Sunday, March 1, 2026

Good Morning! On this day in 1932, the baby of famed aviator Charles Lindbergh was kidnapped, setting off one of the most sensational manhunts of the 20th century. Bruno Richard Hauptmann was executed for the crime in 1936. (See FBI Photos)

Roller rinks once occupied center stage in youth culture, providing a combination of athletics, social life, and the opportunity for a little romance. You can still take a spin today, but the rinks fill just a small niche, as we see in "Whatever Happened To..."

In case you missed it, The Flyover Podcast breaks down a new analysis showing what $100 invested in 1965 would be worth 60 years later—across gold, real estate, stocks, and more. Host Ayla Brown walks through which asset performed best (and which disappointed). Tune in here!

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Khamenei and Top Iranian Officials Killed

Iranian state media confirmed that Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed on Saturday in a joint U.S.-Israeli air campaign. Reports also said his daughter, son-in-law, grandchild, and daughter-in-law died in the strikes.

U.S. and Israeli officials confirmed Khamenei’s death earlier in the day after photographs of his body were shown to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Israel also said the airstrikes on Khamenei’s fortified compound eliminated more than 40 senior Iranian security and regime figures.

Iran fired dozens of missiles at Israel and launched strikes on U.S. military bases across the Middle East, including in the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, and Jordan, in retaliation.

President Trump described the operation as the opening phase of a campaign to devastate Iran’s military, dismantle its nuclear program, bring about regime change, and urged Iranians to “seize control of your destiny.”

According to Israel officials, “Operation Epic Fury” has been in the works for the past several months, highlighting what appears to be the Israel Defense Forces’ close cooperation with the U.S.

Pentagon Bans Some Colleges for Military

The Pentagon will forbid members of the military from attending Columbia, Yale, Brown, and other universities beginning with the 2026-27 school year.

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said on Friday that the universities had replaced "the study of victory and pragmatic realism with the promotion of wokeness and weakness."

In a video posted on social media, Hegseth said he would direct a formal “top to bottom” review of the U.S. war colleges to ensure they are “once again bastions of strategic thought, wholly dedicated to the singular mission of developing the most lethal and effective leaders and war fighters the world has ever known.”

War colleges provide professional military education to high-ranking officers, Pentagon civilians, and international partners, with a focus ranging from joint operations to national security and strategy.

List: Most Popular States for Migration

South Carolina topped a list of the most desirable states among people considering a move.

The top 10 states included six in the South, two in the West, and one each in the Midwest and Northeast. Six offer coastal areas, including on the Atlantic, Gulf, and Pacific coasts.

The study used online search data, move-in and move-out ratios, and population. Idaho, Alaska, and Maine—with more rugged conditions—each finished in the top five.

The Northeast region of the U.S. had the most states included in the bottom 10 in the migration-interest list, largely due to the high costs of living.

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➤ No. 21 Miami Ohio men’s basketball is just two games away from a perfect regular season after Trey Perry scored this walk-off layup on Friday night to defeat Western Michigan 69-67. (Watch Video)

➤ Ohio State safety Lorenzo Styles Jr. ran the fastest 40-yard dash for any safety at the NFL Combine since at least 2003 on Friday with this blazing 4.27 run. (Watch Video)

➤ No. 1 Duke men's basketball rolled over No. 11 UVA yesterday, earning a 77-51 win as three Blue Devils scored double-digit points. (More)

➤ The NFL salary cap will reportedly be a record $301.2 million in 2026, the first time in league history it has exceeded the $300 million mark. The cap has exploded recently, growing 40% over the last five years. (More)

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Weekly Market Report Previous Week

▼	NASDAQ Natl. Assoc. of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations	22,668.21	-0.76%
▼	SPX S&P 500	6,878.88	-0.32%
▼	DJI Dow Jones Industrial Average	48,977.92	-1.13%
▼	BTC Bitcoin	$65,881.80	-2.64%
▲	GOLD Per Ounce	$5,230.50	2.15%
▲	SILVER Per Ounce	$92.68	6.25%
▲	OIL West Texas Intermediate Crude	$67.02	1.71%

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➤ Gold closed above $5,200 an ounce on Friday, climbing above $5,000 an ounce after an abrupt pullback from a record high in late January. (More)

➤ UBS’ top equity strategist downgraded American equities to “benchmark” in a fully invested global equity portfolio, citing mounting risks from a weakening dollar, stretched valuations, and policy turbulence in Washington. (More)

➤ E-commerce giant eBay will slash 800 jobs—6% of its workforce—after the company paid $1.2 billion in cash for a trendy Gen Z fashion app and settled a federal stalking lawsuit involving former executives. (More)

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➤ OpenAI struck a deal with the Department of War to deploy its AI models on classified networks after the Trump administration barred federal agencies from using rival Anthropic. (More)

➤ Former Vice President Kamala Harris endorsed Rep. Jasmine Crockett in Texas’ Democrat Senate primary, boosting her campaign ahead of Tuesday’s vote as she faces concerns about her electability. (More)

➤ Los Angeles schools Superintendent Alberto Carvalho was placed on paid leave after the FBI searched his home and district headquarters as part of an investigation, though authorities have not accused him of wrongdoing. (More)

➤ Dubai International Airport, the world’s busiest international aviation hub, suspended flights as major airlines canceled Middle East routes after U.S. strikes on Iran and Tehran’s retaliation emptied regional airspace. (See Cancellations)

➤ Scientists discovered basketball shoe squeaks stem from rapid slip pulses traveling across ridged rubber soles, creating consistent vibrations that produce the sport’s signature high-pitched sound. (More)

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Whatever Happened to Roller Rinks?

In the mid-20th century, roller rinks were a pillar of American recreation: big, bright rooms where teens flirted under fluorescent lights, families spent weekends, and whole communities gathered for lessons, leagues, and charity nights. Skating became a mainstream pastime—part sport, part social club, part inexpensive escape.

Then came the late-’70s glow-up: roller disco. DJs, mirror balls, light shows, short shorts, and the swagger of skating-to-the-beat turned rinks into nightlife. Movies, music, and celebrity scenes made skating look like the coolest thing you could do without a fake ID.

But trends turn. Disco cooled, and rinks ran into a pileup of practical problems, as this video outlines. Land values rose, making redevelopment tempting. New competitors—arcades, multiplexes, malls, then home entertainment—pulled attention indoors in different ways. And many operators point to rising insurance and liability costs as the quiet budget-killer that made the math stop working.

Still, the story isn’t just one of decline. Plenty of rinks hung on by evolving: birthday-party packages, arcades, laser-tag add-ons, adult nights, lessons, and niche communities like artistic skating and roller derby. In the 2020s, social media and a pandemic-era skating boom helped nudge the culture back into view.

Today, roller rinks are fewer than at their peak—but they’re still around, humming on weekend nights, doing what they’ve always done best: turning a simple loop around a wooden floor into a little world of its own.

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This unique souvenir gives Olympic curling fans the opportunity to own a piece of the Milano-Cortina Games.

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Yesterday's Results:

Burger Showdown: Are you team Whopper or team Quarter Pounder?

Neither: 36%
Whopper: 27%
Quarter Pounder: 16%
Depends on my mood: 11%
Other: 10%

Daily Quote

"The lives of courageous American heroes may be lost and we may have casualties. That often happens in war. But we’re doing this not for now, we’re doing this for the future and it is a noble mission."

— President Trump, announcing the beginning of Operation Epic Fury.