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Just visit weatherguardwind.com/yeti. Phil, have you been to the National Toy Hall of Fame in Rochester, New York?

Philip Totaro: I have not.

Allen Hall: Oh my gosh, you're missing out because they have the finalists, the twelfth finalists for induction into the National Toy Hall of Fame this year. And they include, are you ready?

Drum roll please. Balloons, Pokemon cards, your own adventure books, which is a particular kind of interesting book. Hess toy trucks, which we see at Christmas time here in the United States. My Little Pony, which should have been an entrance a long time ago, honestly. How is that not already in there?

Exactly my point. Remote control vehicles, stick horses, trampolines, and probably one of Joel's favorite, Transformers. I'm a Transformers fan.

Hang on, let's go back to stick horses for a second, because again, how long has this museum been, or Hall of Fame been in business? I mean, are they, they're digging up some pretty legacy toy technology there.

Stick horses are back. Have you seen those competitions of, where people are riding the stick horses over a competitive course where they're hopping over things and running around?

Philip Totaro: There are some people that think that the United States Is not going in the right direction. I think these people are probably steering us in exactly where we don't need to be.

Joel Saxum: Allen, when you said that the Toy Hall of Fame, I looked over at my bookshelf and I have to, I went and grabbed this toy, because to me, this is American Toy Hall of Fame material. This was, this toy was my dad's when he was a kid. And this is the original Mound, Minnesota built Tonka trucks.

Allen Hall: I think we all need to take a moment and observe and salute the old Tonka truck.

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Philip Totaro: will salute that.

Joel Saxum: Working tailgate, I'm telling you, that's it right there.

Philip Totaro: That's a toy.

Joel Saxum: It even says USA on the tires.

Allen Hall: Made out of American steel and the edges are sharp like they should be.

I'm Allen Hall and here are this week's top stories. In a significant corporate development, the Spanish government has authorized BlackRock's stake in Natergy. This follows BlackRock's acquisition of GIP, which owns 20. 6 percent of the Spanish energy company. The approval comes with conditions, including support for energy transition projects and maintaining Natergy's headquarters in Spain.