Good Morning! On this date in 1911, driver Ray Harroun won the first-ever Indianapolis 500 race in six hours, 42 minutes, and 8 seconds, more than double this year’s winning time. (See Photos)
In today’s Flyover, we have an item about Abby Lampe, who won an annual British race where people fall over themselves to catch a cheese rolling down a hill. Leaving us to ask, “How good is that cheese?”
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Jury Begins Deliberations in Trump Case
Jury deliberations in Donald Trump’s criminal trial began Wednesday and ended with requests by the jury to review four sections of testimony and re-hear the judge’s legal instructions.
Judge Juan Merchan had instructed the jury on the laws in question, and said to set aside personal biases, noting that the burden of proof is on the prosecution.
After three hours of deliberations, the jury requested to review three portions of testimony from media executive David Pecker’ and one from former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen. Almost an hour later, the jury asked to re-hear the jury instructions.
Judge Merchan dismissed the jury after 4 1⁄2 hours of deliberation Wednesday and said court would resume Thursday morning.
Alito Rejects Calls to Recuse Himself
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito told lawmakers Wednesday that he wouldn’t recuse himself from cases involving the 2020 election after it was reported that an upside-down flag was flown at his house.
The inverted flag, and another colonial-era flag flown at Alito’s house, have been associated with former President Donald Trump’s assertions that the 2020 election was stolen, and Democrats are urging Alito to recuse himself from those cases.
Alito said the flags were flown by his wife and he wasn’t aware of it at first. When he asked her to take it down, she refused for several days. “I had nothing whatsoever to do with the flying of that flag,” he said in rejecting calls for his recusal.
The historic move recognizes the accomplishments of approximately 3,400 players who played in the Negro Leagues between 1920-1948.
Several of baseball’s all-time statistical records have changed as a result of the integration. Catcher Josh Gibson is the new single-season and career leader in batting average, slugging percentage, and OPS, displacing Ty Cobb and Babe Ruth respectively.
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➤ Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. filed a complaint with the FEC Wednesday, claiming CNN colluded with President Biden and former President Trump to keep him off the first presidential debate. (More)
➤A social media post of Nikki Haley writing “Finish Them! America [Heart drawing] Israel” on Israeli artillery shells Tuesday sparked outrage from opponents of Israel’s handling of the war in Gaza. (More)
➤ U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken pledged $135 million in aid to Moldova Wednesday, giving the Eastern Europe country funds for energy security and countering Russian disinformation efforts. (More)
➤ Texas Rep. Tony Gonzales narrowly survived a runoff election against YouTube influencer Brandon Herrera Tuesday, making him the GOP candidate for Texas’s 23rd Congressional District. (More)
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➤ A Kentucky prosecutor dropped all criminal charges against golfer Scottie Scheffler Wednesday, ending the case less than two weeks after his arrest during the PGA Championship. (More)
➤ Caitlin Clark scored 30 points and collected five rebounds, five assists, three steals, and three blocks Tuesday night to become the first WNBA rookie and the fourth player to record those numbers. (More)
➤ The Minnesota Timberwolves avoided a four-game sweep in the Western Conference finals Tuesday night by beating the Dallas Mavericks 105-100. Game 5 of the series is scheduled for tonight. (More)
➤ The 79th U.S. Women’s Open Championship begins today at the Lancaster Country Club, with 156 of the top women golfers in the world competing for a $12 million purse. (How to Watch)
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➤ American Airlines slashed its capacity growth for the rest of the year and cut revenue and profit forecasts in the wake of a failed sales strategy. Its stock fell 13.5% on Wednesday. (See Details)
➤ Abercrombie & Fitch posted strong first-quarter earnings Wednesday, sending its stock up 24% to a record high. (More)
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➤ SpaceX managed to launch (and safely land back on Earth) a Falcon 9 rocket from a Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Tuesday. The ship sent 23 Starlink satellites into orbit before landing on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. (See Video)
➤ A new study revealed that the human brain prioritizes remembering images that are difficult to interpret or explain, explaining why certain visual experiences stick in our memory. (More)
➤ The Euclid space telescope captured images of 50,000 galaxies in a detailed new deep-space image of a giant galaxy cluster called Abell 2390. (See Images)
➤ Slightly more than half of Americans identify as “middle class,” and another 31% say they’re “working class,” according to a Gallup survey. Just 2% characterize themselves as “upper class.” (See Poll)
➤ A majority of Americans say they’re closely following election news this year, a bit higher than in 2020. At the same time, 62% say they’re already worn out by the non-stop coverage. (See Survey)
➤ The share of parents who say they’re financially stable dropped significantly in 2023 from two years before, while adults with no children say they’re situation remains OK. (See Study)
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➤American Abby Lampe won her second Cooper’s Hill Cheese-Rolling competition on Monday, an annual British event that invites participants to chase a wheel of cheese down Cooper’s Hill, a steep hill in Gloucestershire, England. (See Photos)
➤The Hyundai Elantra, Hyundai Sonata, and Kia Optima topped the list of the most stolen cars in the U.S. last year as well-publicized security vulnerabilities made those models attractive to thieves. (See List)
➤Houston, Texas, was named the Dirtiest City in America by LawnStarter, an internet landscaping company that compared the pollution, living conditions, infrastructure, and consumer satisfaction of more than 150 U.S. cities. (More)
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