Thursday, May 16, 2024

THURSDAY, MAY 16, 2024

Good Morning! On this date in 1866, the U.S. Congress introduced the modern nickel to counteract the hoarding of gold and silver coins during the Civil War. The nickel is crafted from cupronickel, an alloy of 75% copper and 25% nickel.

Today is “National Do Something Good for Your Neighbor Day,” and here at The Flyover, we were reminded of the many random acts of kindness by our neighbors. From dog-sitting to bringing in the trash cans from the curb, good neighbors make for an even better community.

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Biden, Trump Agree to Two Debates

President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump agreed Wednesday to two debates, the first scheduled for June 27 on CNN, and the second on Sept. 10 on ABC.

The decision to work directly with the TV networks bypasses the traditional Commission on Presidential Debates schedule, with Biden’s team criticizing the commission for being “unable or unwilling to enforce the rules” during previous debates.

CNN said the first debate will be held in its Atlanta studio and no audience will be present. Because of the timing, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the third-party candidate, wouldn’t be on enough state ballots to qualify to participate.

Slovakian Prime Minister Shot

Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico, a pro-Russian, anti-European Union populist, was shot and gravely injured Wednesday in an assassination attempt that shocked the 30-year-old Slovak Republic.

Police arrested a suspect in the shooting, which occurred while Fico was greeting the public after a government meeting in Handlova, about 110 miles from the capital, Bratislava. There’s a video here.

Fico, a veteran politician, had already served as prime minister twice and was elected a third time last October as part of a deal with two other political parties. He was in surgery Wednesday in life-threatening condition.

Netflix to Offer Christmas NFL Games

Netflix reached an agreement with the NFL Wednesday to stream two games on Christmas Day this season and at least one game on the holiday each of the next two years.

The deal, believed to be $75 million per game, will give the streaming platform national broadcasting rights to the games, with the NFL providing access to broadcast TV in local team markets and on the NFL+ mobile app.

Netflix has previously aired one-off events in tennis and golf, but the NFL games have the potential to draw both advertisers and subscribers. The three Christmas Day NFL games last year averaged 28.68 million viewers.

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➤ Tuesday’s GOP primary voters chose West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice as their candidate to flip the seat of retiring Democrat Sen. Joe Manchin, and Maryland voters selected former Gov. Larry Hogan to run for Senate in that state. (More)

➤ The White House plans to request another $1 billion worth of military aid to Israel from Congress, even as President Biden holds up delivery of high-payload bombs to avoid their use in Gaza. (See Details)

➤ Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced a $2 billion fund to help Ukraine build up its defense industrial base. The news came at the end of his two-day surprise visit to the war-torn country. (More)

➤ A bipartisan group of senators led by Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has recommended that Congress spend at least $32 billion over the next three years to develop artificial intelligence and place safeguards around it. (More)

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➤ Astros pitcher Ronel Blanco was ejected from Tuesday’s game with Oakland after umpires detected a foreign substance on his glove. Blanco was off to the best start by a pitcher since 1961, throwing a no-hitter in April. (More)

➤ Sage, a black female miniature poodle, was named best in show at the 148th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show Tuesday, and a four-year-old female German shepherd named Mercedes finished second. (See Images of the Show)

➤ Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani launched a 446-foot home run in a 10-2 win against the Giants Tuesday, nearly driving the ball into the water of Oracle Park’s McCovey Cove. (See Video)

➤ Yesterday’s results: MLB | NBA | WNBA | NHL | PGA | LPGA

Market Report 05/15/2024

▲	NASDAQ Natl. Assoc. of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations	16,742.39	+1.40%
▲	SPX S&P 500	5,308.15	+1.17%
▲	DJI Dow Jones Industrial Average	39,908.00	+0.88%
▼	BTC Bitcoin	$61,569.40	–2.17%
▲	GOLD Per Ounce	$2,396.20	+0.05%
▲	MNDY monday. com Ltd.	$220.72	+21.37%

➤ Big Stock Move: Monday.com stock rose 21% after the workplace software company reported Q1 revenue growth up 34% year over year, beating expectations. (More)

➤ Retail sales were flat in April, falling short of expectations and furthering concerns about the state of consumer spending amid continuing inflation and higher interest rates. (More)

➤ Meme stocks fell back on Wednesday, with GameStop shares dropping 19% and AMC sinking 20%. Both were still up significantly for the week. (More)

➤ Billionaire Frank McCourt, former owner of the L.A. Dodgers, said Wednesday that he’s putting together a “people’s bid” to raise crowdfunded capital to buy the TikTok social platform from China’s ByteDance. (See Details)

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➤ Engineers and pharmacists used a 3D printer and developed a personalized edible “polypill,” a customizable tablet containing multiple drug doses and time release capabilities. (See Image)

➤ The U.S. Army announced it took possession of $66 million worth of energy prototype weapons designed to overwhelm electronics and send smaller aircraft, like drones, plummeting to the ground. (More)

➤ The strongest solar flare in half a decade erupted Tuesday from the sunspot group responsible for last week’s vivid auroras – no aurora activity or geomagnetic storms are expected. (See Images)

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➤ Nearly two-thirds of students at the nation’s top 25 universities say antisemitism is a problem on their campus, according to a U.S. News and World Report survey. (See Results)

➤ Nearly half of Americans have $500 or less in their savings accounts, and 60% report having $500 or less in their checking accounts. (See Survey)

➤ The vast majority of Americans still consider local news outlets to be important, despite the decline of local newspapers. However, only 15% said they paid for local news in the past year. (See Poll)

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➤ Two women set a world record by driving toy cars 500 miles from Jacksonville to Key West. The journey took nearly three months and covered 596 miles—very slowly. (See Video)

➤ The Comedy Pet Photography Award 2024 finalists are in, showcasing funny photos of derpy pets. Here’s a compendium of the best photos from the past three years. (See Photos)

➤ The Smithsonian Museum has put the first cookie baked in space on exhibit at the National Air and Space Museum. The Hilton Hotel chocolate chip cookie was baked as a science experiment aboard the International Space Station in 2019. (More)