NFL Season Kicks Off, Don't Hurt China’s Feelings, and Lightning Lights up a Wedding

A new CNN poll showed only one Republican candidate solidly beating President Biden past the margin of error in a head-to-head matchup: Nikki Haley, with 49% support compared to Biden’s 43%. ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ [The Flyover]( [The Flyover]( [Calendar] FRIday, SEPT. 8, 2023 Good morning! On this day in 1930, the 3M company sold the first roll of its newly invented Scotch tape to a business client. Today, the company sells enough of the tape every year to circle the globe 165 times. Today is Feel Good Friday in our Rotator section, bringing you news of a woman racing to save her neighbor's child and of two young meteorologists happy to wed in a lightning storm. If this is your first time reading The Flyover, [sign up here]( and make sure you don't miss our next edition. Want to follow along on Facebook? [Click here](. Enjoying the Flyover? Take a moment to check out today's sponsor,[LMNT]([.]( [Take Off] Poll Shows Haley With Biggest Lead Over Biden A new CNN poll showed only one Republican candidate solidly beating President Biden past the margin of error in a head-to-head matchup: [Nikki Haley, with 49% support]( compared to Biden’s 43%. The poll showed Biden in a statistical tie with the other GOP contenders, though Donald Trump, Mike Pence, Tim Scott, and Chris Christie all topped Biden by a point or two. The poll had other bad news for Biden, whose [overall approval rating is down to 39%]( just a year ahead of the election. It was 45% in the same poll at the beginning of the year. Mayor: Migrant Influx 'Will Destroy New York' New York City Mayor Eric Adams sounded his most apocalyptic note on immigration yet, telling city officials that the migrant crisis "will destroy New York." ([See Video]() The next day, schools in Long Island City had to turn away migrant kids as [21,000 children tried to jam]( into already packed classrooms. The children were excited, but frustrated teachers lashed out at school officials for a lack of planning. Adams has openly criticized other Democrats, including NY Gov. Kathy Hochul and President Biden, for not stepping up. In a recent Gallup Poll, [only 31% of Americans]( approved of Biden’s immigration policy. It's Back! NFL Kicks Off Its 2023 Season The 2023 NFL season opened in Kansas City last night, and the first weekend of games arrives Sunday. Here’s a guide to the upcoming season, starting with the [full schedule of all 272 games.]( As the season began, the Kansas City Chiefs had the best odds for winning the Super Bowl, at 6-1, followed by the Philadelphia Eagles at 7.5-1. [See the odds for your team here.]( Lastly, streaming platforms are playing a larger role this year. More games will be exclusively streamed than ever before, including one playoff game set for the Peacock channel only. [Here’s a guide to the streaming schedule.]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Enjoy reading The Flyover? 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[✈️] [Politics] ➤ President Biden canceled seven Alaska oil leases granted in 2021, setting up a battle over drilling in wilderness areas vs. energy self-sufficiency. The Alaska agency that holds the leases said it would appeal the order. ([More]() ➤ Donald Trump formally notified the judge in his Georgia case that he “may” try to move the state case into federal court. His former chief of staff, Mark Meadows, is awaiting a ruling in federal court on the same issue. ([More]() ➤ A federal judge ordered Texas to dismantle the large floating barrier blocking migrants from crossing the Rio Grande by Sept. 15, calling them a threat to safety. Texas Gov. Greg Abbot says the state will appeal. ([More]() ➤ China proposed a new law that would ban speech and clothing “that hurt the feelings of the Chinese nation.” Public reaction has ridiculed the draft law for being so vague no one would know what was illegal to say or wear. 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All Flyover readers get a [FREE sample pack of eight flavors today]( with any purchase, plus a zero-questions-asked refund policy. [Sports] ➤ The Detroit Lions beat the Kansas City Chiefs in the NFL's opening game last night. Lions quarterback Jared Goff threw for 253 yards and a touchdown, but the story of the night was the poor performance by the Chiefs wide receivers: they combined for eight drops. ([More]() ➤LSU women’s basketball coach Kim Mulkey signed a new 10-year contract worth $32 million, the richest total contract in women’s college basketball history. Mulkey led the team to the NCAA championship in April. ([More]() ➤ Haley and Hanna Cavinder, twin Miami Hurricane basketball stars, hit the jackpot in the collegiate Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) business, leveraging TikTok stardom into two dozen sponsorship deals worth $2 million a year. ([More]() Flying together with our sponsor ➤ NIL is BIG Business! The Cavinder twins above are banking $2 Million. 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([More]() ➤ A newly discovered comet could be visible to the naked eye this weekend, offering stargazers a once-in-a-437-year chance to see the Nishimura comet, named for Hideo Nishimura, who first spotted it on Aug. 11 ([More]() ➤ The wreckage of the 156-year-old schooner Trinidad [was discovered]( six weeks ago in nearly 300 feet of water off Wisconsin. Now, you can view the sunken ship via a 3D-virtual tour. ([See Video]() [The Rotator] [Feel Good Friday] ➤ A Michigan woman was caught on video racing to save an autistic child who fell into a lake. The woman, visibly shaken after the heroic rescue, said she couldn’t swim well but didn’t think about it before jumping in. ([See Video]() ➤ Most people would be upset if a lightning storm disrupted their wedding, but not this couple. Both are meteorologists and were delighted to have the weather help celebrate their marriage. ([See Video](). ➤ Stand-up comedy is never easy, but that didn’t stop Parth Bhatt from taking his shot at it. Bhatt has Down’s Syndrome and, with the help of cue cards, won over his audience with jokes about his condition. ([See His Act]() [Science & Technology] ➤ Police released a new video showing how convicted killer Danelo Cavalcante crab-walked up the walls to escape from a Pennsylvania prison last week. Cavalcante is still at large despite a week-long manhunt. ([See Escape Video]() ➤ Danny Masterson, former star on “That ‘70s Show,” was sentenced to 30 years in prison for the forcible rape of two women 20 years ago. Masterson’s lawyers say they will appeal. ([More]() ➤ The piano belonging to Queen star Freddie Mercury sold at auction for $2.1 million, a record for a composer’s piano. Mercury composed Queen’s huge hit “Bohemian Rhapsody” on the piano. ([More]() Flying together with our sponsor ➤ Have you signed up yet for the [FREE Traditional Skills Summit](? 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