Northeast Flights Thrown Into Chaos, Breaking News

0:00Yamavap Resortant Casino at Sandman Well is bringing the biggest laughs to the stage. Break Taboos with Ali Wang on August 28th and 29th. Enjoy Ralph Barbosa's Dry Humor on September 18th and 19th. And don't miss Nikki Glazers on Apologetic Comedy November 19th. Tickets on sale now at Yamavap Theatre dot com. Only at Yamavap Resortant Casino celebrating its 40th anniversary. You in must be 21 to enter. Have you picked your retirement date yet? A new study says that choice may shape how long you live, not just how much you save. What happens to your odds if you work one more year? And doesn't matter whether you retire healthy or already sick, we'll walk you through what researchers found exclusively in today's podcast extra. Plus a blown circuit and a construction crew cutting the backup line throws air travel across the Northeast into chaos.

1:01A $110 billion Hollywood mega merger is one step closer to reality. But Paramount had to make some major promises to get there. And the US wants an emergency AI hotline with China for the day. Artificial intelligence goes dangerously wrong. Those stories are coming up and take off. We also give you a trivia question every single day. So here's today's. What are you afraid of if you suffer from via phobia? I'll tell you at the end of our show. It's Tuesday, September 22nd. I'm your host, Aila Brown. And this is the flyover podcast. Let's take off. First up, thousands of travelers were caught in major flight disruptions across the Northeast on Monday. After two communications failures hit the air traffic control system. FAA Administrator Brian Bedford says of Verizon's circuit failed. At the Philadelphia area radar facility that guides planes into Philadelphia, Newark and Titorboro.

2:01But when the system tried to switch to its backup, officials discovered an Amtrak construction crew had accidentally cut the backup fiber line in New Jersey. Ground stops eventually affected Philadelphia, Newark, JFK, LaGuardia, and Boston, Logan, with delays stretching for hours. The timing made things even more complicated with roughly 130 world leaders arriving in New York for the UN General Assembly. Bedford initially warned repairs could take up to 13 hours, but set a replacement circuit would be installed sooner. Meanwhile, Paramount and 12 state attorneys general have reached a settlement that clears a major hurdle for Paramount's roughly $110 billion acquisition of Warner Brothers' discovery. The state sued in July, arguing the merger could reduce competition and raise prices. Under the settlement, Paramount agreed to release at least 30 movies a year for the first two years, and 32 a year for the following three, with financial penalties if it falls short.

3:06The company also agreed to increase domestic film production spending by about $1.5 billion over five years, maintain certain cable operations separately, and create an independent editorial board for CBS News and CNN. The agreement still needs a judge's approval. And finally, the United States is proposing a new emergency AI notification system with China. Treasury Secretary Scott Besen says Washington wants the two countries to alert each other when an artificial intelligence incident becomes serious enough to pose a national security threat. That could include rogue AI agents misused by people outside government or AI being used in biological weapons. Besenting US trade representative Jameson Greer presented the idea to Chinese vice premier, Hath Lafong, during talks in New York. Besen said the goal is to establish common threats and a way for the two countries to communicate when something goes wrong. China has not publicly

4:08accepted the proposal. President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are expected to discuss it when they meet this week, and US and Chinese officials plan to continue AI safety talks in about two months. We're going to get to that retirement conversation in just a minute, but first here's your top political news. Major television networks have suspended their shared presidential pool coverage after the White House barred CNN, MSNOW, and Politico. The pool includes Fox News, ABCCBS, and NBC,

5:13which normally rotate responsibility for filming presidential events and sharing the footage. CNN, MSNOW, and Politico have now filed a federal lawsuit arguing the ban violates their first amendment rights. President Trump says the outlets were barred because of what he considers unfair coverage. Meanwhile, President Trump is in New York for a packed week of meetings surrounding the UN General Assembly. His schedule includes meetings with Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky, British Prime Minister Andy Burnham, and New York City Mayor Zoran Mamdani. Trump is also scheduled to address the General Assembly today. Treasury Secretary Scott Besant says AI companies should not receive exemptions from liability for what their technology does. Besant says companies and their managers should be held accountable for the systems they build, arguing that liability gives them an incentive to make those systems safer. And finally, Yemen's Houthi rebels say they will not target

