Tuesday, October 21, 2025

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The Supreme Court will hear the gun law case that led to Hunter Biden’s conviction. (Hear Details)

A popular toilet brand wants to put a tiny camera in your bowl. (Hear Why)

A 1985 Western classic is flying off shelves after young women rediscovered it on TikTok. (Hear Which Book)

  

Politics

Former FBI director James Comey asked a federal judge Monday to dismiss his criminal case on the grounds of “vindictive and selective” prosecution by the Trump administration, as well as what his lawyers argued was Trump’s “unlawful” appointment of Lindsey Halligan, his former personal lawyer, as the prosecutor in the case. (See Details)

➤ A federal appeals court on Monday said President Trump may deploy the National Guard across Oregon for now, lifting a lower court order that halted the deployment while the administration appealed the case. (More)

President Trump on Monday warned Hamas against further attacks against Israel’s military after the U.S.-brokered ceasefire in Gaza was disrupted over the weekend, threatening that if the terrorist group didn’t abide by the agreement, “we are going to eradicate Hamas.” (More)

The Marine Corps has launched an investigation after the California Highway Patrol said shrapnel from an artillery shell struck a law enforcement vehicle. The shell was fired during Saturday’s 250th anniversary celebration for the Marines at Camp Pendleton. (See Details)

President Trump will make his first in-person appearance of the 2026 midterm elections at a fundraiser next month to support Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) at a golf tournament event. (More)

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Sports

➤ The NBA season tips off tonight with the defending champion OKC Thunder taking on the Houston Rockets. Then, Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors will face off against Luka Dončić and the LA Lakers, who will be missing LeBron James for the season opener. (More)

➤ AP Poll: The Miami Hurricanes dropped seven spots to No. 9, while Indiana football moved into the No. 2 spot for the first time in school history. The biggest drop of the week was LSU, which fell 10 spots to No. 20 after losing to Vanderbilt on Saturday. (See Full Poll)

➤ Florida State will make a “comprehensive assessment” of the football program after the season, which could mean deciding whether head coach Mike Norvell is at the helm moving forward. (More)

➤ Yesterday’s Results: NFL | MLB | NHL | Soccer | Tennis

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Finance

Trend Line Daily Market Report   10/20/2025

NASDAQ
National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations
22,990.54
1.37%
SPX
S&P 500
6,735.13
1.07%
DJI
Dow Jones Industrial Average
46,706.58
1.12%
BTC
Bitcoin
$110,724.58
1.89%
GOLD
Per Ounce
$4,388.70
4.74%
AAPL
Apple Inc.
$262.24
+3.94%
Bitcoin and gold are traded 24 hours a day.

➤ Big Stock Move: Apple stock hit an all-time high on Monday, climbing nearly 4% after Counterpoint Research published a report saying initial iPhone 17 sales have outpaced iPhone 16 sales in the U.S. and China. (More)

President Trump and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese signed an agreement at the White House Monday for Australia to help provide the U.S. with rare earth minerals. (More)

➤ Meanwhile, Cleveland-Cliffs, a major U.S. steelmaker, announced it was pivoting to mining rare earth minerals as China tightens its grip on the valuable commodity. The company’s stock jumped more than 21% on the news. (More)

Merck on Monday announced the groundbreaking of its new $3 billion Virginia pharmaceutical manufacturing facility, a 400,000-square-foot site in Elkton that’s expected to create 500 full-time positions once operational, and generate roughly 8,000 construction jobs. (More)

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Science & Technology

➤ NOAA expects a frigid, wet winter up North and drier conditions in the South, driven by La Niña. The Farmers’ Almanac predicts wild swings and heavy snow, while the Old Farmer’s Almanac calls for a calmer, milder season. (More)

➤ New research shows U.S. peanut allergies in toddlers dropped over 40% after 2015 guidance urged parents to introduce peanuts as early as 4 months. Though adoption was slow, experts now say early exposure has helped about 40,000 kids avoid peanut allergies altogether. (See Details)

➤ Wikipedia page views have dropped 8% compared to last year, with the Wikimedia Foundation blaming AI tools like ChatGPT and Google’s AI Overviews for siphoning off users. (More)

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Travel Tuesday

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A former Victorian public restroom in Oxford, England, has been reborn as a boutique hotel called The Netty. Built in 1895 and shuttered in 2008, the underground lavatory now offers two upscale suites with heated floors and rain showers for about $228 a night. (See Hotel)

Amtrak’s Southwest Chief offers one of the most scenic train rides in America, running from Chicago to Los Angeles and passing through eight states. The 2,265-mile route mirrors much of historic Route 66, with stops in places like Albuquerque, Flagstaff, and Winslow. (More)

Sydney, Australia, boasts the most perfect breeze on Earth, according to a new scientific formula. The city scored 96.4 out of 100 thanks to its blend of warm temperatures, sea breezes, and just-right humidity. Rio de Janeiro and Paphos, Cyprus, followed closely behind. (See Details)

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Et Cetera

Two airport security workers were killed Monday after a Boeing 747 cargo plane skidded off the runway in Hong Kong and crashed into their patrol vehicle, pushing it into the sea. (See Photos)

Madrid’s streets filled with 1,100 sheep and 200 goats Sunday during the annual Transhumance Festival, honoring age-old herding traditions. The event also promotes sustainable grazing as a tool to reduce wildfires after one of Spain’s worst fire seasons. (See Sheep)

➤ A weeklong treasure hunt kicks off Tuesday in Philadelphia as Stack’s Bowers Galleries celebrates its 90th anniversary by hiding certificates for rare coins at five historic sites. Clues will drop daily at 10 a.m. on the auction house’s social media, leading up to a $3,500 gold coin grand prize on Saturday. (See Details)

Food & Wine rounded up 25 iconic recipes that redefined how Americans cook at home over the last quarter-century. (See Recipes)

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Poll Position

Have you bought any pumpkins this fall?

  1. Yes, tons
  2. Not yet
  3. I’m not a pumpkin person

 

Yesterday’s Results:

What’s your favorite heist movie?

  1. Ocean’s Eleven (2001): 34%
  2. The Italian Job (2003): 26%
  3. Other: 16%
  4. Heat (1995): 13%
  5. Inside Man (2006): 11%

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“This episode serves as a reminder of how dependent the world is on a handful of major cloud service providers: Amazon, Microsoft, and Google. When a major cloud provider sneezes, the Internet catches a cold.”

Mike Chapple, IT professor at the University of Notre Dame on the Amazon cloud outage that took down numerous major web sites Monday

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