The Flyover: Supreme Court on Planned Parenthood, Pan Am's Luxury Flight, Bill Moyers Dies

Supreme Court Ruling on Planned Parenthood

• ⚖️ The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in favor of South Carolina, allowing the state to block Medicaid funds from going to Planned Parenthood.
• 📌 Justice Neil Gorsuch stated that states have the right to align taxpayer spending with pro-life values.
• ⚠️ Planned Parenthood warned that this decision could create serious gaps in care for the 2.4 million people they serve annually.

Pan Am's Return with Luxury Flight

• ✈️ The iconic airline Pan Am has launched a luxury charter flight, the "2025 Tracing the Transatlantic Voyage," for approximately $60,000.
• ✨ The 12-day trip features a retrofitted Boeing 757 with lie-flat seats, five-star hotels, and retraces classic stops like Bermuda and London, evoking 1960s air travel glamour.
• 📈 Despite the high price, 70% of seats sold out in just one week.

Passing of Journalist Bill Moyers

• 🎤 Legendary journalist and former White House press secretary Bill Moyers passed away at 91 from prostate cancer.
• 📺 He was a fixture on PBS, hosting shows like "Now" and "Bill Moyers' Journal," and his "Power of Myth" series with Joseph Campbell was highly influential.
• 🌟 Moyers retired in 2017, leaving a legacy of sharp, thoughtful reporting on politics and culture.

Political and Economic Updates

• 🏛️ A key part of President Trump's budget plan, a Medicaid provider tax overhaul, was ruled a violation of the bird rule by the Senate parliamentarian, requiring 60 votes to pass.
• 📉 The Congressional Budget Office estimates this plan could drop coverage for nearly 11 million Americans.
• 🛡️ The Pentagon is establishing two new military zones along the US-Mexico border, deploying approximately 4,000 troops to assist Border Patrol.
• 🔍 House Oversight Chair James Comer subpoenaed former advisor Anthony Bernal for a deposition as part of a probe into President Biden's mental fitness and alleged misuse of an autopen.

Science, Tech, and Entertainment News

• 🐿️ A study from Chicago's Field Museum shows that chipmunks and voles are evolving to handle city life, with chipmunks developing bigger skulls and voles growing smaller earbones.
• 🗺️ ChatGPT can now help users find hikes tailored to their location, skill level, and preferences, by pulling information from various outdoor sites.
• 🎭 Director Denis Villeneuve is set to helm the next James Bond film, which will be Amazon's first Bond project since acquiring MGM.
• 🎸 Rock legend Billy Idol discovered he has a 39-year-old daughter thanks to a 23andMe test.

Financial and Sports Highlights

• 📰 Anna Wintor is stepping down as editor-in-chief of American Vogue after 37 years, becoming Global Editorial Director and Chief Content Officer for Condé Nast.
• 📈 US tariffs brought in a record $26.7 billion in June, primarily from Chinese and Canadian imports, but a poll shows 70% of Americans oppose the tariffs.
• 👟 Nike's Q4 earnings dropped significantly, with net income down 86%, attributed to falling direct-to-consumer sales and tariff costs.
• 🏃‍♀️ Faith Kipyegon broke her own world record for the fastest mile run by a woman, clocking in at 4 minutes and 6 seconds.
• 🏒 The NHL and NHLPA are close to finalizing a new collective bargaining agreement, which includes bumping the regular season to 84 games and banning Russian players from the 2026 Olympics.