6:14American vessels in the Red Sea. A senior Houthi official says the group has reassured Washington that its operations are not directed at the United States. But the Houthis are warning other countries against joining Saudi Arabia as fighting in Yemen intensifies. The assurances follow indirect contacts between the U.S. and the Houthis through Oman. Could working just one more year actually help you live longer? A study of nearly 3,000 retirees found that among healthy adults retiring one year later was associated with? Well, we will tell you right afterward from a brand new sponsor, we are so excited to welcome them to the show, Quince. Okay, you have to go on Quince's website, because I did and I thought to myself, oh my gosh, what don't they sell? Quince literally has everything, engagement rings, baby clothes, travel gear, cooking essentials, sheets. And that's what I'm here to talk about today. I actually picked up their 100% organic cotton sheets in this

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8:20day returns now available in Canada and the UK too. That's q-u-i-n-c-e.com slash flyover. All right, it's time for podcast extra. We get to take a little more time on the next three stories. And guess what? You're not going to find them in our email edition. Let's get into retirement. Could the timing of your retirement actually affect how long you live? Retiring early is having a moment, by the way, with some Gen Z and millennial workers, even taking so-called many retirements years before reaching traditional retirement age. But research involving nearly 3,000 older Americans suggests staying on the job longer may be associated with living longer. Researchers use data from the long running health and retirement study, a project involving the National Institute on Aging and the University of Michigan. They followed about 2956 adults using information about their health, finances, employment,

9:23and social connections. Participants were divided into two groups based on whether poor health played a role in their decision to retire. Those considered healthy retirees were more physically active, less likely to smoke and reported better overall health. And here's what researchers found. Among those healthy retirees, delaying retirement by just one year was associated with an 11% lower risk of dying from any cause, even among people whose health played a role in retirement, working one year longer was associated with a 9% lower risk. Researchers say similar patterns have also appeared in studies of European population, so it's not just Americans. And they say this fills an interesting gap, because while plenty of research has examined how retirement affects health, fewer studies have looked specifically at longevity and the risk of death. There are even plenty of high-profile workers staying on the job well-passed traditional

10:23retirement age. Recent figures show 42% of sitting CEOs are 60 or older. But why would working longer potentially matter? Researchers say they don't fully understand the connection. One theory is that work provides more than a paycheck. For many people, it's a source of identity, social interaction, financial resources, and mental stimulation. Retirement can remove some of those things, potentially contributing to isolation, stress, anxiety, depression, or cognitive decline. That's also why researchers suggest activities like volunteering and staying socially connected may be important after retirement. Now, none of this proves that working an extra year will make any individual person live longer, the findings show an association across nearly 3,000 participants, not a guarantee or direct cause-and-effect relationship. But for people deciding when to walk away from work, the research suggests the calculation may involve more than just whether you've saved enough money. Staying mentally engaged and socially connected may matter, too. I hope that's helpful.

11:31Yamabah Resort and Casino at Sandman Well is bringing the biggest laughs to the stage. Break Taboos with Ali Wang on August 28th and 29th. Enjoy Ralph Barbosa's Dry Humor on September 18th and 19th. And don't miss Nikki Glazer's unapologetic comedy November 19th. Tickets on sale now at Yamabah Theatre dot com. Only at Yamabah Resort and Casino, celebrating its 40th anniversary. You in must be 21 to enter. Still ahead a New York Times writer says a decade-long decision about her daughter's education left her questioning whether she put her principles ahead of her own child. We'll get to that in a moment. But first, some of the people actually building artificial intelligence are pushing back on predictions that AI could wipe out humanity. Let's get into it. Workers inside some major AI companies are reportedly skeptical of warnings about artificial intelligence causing human extinction. The debate intensified after former anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon warned that future AI agents

