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Wednesday, October 14, 2026
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Good Morning! On this day in 1947, Capt. Chuck Yeager became the first person to break the sound barrier in the rocket-powered XS-1, launched from the bomb bay of a B-29. (See Video)
Think about the tattoo you almost got in 1978 and then didn’t. Scientists in Colorado have made an ink that switches on under UV light and fades away in bright sunshine. Details below, and today’s poll asks whether you’ve got one. If there’s a good story behind yours, we’d love to hear it.
How long will you live? Researchers have tracked tens of thousands of people for decades and found a few simple at-home tests that predict it surprisingly well. They’re quick, ordinary movements, and your time or score on each one tracks with how many healthy years you have ahead. The test with the most dramatic results is one most adults haven’t tried since childhood. So how do you measure up? Ayla counts down all seven tests, shows you how to try each one safely, and explains what your score means on today’s episode of The Flyover Podcast. Tune in here!
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Six Flags Halts Coasters after Rider’s Death
Six Flags temporarily closed nine of its biggest roller coasters at six parks across North America after a rider was thrown to his death from the Goliath coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia on Monday.
The rider, identified by police as Hassan Jihad Ibn Kariem, a 42-year-old Atlanta Public Schools employee, was riding with his son while his wife and daughter watched from the ground.
Witnesses said he came out of his seat and struck the train several times before being thrown from the ride. Several other passengers were hurt.
Goliath, which tops out at 70 mph and 200 feet, remains shut down while police investigate. The closures elsewhere include Nitro in New Jersey and Fury 325 in North Carolina, with no reopening dates set.
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Guilfoyle Out as Ambassador to Greece
Kimberly Guilfoyle resigned Tuesday as U.S. ambassador to Greece after the White House asked her to step down in the wake of reports that she asked a political donor for help with her debts and accepted other gifts.
“I didn’t like what I read,” President Trump said.
Her resignation comes five days after reports that Guilfoyle asked a Trump donor to wire $100,000 to her American Express account before her 2025 confirmation hearing, offering access to administration officials in return. The donor says he never paid.
Guilfoyle, the former fiancée of Donald Trump Jr., called the allegations false and promised to “vigorously defend my name, my reputation, and my integrity.”
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Hackers Roast Smart Fridges in France
Hundreds of French supermarkets lost their fresh and frozen stock after hackers remotely cranked internet-connected store refrigerators and freezers up to 122 degrees overnight Sunday.
The attackers gained access to the refrigeration controllers and forced a continuous defrost cycle, with heat pouring out of display cases. One store manager said his cold room hit 122 degrees and set off the sprinklers.
French supermarket chain Intermarché’s CEO said losses could reach tens of millions of euros in a single day. French authorities have opened an investigation.
The EU’s agriculture commissioner said the “weaponization of food” has become a reality. Stores in Belgium, Spain, and Germany reported related disruptions.
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The following stories are featured exclusively on The Flyover Podcast—a daily show that gives you the most important headlines in under 15 minutes.
➤ Seven simple at-home tests may reveal your risk of death, and most take under a minute. (See Tests)
➤ Pope Leo XIV has undergone lung surgery, the first major health issue of his 17-month papacy. (Hear Episode)
➤ German police have seized a humanoid robot after it allegedly groped a teenage girl while two suspects reportedly livestreamed the encounter. (Hear Details)

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➤ President Trump warned the Houthis against further strikes on Saudi Arabia, saying they’re “behaving very badly,” and told reporters he might ask Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to help confront them. (More)
➤ New White House press secretary Katie Zacharia made her debut Tuesday, praising President Trump and taking questions from three outlets in a 14-minute briefing. (See Video)
➤ Archbishop Timothy Broglio urged Catholic troops to seek recusal from Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan’s firing squad, calling the Pentagon’s planned livestream a public spectacle. (More)
➤ House Speaker Mike Johnson said he expects Republicans to keep him as GOP leader even if the party loses the House majority in November. (More)
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➤ Kentucky football owes LSU $500,000 after fans stormed the field following the unranked Wildcats’ overtime upset of the No. 10 Tigers. It’s just the second such fine since the SEC toughened its penalties last year. (More)
➤ MLS soccer audiences on Fox and FS1 are up 29% among adults 18 to 34 since the World Cup wrapped in July, Nielsen data shows. Nielsen also found U.S. soccer fandom rose 13% over the past year, to 75.2 million fans. (More)
➤ Michael Jordan’s autographed, game-worn jersey from Game 2 of the 1998 NBA Finals sold privately for $14 million this week, the highest price ever paid for basketball memorabilia. (More)
➤ South Carolina women’s basketball opens at No. 1 in ESPN’s preseason Top 25, with UConn and USC rounding out the top three. Defending national champion UCLA starts at No. 13. (More)
➤ Yesterday’s results: MLB | NHL | NBA | Tennis
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Daily Market Report 10/13/2026
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NASDAQ National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations |
27,204.38 |
-0.15%
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SPX S&P 500 |
7,805.45 |
-0.02%
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DJI Dow Jones Industrial Average |
51,670.10 |
-0.35%
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BTC Bitcoin |
$83,248.32 |
1.82%
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GOLD Per Ounce |
$4,186.40 |
-0.10%
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SILVER Per Ounce |
$59.45 |
-1.15%
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OIL West Texas Intermediate Crude |
$94.66 |
0.98%
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FUN Six Flags Entertainment Corp. |
$10.20 |
-14.43%
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Bitcoin, gold, silver, and oil are traded 24 hours a day.
➤ Big Stock Move: Six Flags stock dropped over 14% on Tuesday in the wake of a fatal Goliath roller coaster accident at the theme park in Georgia on Monday. (More)
➤ The Treasury Department hit Bank of America with over $1.2 billion in penalties on Tuesday after the bank admitted willfully violating anti-money-laundering rules and failing to timely report $5 billion in suspicious transactions. (More)
➤ Albertsons is demanding Kroger pay more than $9 billion over their collapsed $24.6 billion merger, with a two-week Delaware trial set for later this month. (More)
➤ Character.AI, a platform where users can have one-on-one conversations and roleplay with AI characters, filed for bankruptcy, saying the app had become too “costly to develop and grow.” (More)
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➤ Miniature hearts and brains grown from human cells were launched to the space station Tuesday, where six months in orbit can mimic 10 to 20 years of aging on Earth. (See Details)
➤ A new tattoo ink switches on under a UV light in seconds and fades away in bright sunlight, letting wearers hide a design for a job interview or a visit with grandma. The purple version is already on sale at $100 a bottle. (See Details)
➤ A honey bee’s stinger keeps pumping venom after the bee flies away, and high-speed video finally shows how: two tiny valves work like collapsible pistons to push venom in a continuous flow. (See Details)
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➤ A glowing “space jellyfish” hung over Florida and Virginia before dawn Tuesday after a SpaceX launch, the result of sunlight hitting rocket exhaust high above a still-dark ground. (See Photos)
➤ A father and son finished biking to all 30 MLB ballparks, a ride of roughly 10,000 miles from Seattle to Miami that raised money for St. Jude after a colleague’s daughter died of cancer. The dad did a similar cross-country ride in 1994. (Watch Video)
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Daily Quote
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“Everything felt like it was happening in slow motion.”
— Nick Mendenhall, who had ridden Goliath with his teenage son minutes before a 42-year-old Atlanta teacher fell to his death at Six Flags Over Georgia
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Today’s Trivia
Which nation comes first in an alphabetical list of countries, and which one last?
Show me the answer
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