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It’s finally May. A lot of good things happen in May: Mother’s Day, the Indianapolis 500, and the Kentucky Derby. But did you know May is considered the luckiest month for weddings? Nearly twenty years after his own May wedding, one member of The Flyover team still thinks it’s true.
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Anti-Israel Protests Intensify
Anti-Israel protests continued on university campuses across the country Tuesday, leading to a building takeover, numerous arrests, class cancellations, and threats of expulsions.
Police began arresting protestors in Chapel Hill yesterday at the University of North Carolina. Altercations were reported as several protestors were placed in handcuffs and at least one carried out by their arms and legs.
Protestors at Columbia took over a university building and barricaded it. Several windows were broken, and banners with pro-Palestinian messages were displayed.
University officials announced they would begin to expel protesting students. The Biden administration said they were monitoring the spreading unrest. “That is not an example of peaceful protests,” a spokesman said.
Polls: Confidence in Economy Falling
New polls conducted by Gallup and the Conference Board indicate that Americans are losing confidence in the economy.
Gallup’s latest Economic Confidence Index showed consumer faith in the economy fell by nine points between March and April, the first decline in seven months. See Gallup results and charts here.
Similar research by the Conference Board found that expectations for income, business, and the job market fell to their lowest levels since July 2022, partly due to concerns about high prices for food and gas.
Sources say the Drug Enforcement Administration is expected to approve shifting cannabis from the most strict Schedule 1, which includes drugs such as heroin, and instead move it to Schedule III, which would recognize medical uses for marijuana.
The shift would allow researchers to study marijuana’s effects with far fewer restrictions. Schedule III drugs are still regulated, and the move wouldn’t legalize marijuana for recreational use.
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➤Former President Trump was held in contempt of court, fined $9,000, and threatened with jail Tuesday after the presiding judge ruled his social media posts violated an existing gag order. (More)
➤ The Environmental Protection Agency announced a ban on methylene chloride Tuesday, a chemical commonly used as a paint stripper but said to cause liver cancer and other health problems. (More)
➤ President Biden and President Obrador of Mexico agreed to a joint effort to reduce illegal U.S.-Mexico border crossings Sunday. The measures included increased border enforcement and more repatriation flights. (More)
➤ In other Biden news, the President has committed 148 gaffes and verbal stumbles in public comments so far this year, according to one media outlet. Among the most memorable are misidentifying foreign leaders and implying cannibals are his uncle. (More)
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Market Report 04/30/2024
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NASDAQ Natl. Assoc. of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations
15,694.46
–1.81%
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SPX S&P 500
5,037.96
–1.53%
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DJI Dow Jones Industrial Average
37,815.85
–1.49%
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BTC Bitcoin
$59,961.8
–4.77%
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GOLD Per Ounce
$2,303.40
–2.30%
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TCNNF Trulieve Cannabis Corp.
$14.37
+38.17%
➤ Big Stock Move: Trulieve Cannabis Corp. stock shot up 38% Tuesday on news that the U.S. government was going to reschedule marijuana as a less harmful product. (More)
➤ Walmart is rolling out a new store label called Bettergoods, a 300-item product line designed to attract younger customers who want gourmet foods at affordable prices. (More)
➤ Shares of Eli Lilly jumped 5% Tuesday as the demand for its weight-loss drug Zepbound increased the company’s annual sales forecast by $2 billion. (More)
➤ McDonald’s stock fell more than 2% Tuesday morning after the fast-food giant missed its quarterly earnings target. (More)
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➤ NASA has selected the four-person crew for its Mars mission simulation, a 45-day isolated undertaking to observe what it would be like for astronauts to live and work on the Red Planet. (See Photos)
➤New research rejects a previous study saying the Tyrannosaurus rex could have been as intelligent as a monkey. The new study compares the dinosaur’s brain to that of a reptile. (More)
➤ Scientists believe the “tiger stripe” patterns of ice crystals on Saturn’s moon Enceladus could help determine if the moon’s subsurface ocean is favorable to life. (See Photos)
➤ A happiness researcher identified six statements that, if made confidently, indicate that a person is flourishing with a happier, more hopeful life than many. (See Statements)
➤ A therapist recommends that people searching for a life partner should take an organized, facts-based approach in their dating. She offers five facts to consider when weighing a potential mate. (See Facts)
➤ May has arrived, bringing warmer days and a blooming of green. It’s the inspiration for dozens of wise quotations, like this one: “May: The lilacs are in bloom. Forget yourself.” (See Quotes)
➤Frontier Town, a wild-west-themed compound in Montana, is for sale. For $1.7 million, the new owner will get a bank, a jail, a general store, a chapel, and a classic Western saloon. (See Photos)
➤ Velella velella, strange sea creatures resembling jellyfish, have returned to California a year after millions infested the state’s southern coastline. (See Video)
➤ A British teenager discovered a rare Lego octopus on a Cornwall beach while searching for signs of the millions of plastic Lego pieces lost at sea in a 1997 cargo ship accident. (See Photos)
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