The Friday Flyover Replay : World Series Begins, $28 Million Bet on Trump, and Adorable Owls

Presented by Russell Sherrard,

Narrated by Artificial Intelligence, Our Hosts are Christopher and Jenny,

THE FLYOVER,

Friday, October 25, 2024,

Good Morning! On this day in 1955, the Tappan Stove Company introduced the first domestic microwave oven, revolutionizing cooking in American households for generations to come, priced at $1,295 (equivalent to about $10,500 today).

Today we’re covering bad onions, a meteoric fireball, and low-gravity ketchup. Enjoy!

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TAKEOFF,

Early Voting Surges Amid Tight Races,

Over 28 million Americans have already cast their ballots for the 2024 election, with Georgia and North Carolina are reporting record-breaking early voting numbers.

Republicans are making up a larger share of early voters this year, notably in key battleground states such as North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Nevada.

Recent polls highlight the tight race between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump.

A Wall Street Journal poll indicates Trump leading Harris 47% to 45%, while a CNBC survey shows Trump’s advantage at 48% to 46%. Conversely, a Tipp Tracking Poll has Harris ahead at 50% to 47%.

Restaurants Pull Onions in E. coli Outbreak,

Health officials are investigating contaminated onions as the source of this week’s McDonald’s E. coli outbreak, leading some Taco Bell, Kentucky Fried Chicken, and Pizza Hut outlets to remove onions from their products.

The outbreak, linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounder burgers, has resulted in one death and nearly 50 illnesses across ten states.

Officials are focusing on Taylor Farms, a McDonald’s onion supplier, while the giant hamburger chain has pulled the popular Quarter Pounder from about one-fifth of its U.S. locations.

McDonald’s is now facing its first lawsuit related to the outbreak, and more cases are expected as the investigation continues.

Yankees-Dodgers Ready to Battle Again

For the first time since 1981, and a record 12th time overall, the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees will meet in the World Series starting tonight, offering star power, rich history, and plenty of intrigue.

Both the Yankees and Dodgers finished the regular season as the best teams in their respective leagues, marking only the fifth time in the Wild Card Era (since 1995) that both No. 1 seeds have reached the World Series, adding to the excitement of this year’s matchup.

The Yankees have won eight out of 11 World Series matchups with the Dodgers and will go for number nine tonight when they send ace Gerrit Cole to the mound. Jack Flaherty will start for Los Angeles.

Tickets to the much-anticipated Fall Classic are set to be the most expensive in history, with standing-room-only tickets for Game 3 at Yankee Stadium starting at $1,514. The average resale prices for tonight’s Game 1 at Dodger Stadium range from $1,682 to $1,731.

POLITICS,

Former President Trump said Thursday he would consider pardoning Hunter Biden if he wins the November election “despite what (the Biden administration) has done to me.”

The Los Angeles Times’ editorials editor resigned Wednesday after the newspaper’s owner blocked the editorial board’s plan to endorse Vice President Kamala Harris for president.

Meta’s oversight board on Wednesday overturned the decision to censor a meme depicting Vice President Kamala Harris and Gov. Tim Walz as “Dumb and Dumber” characters, calling it an “overenforcement” of anti-harassment policies.

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Now, back to the News.

SPORTS,

New York City honored the WNBA champions, the New York Liberty, with a ticker-tape parade in the Canyon of Heroes on Thursday, marking the city’s third ticker-tape parade for a women’s sports team.

The NBA on Thursday unveiled all 30 new court designs for this season’s NBA Cup, the annual in-season tournament, featuring three radiating concentric circles in tonal hues of each team’s core color.

Washington Commanders rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels missed practice on Wednesday and Thursday. The team plans to test him at practice today to see if he will be available on Sunday against the Chicago Bears.

2024 Election Countdown,

Election Countdown: 11 Days,

Democrats criticized Vice President Harris’s performance at a CNN town hall for relying on talking points instead of directly addressing undecided voters’ questions.

Nearly one in five American homeowners have had a political argument with their neighbors, with men and Gen Z being the most likely to be involved.

A French trader has wagered over $28 million on former President Trump winning the 2024 election, with an investigation finding no evidence of political betting market manipulation.

FINANCE,

Big Stock Move: Tesla stock soared 22% Thursday, its best day in over a decade, based on CEO Elon Musk’s growth projections for 2025.

Striking Boeing workers rejected management’s latest contract proposal and voted to stay on the picket lines. Jetliner production has been halted for six weeks due to the strike.

Denny’s plans to close 150 restaurants, cut its menu offerings in half, and review its 24-hour operations policy.

A Taiwanese semiconductor manufacturer halted shipments to an unnamed customer after learning that the chips were being sent to Chinese smartphone giant Huawei Technologies in possible violation of U.S. sanctions.

SCIENCE AND TECH,

Hong Kong officials confirmed the discovery of dinosaur fossils, likely from the Cretaceous period, on a remote island on Wednesday, the first dinosaur finds on the island.

In other dinosaur news, Chinese scientists have discovered an ancient firefly preserved in amber, indicating that the bioluminescent insect coexisted with dinosaurs.

An astronaut aboard the International Space Station demonstrated how the crew enjoys ketchup in zero gravity, showcasing how squeezy ketchup bottles can be fun in space.

THE ROTATOR,
FEEL GOOD FRIDAY,

A married couple found a 1992 home video where a dad asks his little girl who she’ll marry. Her answer: “Timmy Nixon!”—who is now her actual husband.

Two fishermen off Nantucket rescued a man stranded on his capsized boat, mistaking the boat for a dead whale before spotting the man waving for help just before nightfall.

A golden retriever served as the flower girl at a wedding, wearing a bouquet-like vest.

ET CETERA,

Burrowing owls are capturing hearts with their head-bobbing behavior in an adorable video shared by a wildlife photographer.

A copy of Shakespeare’s Life of King Henry the Fifth was returned to a New Jersey library 101 years overdue after being found in a late grandmother’s belongings.

A huge fireball lit up the sky over Lake Erie on Monday. The meteor was visible from 10 U.S. states and Canada.

Daily Quote,

“The thing that would concern me is when she doesn’t want to answer a question, her habit is to go to word salad city.”

— Democratic strategist David Axelrod on Vice President Harris’ performance at CNN’s Town Hall on Wednesday.

And thats the news for today.

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