.m. PT to invest in Frontieras at $7.77/share.*
This is a paid advertisement for Frontieras’s Regulation A offering. Please read the offering circular at https://invest.frontieras.com/ Reservation of the ticker symbol is not a guarantee that we will be listed on the NASDAQ. Listing on the NASDAQ is subject to approvals. Under Regulation A+, a company has the ability to change its share price by up to 20%, without requalifying the offering with the SEC.
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➤ Anthropic is limiting access to a powerful new AI model called Claude Mythos Preview after finding it can detect—and hackers could exploit—software security flaws that went unnoticed for decades, including a 27-year-old bug in a major operating system. (See Details)
➤ A British cryptographer named Adam Back denied being Bitcoin’s mysterious creator after a lengthy investigation concluded he is Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous figure behind a fortune worth over $70 billion. (More)
➤ Speaking of Bitcoin, Google researchers warned that quantum computers may be able to crack Bitcoin’s encryption using fewer than 500,000 qubits, a significant reduction from earlier estimates of millions, urging the cryptocurrency community to start transitioning to quantum-resistant security. (See Details)
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Throwback Thursday is brought to you by:

➤ American Girl relaunched its original six historical dolls, including Samantha, Kirsten, and Molly, to celebrate the brand’s 40th anniversary, with each doll priced at $175 and paired with a book and vintage-style packaging. (See Dolls)
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➤ The stunning photos from Artemis II’s trip around the moon were mostly taken with a 10-year-old Nikon D5 camera worth about $1,000 used, chosen for its proven radiation resistance and ability to capture detail in extreme darkness. (More)
➤ A nine-foot alligator was found lurking in a Florida family’s pool area after homeowners called Tampa police, thinking they had a human intruder, only for officers to discover the cold-blooded trespasser instead. (See Video)
➤ An abandoned 1875 grist mill perched on the Cottonwood River in Kansas hit the market for just $85,000, and the 2.6-acre property comes with its own 1940 fire station. The proceeds will benefit the local historical society. (See Mill)
➤ A fire damaged the roof of Rio de Janeiro’s Olympic velodrome Wednesday morning, the same venue built for the 2016 Games and home to the Olympic Museum, with about 80 firefighters responding and no injuries reported. (See Fire)
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Daily Quote
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“It’s like hearing a voice in a stadium, except the stadium is a thousand square miles of desert.”
— An intelligence source describing the secret technology used by the CIA to rescue a U.S. airman in Iran by identifying him long-distance by his individual heartbeat.
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