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Su día en la corte

September 21, 2023

Este verano, un grupo de niños en Montana llevó al estado a los tribunales por el cambio climático y ganó. El 14 de agosto, la jueza Kathy Seeley emitió su decisión. Ella dijo que el apoyo del estado a los…

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World

Natural Disasters in Africa

September 15, 2023

Rescue efforts continue in North Africa. The region has been hit with two major natural disasters. An earthquake struck Morocco on September 8. Two days later, rain brought devastating floods to parts of Libya. The 6.8-magnitude quake in Morocco…

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Los mejores lugares del mundo

September 14, 2023

¿Quieres ver el mundo? Cada año, la revista TIME hace una lista de los mejores lugares del mundo. TIME for Kids elige sus favoritos. Algunos lugares son una ventana al pasado. Otros miran hacia el futuro. Juntos, representan la gama…

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United States

TFK Explains: Trump’s Legal Troubles

April 14, 2023

On April 4, Donald Trump was indicted by a grand jury in New York. He is the first United States president to be charged with criminal activity. Here are the details. What is an indictment? An indictment is when…

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Science

Curso de colisión

April 13, 2023

Hace sesenta y seis años, había un objeto construido por el hombre en la órbita de la Tierra: el Sputnik, el primer satélite del mundo. Fue lanzado en octubre de 1957. Trata de adivinar cuántos objetos hechos por el hombre…

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Business

Snow Business

March 16, 2023

Europe’s ski resorts haven’t been getting enough snow. Amedeo Reale isn’t worried. He’s the president of Sci Club 18, in Cortina d’Ampezzo. The town is in Italy’s Dolomite mountains. In 2026, the area will host the women’s Winter Olympics downhill…

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Technology

No Artist Required

March 9, 2023

One day, Ammaar Reshi was playing around with a chatbot called ChatGPT. It’s a computer program. It uses artificial intelligence (AI) to imitate thinking and writing. Reshi decided to use it to make a children’s book. The chatbot helped Reshi come…

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The Slugger

March 2, 2023

In late September, Aaron Judge stood in the batter’s box at Yankee Stadium. Forty thousand fans went quiet. The pitcher wound up. Judge smacked the ball deep into the left-center-field bleachers. It was his 60th home run of the season.…

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Media Literacy

TIME for Kids Explains Podcast

February 17, 2023

In this month's podcast, TFK Kid Reporter Mason Langer talks with TIME senior editor Sean Gregory. They discuss "The Slugger," a story about baseball's Aaron Judge. This past season, Judge set a new home-run record, joining ranks with New York…

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Arts

Un nuevo capítulo

February 9, 2023

El 24 de enero, Meg Medina fue investida como la Embajadora Nacional de Literatura Juvenil. La ceremonia se realizó en la Biblioteca del Congreso en Washington, D.C. Medina es una autora cubano-estadounidense de libros de niños. Ella es la primera…

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Environment

Good Growing

January 19, 2023

Biologist Paula Costa is standing in a field of red dirt. It’s in São Paulo State, in Brazil. The land was once part of a rainforest called the Mata Atlântica. Today, nearly all of the forest has been cleared. Much…

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California Storms

January 13, 2023

On January 9, the National Weather Service (NWS) warned people in California about another wave of powerful storms. For weeks, the state had been battered by wind, heavy rain, and snow. At least 17 people have died. The latest storms…

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United States

Manía del pickleball

January 12, 2023

Este pasado otoño, Ed Pluskota presentó el pickleball a su clase de gimnasia en la Escuela Primaria North Fayette, en Georgia. Los niños nunca habían oído sobre este. “¿Es como el tenis?”, preguntaron. O “¿como el ping-pong?”. Pluskota tuvo que…

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TFK Press Club

What's Your Tradition?

January 5, 2023

Many people greet the new year with special traditions, from watching fireworks to eating 12 grapes for good luck. Another tradition is the First Day Hikes. They began near Boston, Massachusetts, in 1992, with 380 people. Now, thousands of people…

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Health

Observemos a las aves

January 5, 2023

Joan Strassmann puede recitar de un tirón trivia sobre las aves. Por ejemplo, ¿sabías que los carpinteros de pechera hacen que sus crías dejen el nido al chillar? Otro dato divertido: la observación de aves, o hasta simplemente escuchar, puede…

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History

Fotos de 2022

December 9, 2022

¡Qué año ha sido 2022! Fue un año de primeras ocasiones: el cohete Artemis de NASA lanzó una nueva era en viajes espaciales. Y el telescopio Webb nos ayudó a ver más lejos que nunca en el universo. Pero el…

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World

Population Rise

December 2, 2022

The world population reached 8 billion in November, according to the United Nations. This was not a surprise. People are living longer, thanks in part to better healthcare. But more people could mean fewer resources in poorer countries. Parts of…

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Environment

More Species Protected

December 1, 2022

The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) was held last month in Panama. The international conference set new protections for some 500 species. Many were animals. They have been hunted and sold as…

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