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Yo yo, hey, it's time to dash.
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Welcome to Kids News Flash.
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Stay in the know is the golden rule.
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Hey there, and welcome to Kids News Flash.
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The news show made just for curious kids like you.
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I'm Katie, here to help you stay up to date
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on what's happening around the world.
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Stay in the know is the golden rule.
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Happy Friday, everyone.
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Today is April 17th, 2026,
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and we've got some really good stories.
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Happy Haiku Day, a Haiku has three lines.
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Five syllables, then seven, then five.
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Here are today's top stories.
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Scientists thought they'd solved a dinosaur mystery years ago,
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but they were wrong.
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That skull they said belonged to a young T-Rex?
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Turns out it's actually a completely different species
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called nanotirannis.
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Researchers at the University of Nebraska
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examined a tiny throat bone from the original fossil
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and found growth patterns showing this wasn't a teenager still growing.
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It was already fully mature.
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That means nanotirannis was its own fierce predator,
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about half the size of T-Rex,
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roaming around 66 million years ago
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alongside its giant cousin.
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Also making headlines,
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Iranian soccer players find refuge in Australia.
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Two Iranian soccer players who asked for asylum in Australia
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say the country has given them hope for a future
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where we can live and compete in safety.
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Atefe, Ramazzanisade, and Fatime Pasandide
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were part of Iran's women's team
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that competed in the Women's Asian Cup.
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They didn't sink Iran's national anthem
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during their opening match.
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Five other teammates who also got humanitarian visas
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decided to go back to Iran, but these two stayed.
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From the world of technology,
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Richard Skelet, a tech consultant,
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created an AI version of himself called Digital Richard.
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This digital twin knows everything Skelet knows
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and helps him with business decisions and personal life.
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His company, Bloor Research,
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has rolled out digital twins for all 50 employees,
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helping with tasks like phased retirements
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and maternity leave coverage.
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Plus, 20 other companies have tested this tech,
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and it's now widely available,
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boosting productivity without needing more hires.
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Let's do a quick check-in.
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Here's a question for you.
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How long ago did nanotiranis live?
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A, 45 million years ago?
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B, 100 million years ago?
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C, 66 million years ago?
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Or D, back when dinosaurs had to walk uphill
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both ways to school?
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Five seconds on the clock?
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Let's see, the answer is C,
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66 million years ago?
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Nanotiranis lived during the very end of the age of dinosaurs,
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right before they all went extinct.
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Hope you nailed that one.
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On this day, April 17th, in 1970,
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the crew of Apollo 13 returned safely to Earth.
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After an explosion crippled their spacecraft,
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the three astronauts used creative problem-solving
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to survive and splash down safely.
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We've got more stories.
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On the business front, gas prices are really squeezing
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while it's right now.
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Since the U.S. and Israel's conflict with Iran
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started seven weeks ago, prices have jumped
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about $1.50 per gallon.
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In central Utah, gas went from $2.70 to $4.19 a gallon.
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Mandy, a mom there, says it's now too expensive
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to visit her disabled child in a group home.
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She says, a dollar or two increase is devastating.
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This war is messing with oil supplies worldwide,
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pushing up fuel costs everywhere.
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Over in Washington, Australia's facing some big
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energy challenges because of a conflict in the Middle East.
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Since March, fighting has basically shut down
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the Strait of Hormuz, a key route for about 20 percent
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Australia gets around 80 percent of its fuel
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from countries like Singapore and Malaysia,
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which rely on that route.
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So, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is visiting
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nearby countries to secure backup fuel supplies.
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Plus, the government's running ads asking Aussies
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to save gas and cutting fuel taxes to keep prices stable.
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Some technology news now.
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AI security worries for banks.
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Finance experts are seriously worried about a new AI
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called Claude Mythos.
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That's really good at finding security holes
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in computer systems.
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The AI found weaknesses in every major operating system
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and web browser it tested.
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Canada's Finance Minister, Francois Philippe Champagne,
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said it was discussed at this week's
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International Monetary Fund Meeting in Washington.
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The issue we're facing is that it's an unknown, unknown.
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He told the BBC, banks are getting early access
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to test their systems before it goes public.
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All right, another question for you
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from those last few stories.
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What is the name of the AI model
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that finance experts are worried about?
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Is it A, ChatGPT Security?
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Maybe B, Bankbot Pro?
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How about C, Claude Mythos?
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Or D, Hal9000's Little Brother?
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Think it over, you've got five seconds.
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Let's see, the answer is C, Claude Mythos.
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Claude Mythos is so good at finding computer security weaknesses
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that it discovered flaws in every major operating system
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and web browser it tested.
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If you got it, nice.
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Time for our discussion question.
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If you discovered a dinosaur skeleton
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that scientists got completely wrong,
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would you want to be the one to solve the mystery?
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Talk it over with a friend or family member.
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We'd love to know what you think.
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We're giving a shout out today
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to Isaac Dixon Elementary School in Asheville, North Carolina.
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We appreciate you tuning in.
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If you want your school featured,
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We'd love to give you a shout out.
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Ready for a new word?
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Today's word is inaugural.
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Marking the beginning of a new venture or era.
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Here it is in a sentence.
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The inaugural flight of the new airplane set a speed record.
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Now you've got a new word in your vocabulary.
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Time for a fun fact.
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The first email was sent in 1971.
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Think about that for a second.
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All right, here's a joke for you.
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Why did the banana go to the doctor?
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It wasn't peeling well.
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Today, we covered a dinosaur mystery that scientists got wrong.
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Iranian soccer players finding safety in Australia,
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a guy who made an AI version of himself,
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rising gas prices hurting families,
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Australia's energy worries,
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and banks concerned about new AI security risks.
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That's all for today's kids news flash.
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