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On the Prowl

December 19, 2024

Mountain lions in Los Angeles, California, are shifting their sleep habits. They’re becoming more nocturnal. The change helps them survive. It keeps them out of the way of people. The creatures are more active while people are asleep. A…

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Animals

Snapshot

December 19, 2024

Vito the Pug is named winner of the 2024 National Dog Show. The event took place in Oaks, Pennsylvania. It aired on Thanksgiving Day. The show has been on TV for more than 20 years. Vito is the first pug…

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Sports

Changing the Game

December 19, 2024

Caitlin Clark is a professional basketball player. And now she’s TIME’s Athlete of the Year. Clark plays for the Indiana Fever. She was WNBA Rookie of the Year in 2024. Before that, she played for the University of Iowa. She’s…

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Election 2024

Trump Wins

November 6, 2024

Donald Trump has won the 2024 presidential election. He defeated Vice President Kamala Harris. Results of the November 5 election were announced the following day. Trump spoke to the nation after the polls had closed. His win looked certain. “I…

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Sports

Let's Go!

November 1, 2024

Jaxon Porter, 11, is happiest behind the wheel. He’s too young to have a driver’s license. He races go-karts. “I just love going fast,” Jaxon told TIME for Kids. He races at speeds up to 70 m.p.h. Jaxon started racing…

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History

A Big Race

November 1, 2024

The first New York City marathon took place in 1970. It was hosted by New York Road Runners (NYRR). Only 127 runners entered the 26.2-mile race. Now it’s the world’s largest marathon. It’s held on the first Sunday in November.…

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Space

Polaris Dawn

October 18, 2024

On September 12, Jared Isaacman and Sarah Gillis made history. They became the first civilians to perform a spacewalk. Past spacewalks had been done only by professional astronauts. During a spacewalk, an astronaut leaves a spacecraft. They do not actually…

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Space

Snapshot

October 10, 2024

Here, teams from Boeing and NASA tend to the Starliner spacecraft. It returned to Earth on September 6. It landed in White Sands Space Harbor, in New Mexico. The Starliner arrived without its crew members. They are at the International…

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Environment

Unwelcome Object

October 10, 2024

Carlsbad Caverns National Park is a system of caves. It is in New Mexico. In September, a bag of Cheetos was dropped there. It caused problems for cave life. Food and drink are not allowed in the caves. A spilled…

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Election 2024

Election 2024

October 4, 2024

A United States presidential election is coming up. Voters will go to the polls on Tuesday, November 5. Some people will vote by mail even sooner. The winner of the election will lead the country for the next four years. …

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