12:35could potentially create and deploy a biological weapon. But some researchers argue those scenarios remain highly speculative and overlook the enormous gap between designing something digitally and actually creating it in the physical world. In video CEO Jensen Huang also rejected the Doomsday predictions saying he sees a 0% chance of AI destroying humanity by 2030. That doesn't mean the skeptics believe AI is risk-free. We've talked about that in our most recent flyover focus episode which you can find on our YouTube page. But researchers continue to warn about more immediate concerns including cyber attacks, surveillance and people using AI systems for harmful purposes. And more than 100 AI workers have reportedly signed a letter calling for independent outside evaluators inside major AI labs. So the disagreement isn't really over whether AI carries risks. It's over how realistic the worst-case scenarios are and how quickly they could

13:37happen. Finance, sports, science and tech and so much more is right ahead. But first let's get to our last podcast extra story. A New York Times magazine writer, her name is Nicole Hannah Jones. While she's publicly questioning a decision she made about her daughter's education nearly a decade ago. Hannah Jones, who helped create the 1619 project deliberately enrolled her daughter, Najaya, in a low-income, predominantly black public school in Brooklyn. She wrote at the time that she and her husband felt an obligation to make educational decisions based not only on their family's individual advantage, but on what they believed would benefit the broader community. They hoped families like theirs and rolling in the school could help it improve for everyone. But in a new essay, Hannah Jones writes that the experience didn't turn out as she hoped. She says that by 4th grade she discovered some of Najaya's schoolwork wasn't even being graded. And when Najaya eventually chose a different high school, she needed significant tutoring to catch up and some

14:41fundamental skills. Now 16 years old Najaya has told her mother that she believed she didn't receive the education she wanted. Hannah Jones writes that the experience has left her wrestling with her commitment to fighting school inequality came at her own daughter's expense. She also argues the larger problem remains unresolved that families with choices can leave struggling schools while children without those options remain behind. Her essay has sparked a broader debate about parental responsibility, school inequality, and how far families should go in pursuit of a larger principle. I would love to know how you feel about this. As a mother myself with a child in school, I am learning as I go. I will just say that, but I am going to be his biggest advocate. Here's your finance news. AMD has officially joined the Trillion Dollar Club. The chipmaker reached a $1 trillion market value for the first time Monday as its stock extended a five day rally fuel

15:44by demand for artificial intelligence technology. Meanwhile, Converse has pulled an advertisement featuring K-pop star Karina and apologized after backlash over the imagery. The ad showed Karina wearing a white skirt while holding a pair of Chuck Taylor sneakers. Critics said the positioning of the shoes and clothing evoked imagery associated with a KKK lynching. Nike-owned converse removed the ad and apologized, saying the imagery was unintentional. And one of the country's largest Wendy's franchises has filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy. Maritage Hospitality Group operates 314 Wendy's restaurants. The company cited rising beef costs in a dispute with Wendy's corporate among the pressures leading to the filing. Let's check in to see how the stocks did yesterday. The NASDAQ went up to 0.26%, the S&P 500 up 1.49%, the Dow was up as well 0.71%. Bitcoin jumped 7.10%, Gold fell 1.04%.

16:48And Silver also dropped 0.07%. Oil dropped 8.24%, and our big stock move is Grail, which surged nearly 34% ahead of an FDA meeting evaluating gallery. The company's blood test designed to detect multiple cancers early. Let's get into sports. The New York Yankees could soon become baseball's most valuable franchise. Private equity firm Apollo Global Management is reportedly nearing a deal to buy about a 16% stake in the team. The deal would value the Yankees at more than $12 billion. The highest valuation ever for a major league baseball franchise. Meanwhile, a piece of Mickey Mantle history has sold for $3 million. The original 1951 photograph used to create Mantle's iconic 1952 tops rookie card was sold privately to collector Mark Penn. The price more than doubled the previous record for the most expensive sports

