Wednesday, June 24, 2026

Good Morning! On this day in 1947, pilot Kenneth Arnold reported seeing mysterious objects near Mount Rainier, Washington. The sighting helped launch the modern UFO era and popularized the term “flying saucer.”

Yesterday, we asked if tipping in America has gotten out of hand, and 84% of you said yes in our poll and stormed the comment section on our podcast's YouTube page. One reader said even her dryer repairman asked for a tip, and so did the guy who cleaned her carpets. Another clocked the gas-station checkout screen swiveling around for a gratuity on a self-serve soda. A sharper one advised deducting the tax before you tip, because there's no need to tip the state. The consensus: pay servers a real wage, tip for actual service, and stop turning every touchscreen into a guilt machine.

In case you missed it: Some of the biggest retirement changes of the past year happened with almost no public attention. On Saturday’s episode of The Flyover Podcast, Amy Hess broke down three little-known rule changes that could affect your Social Security benefits, retirement savings, and even whether you’re owed money the government has withheld for decades. If you haven't listened yet, this episode is worth catching up on. Listen now!

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Trump and Iran Clash over Nuclear Deal

President Trump and Iran are openly clashing over whether Tehran agreed to international nuclear inspections, a flashpoint in the fragile deal meant to end their four-month war.

Iran's foreign ministry said there are no plans to let inspectors examine its bombed nuclear sites, contradicting Vice President JD Vance, while Trump insisted Tehran "fully" agreed.

Meanwhile, a United Nations maritime agency launched a plan to evacuate more than 11,000 seafarers stranded in the Persian Gulf, as traffic through the Strait of Hormuz slowly returns.

At home, the Senate voted 50-48 to rebuke Trump over the war, with four Republicans joining Democrats to direct him to withdraw U.S. forces, though the measure is symbolic.

US to Loan $17.5B for 10 Nuclear Reactors

The Energy Department announced Tuesday that it will loan $17.5 billion to fast-track 10 large nuclear reactors, betting on surging electricity demand from the data centers powering artificial intelligence.

The money would back five projects, each building two reactors using Westinghouse's AP1000 design, and marks one of the largest efforts by the agency's revamped financing office, which earlier this year canceled nearly $30 billion in clean energy loans approved under former President Biden.

Energy Secretary Chris Wright said the financing would drive down costs and could speed deployment by up to 3 years, calling the risk to taxpayers very low.

Officials hope construction begins by 2030, with the reactors coming online in the mid-2030s.

Pilot Describes Iran Jellyfish Drones

Newly surfaced details from an April incident reveal a U.S. fighter pilot shot down over Iran told debriefers he saw Iranian drones hovering and moving as one, in a formation that resembled a jellyfish.

The airman, downed in enemy territory before his rescue, described a "minefield of drones" overhead, comparing the sight to something out of an alien encounter.

One drone expert said Iran may have used a "mothership" that flies high, then drops smaller attack drones, and warned that Tehran is adapting its war technology faster than the U.S.

It marked the first time Iran shot down a U.S. jet over its own soil during the war, and intelligence analysts remain divided over what the concussed pilot actually saw.

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▼	NASDAQ National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations	25,587.04	-2.21%
▼	SPX S&P 500	7,365.46	-1.44%
▼	DJI Dow Jones Industrial Average	51,666.84	-0.09%
▼	BTC Bitcoin	$62,387.22	-2.45%
▼	GOLD Per Ounce	$4,127.70	-1.30%
▼	SILVER Per Ounce	$61.54	-6.08%
▼	OIL West Texas Intermediate Crude	$73.39	-1.91%
▼	PRIM Primoris Services	$84.73	-21.79%

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