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Birds in Trouble

Twice a week, Adam Knox jumps into a pickup truck. He drives to a forest high in the Hawaiian mountains. “You feel like you’re in Jumanji, or one of those adventure-type movies,” Knox tells TIME for Kids. “This is where…

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Play It Cool

Do you love recess? Many kids do. But during very hot days, outdoor recess can be uncomfortable. It can also be unsafe. That’s why some schools are redoing their playgrounds and yards. Hot asphalt is on the way out.…

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Pals with Paws

Hayden Roland has a lot of pets. He has two dogs, Sasha and Peanut; two rabbits, BunBun and Velvet; and a pair of potbellied pigs, Ava and Layla. BunBun came to Hayden’s family as a foster pet. He’d been hurt…

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Book Support

On a sunny Saturday in late February, Rohan Mukhopadhyay unpacked 10 boxes of children’s books. He was at the Beehive, a venue in Los Angeles, California, with his family. They arranged the books on folding tables. The books had been…

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Oyster Duty

Some see oysters as a yummy treat. Others value them as a source of pearls. But to Demi Johnson, of Gulfport, Mississippi, oysters are environmental superstars. “They’re really important,” the 15-year-old told TIME for Kids. A single oyster can filter…

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Safer Streets

Patricia Miller was taking a walk one morning on a busy street near her home, in Goodyear, Arizona. A car nearly jumped the curb. She was unharmed. But the car came “very, very close,” Miller told TIME for Kids. …

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Sworn In

On January 20, Donald Trump became the 47th president of the United States. His inauguration took place at the U.S. Capitol. That’s in Washington, D.C. Because of cold weather, the ceremony was held inside the Capitol Rotunda. Trump was sworn…

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Class Act

Can you guess the price of toothpaste? How about a 12-pack of soap? A big jug of laundry detergent? These are some of the brainteasers that sixth graders at A.I. Root Middle School, in Medina, Ohio, considered recently. “It was…

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Positively Kind

Lena Ford was 7 when she started Arting for You. She collected art supplies. Then she donated them to kids in foster care and homeless shelters in and around her hometown of Marietta, Georgia. “My granny always wanted to give…

Trump Elected

Donald Trump has won the 2024 presidential election. He defeated current vice president Kamala Harris. Election results were announced early on November 6, the morning after Election Day. Trump will become the 47th president of the United States. After his…