17:51photograph ever sold. And finally, Shaquille O'Neal, aka Shaq, has another title to add to his resume. Honorary FBI Special Agent Shaq received the designation during an FBI National Academy graduation ceremony in Quantico, Virginia. The basketball hall of Famer has had ties to law enforcement for years and has previously held reserve officer or deputy roles with several departments. Just to be clear, the designation is honorary, so don't expect special agent Shaq to show up at your door stop anytime soon. In science and technology, I can't believe I'm announcing this, but Fall officially arrives tonight at 805 Eastern. That's the moment of the autumn Null Econox when the sun sits directly over the Earth's equator. And if you're up early, look east before sunrise. Jupiter and Reddish Mars are both visible in the morning sky. And Pokemon is heading to space. Sort of, the Pokemon company is partnering with the European

18:55Space Agency to promote the agency's missions ahead of World Space Week. French astronaut Sophie Adonaut has already brought a Pikachu plush aboard the International Space Station. World Space Week begins October 4. Here's just a few additional stories then we're going to get to the poll results and the trivia question. Cindy Crawford's son Presley Gerber has died at the age of 27. Gerber died Sunday at a rehabilitation center in California. Police are investigating as death as a suspected overdose and say there are no signs of foul play. Meanwhile, a Mississippi wildlife rescue group is running at what amounts to be a bootcamp for orphaned baby raccoons. The young raccoons learn survival skills and cl- oh sorry, this is so cute. Including how to dig, fish, and swim before being released into the wild. And when they say graduate, they even get a roll call and pomp and circumstance. I try and keep it so serious for our news broadcast, but I will say our writers and

20:02editors choose some incredible stories that just they make me laugh when I deliver them. So I'm human too. I can't help it. Okay, back to the news. Bricking your phone is apparently the latest wellness trend. People are intentionally blocking access to distracting apps to cut down on screen time and you know that doom scrolling we all do. Some are even telling friends they're bricked and unavailable. So instead of fear of missing out, well, missing out is kind of the whole point. For me, I've tried deleting apps from my phone, putting timers on them, even putting my phone in a completely different room. Nothing. And I mean, nothing has worked. I am so addicted to my phone that a part of me wants to go to the store today and get a flip phone. Should I? Okay, the answer is probably not, but let's get into the answers of yesterday's poll question. Do you have security cameras at home? 36% voted just like I did. You said none at all. 26% said outside

21:09only. 22% said inside and outside. 12% said doorbell only. And 4% said other. Thank you so much for voting. I love reading the answers the next day. So let's get into today's question. Do you have a custom vanity license plate? Either yes and please reply and tell us what it says. I used to know, but I'm tempted. Never. I'm too private. Or I just judge other people's. Cast your vote in today's show notes and we will read the answers tomorrow. For me, I don't have a vanity license plate, but they are really popular in the state of Maine. I swear everyone who lives there has a vanity license plate. And today's trivia question, let's get to that. What are you afraid of if you suffer from via phobia? Well, I will tell you, you have a fear of driving. It can range from mild highway jitters to an absolute refusal to get behind the wheel. It often develops after a car

22:14accident or near miss and can express itself through symptoms of a panic attack, including sweating, trembling, shortness of breath, and chest pain or tightness. Cognitive behavioral therapy is one of the most effective treatments for that. Before we go, make sure you check out the brand new episode of Flyover Focus that just dropped on Monday. We're going deeper on the topic that we think is a little more of your time. So check it out using the link in our show notes. And a little reminder before you head into your day, you don't have to accomplish everything today. Just make some progress. Be good to the people around you and don't forget to enjoy the little things along the way. Yes, I'm your new coach or teacher or just, you know, I want to give you a pep talk today. And if you haven't already, make sure you subscribe to the Flyover Podcasts. You never miss an episode. It really does help us out. Thank you so much for spending part of your day with me. I'm your host, Aila Brown. Have a great one. I'll see you tomorrow. And until then, thanks for flying

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