TUESday, August 1, 2023

Good morning! On this date in 1988, Rush Limbaugh began his national radio show. Within five years, it was the most popular talk show on radio, reaching an estimated 20 million listeners weekly until he died in 2021.

We’re discussing the presidential debates in today’s edition, and the results of yesterday’s poll are interesting: Flyover readers are only slightly in favor of President Trump taking the debate stage against his GOP rivals.

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Biden Friend: VP Sat In On Hunter’s Calls

Hunter Biden’s former friend Devon Archer told Congress Monday that President Biden definitely had knowledge of his son’s business dealings, which Rep. James Comer said meant the President “lied to the American people.”

Comer said Archer told the House Oversight Committee that while he was vice president, Joe Biden was put on a speakerphone at least 20 different times with Hunter’s partners to “sell the brand.” The “brand” was the Biden family name.

Democrats downplayed the testimony, saying that having his dad on the phone to meet-and-greet guests didn’t mean the President was involved in the actual deals.

Support for the Military Slips in America

Public confidence in the military slipped to the lowest level in 20 years, a new Gallup Poll reports. Only 60% of Americans expressed high confidence, down from 64% last year.

Even so, the military remains one of the most-trusted U.S. organizations, surpassed only by the broad category of “Small Business.” Across the board, American faith in major societal institutions is historically low.

Ranked as the least-trusted institutions in the Gallup survey (See Poll Results Here) are Congress at 8%, big business and television news both at 14%, the criminal justice system at 17%, and newspapers at 18%.

Arch Manning’s 1st Trading Card Sets Record

University of Texas freshman Arch Manning, grandson of football great Archie Manning and nephew of Eli and Peyton Manning, set a new record with the sale of his first trading card for $102,500.

The sale comes just a week after Manning signed a Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) deal with Panini America, a trading cards company. The price is the most ever paid for a collegiate trading card.

Manning hasn’t played a single college game yet, but at $102,000 his card topped his uncle Peyton Manning’s top card, which went for $72,000. All proceeds for the sale are going to children’s healthcare.

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➤ White House intelligence advisers say the FBI should no longer be allowed to use a controversial law meant for spying on foreigners to monitor Americans. (More)

➤ A New York Times poll has Donald Trump with a huge lead against his GOP rivals. He’s ahead by 37 points against the next closest candidate, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. (More)

➤ On the debate front, Trump suggested Monday that the other Republican candidates will debate for the chance to be his running mate. So far, he hasn’t said whether he would join the debate himself. (More)

➤ Robert F. Kennedy Jr. raised $6.47 million in July from big donors from both parties. Most of it came during his testimony to Congress on the weaponization of the government. (More)

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➤ Magnus White, a 17-year-old American cyclist training for the upcoming world championships, was killed Saturday after being hit by a car near Boulder, CO. (More)

➤ Golfer J.T. Poston was positioned to take 2nd place at the 3M Open last weekend; he just needed to play the last hole conservatively. Instead, he hit a risky shot over water. It cost him $260,000. (See Video)

➤ Pickleball may be one of the most maligned sports of our times. But it has its moments, as this mesmerizing volley exchange — 32 shots in 22 seconds — shows. (See Video)

Market Report 7/31/23

▲	NASDAQ Natl. Assoc. of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations	14,346.02	+0.21%
▲	SPX S&P 500	4,588.96	+0.15%
▲	DJI Dow Jones Industrial Average	35,560.19	+0.29%
▼	BTC Bitcoin	$28,868.0	–1.38%
▲	GDRX Goodrx Holdings Inc	$9.24	+36.89%

➤ Big Stock Move: GoodRx shares rose 37 percent Monday after TD Cowen upgraded the digital healthcare company’s outlook from “Market Perform” to “Outperform.” (More)

➤ Trucking company Yellow Corp. has shut down operations and is headed for bankruptcy, Teamsters Union officials say. The company employs 30,000 workers. (More)

➤ Both “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” continued raking it in at the box office this weekend, with “Barbie” closing in on $1 billion worldwide. “Oppenheimer” stands at $400 million globally. (More)

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➤ SpaceX launched the Jupiter 3 this weekend, the largest communications satellite ever built. It’s meant to offer better broadband speeds in rural and underserved areas. (More)

➤ A new study indicates that bees originated tens of millions of years earlier than believed. They can be traced back to the ancient supercontinent of Gondwana. (More)

➤ Amazon says it achieved its fastest delivery speeds ever last quarter. Across the top 60 largest cities, more than half of Prime member orders arrived the same or the next day. (More)

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➤ French daredevil Remi Lucidi, known for taking selfies on top of high structures, fell to his death from a skyscraper in Hong Kong. He lied to gain entrance to the top of the building and apparently got trapped. (More)

➤ “Pee-wee Herman” actor Paul Reubens died of cancer this weekend. He was 70 and had battled the disease for the past six years. (More)

➤ We finish today with this news: The Mega Millions lottery prize is now up to $1.05 billion, or $530 million if taken as a one-time payment. The next drawing is tonight. We’ll leave the rest to you. (More)