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morning and welcome to Kid News. I'm Kim. Today

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is Monday, April 15, 2024, tax day in the U.S. and also

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the 128th running of the Boston

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Marathon. And we begin

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with Nike not quite clearing the

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hurdle of public opinion with its

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new round of Olympic uniforms. Specifically,

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it's designs for the U.S. women's

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track and field team. One option

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in particular struck a nerve. It

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looks like a one-piece bathing suit with

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high-cut bottoms. More appropriate, the

1:02

Wall Street Journal notes, for Baywatch than

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for the world's top athletes competing

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on the world's biggest stage. Social

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media labeled the uniform disrespectful, with

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one user posting, when you run

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out of fabric after designing the

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men's kit. It's not

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the first such backlash. At

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the Tokyo Games, German gymnasts

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competed in full-body unitards to

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protest the sport's historically skimpy

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outfits. And the Norwegian

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beach handball team ditched required

1:30

bikini bottoms in favor of

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unsanctioned shorts, when they were fined

1:34

Singer Pink publicly offered to pay

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it. In that case, all the

1:38

negative attention worked. The international federation

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that made the rules soon changed

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them. It's

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still early days, but the race for

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the White House is neck and neck.

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According to a new report from the

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New York Times and Siena College, nationwide

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voters are split, 46 percent for former

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President Donald Trump. month, and 45%

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for current President Joe Biden. That

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tie could be broken with debates.

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But so far, neither candidate has

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pledged to participate. Major news organizations

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are trying to end the standoff,

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and yesterday penned an open letter

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to both, asking them to

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publicly commit to televised showdowns ahead of

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the election, which falls on Tuesday, November

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5, just 203 days

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from now. Before

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Mr. Trump can give an answer to

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the networks, he'll need to answer to

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a judge. This morning, when he shows

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up to court in New York City,

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he'll make history as the first former

2:40

president to go on trial for criminal

2:42

charges. He's accused of falsifying records to

2:44

hide payments he allegedly made to keep

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an embarrassing story from going public just

2:49

before the 2016 election. Mr.

2:51

Trump denies any wrongdoing. The case is

2:53

expected to last about a month, and

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he'll need to be present every day.

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Last week, we told you about a

3:03

whale in need off the coast of

3:05

Northern California. It's tangled in a net,

3:07

and rescuers hope to find and help

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it this week. A similar scenario is

3:11

also unfolding near Cape Cod, Massachusetts, where

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a North Atlantic right whale was spotted

3:16

from the air with rope coming out

3:18

of both sides of its mouth. The

3:21

whale was about 50 miles offshore,

3:23

too far for crews to reach

3:25

it immediately. But the Provincetown-based Center

3:27

for Coastal Studies has alerted its

3:29

network of whale watchers to help locate

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it again so they can move in for a

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rescue. Unlike the whale on the

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west coast, this one is said to be

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in pretty good condition. The rope isn't wrapped

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around its body, and it's still able to

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feed. The

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turf war between two neighboring airports

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is heating up. As

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the crow flies, Oakland International and

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San Francisco International are only 11

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miles apart, but SFO is much

3:57

better known and unmistakably associated with

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the the San Francisco Bay Area. Oakland

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port officials went in on that

4:04

recognizability and just voted to change

4:06

their airport's name to San Francisco

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Bay Oakland International Airport. It's a

4:11

mouthful but backers say it let

4:13

more flyers know that their city

4:15

is an option for Bay Area

4:17

visitors. San Francisco officials are

4:19

livid saying their cross-bay rival is

4:22

trying to confuse flyers and stepping

4:24

on their naming rights. A lawsuit

4:26

is in the works as San

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Francisco's city attorney said in an

4:30

interview, imitation is the highest form

4:32

of flattery except when it

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infringes on one's trademark. In a

4:37

few hours all eyes will

4:41

again be on Caitlin Clark. The

4:43

shooting sensation from Iowa is expected

4:45

to go first in tonight's WNBA

4:48

draft and likely to the Indiana

4:50

fever. In anticipation ticket prices

4:52

for the fevers opening game have

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hit a feverish pitch. Up

4:57

91% since Caitlin declared for the

4:59

draft according to ticket reseller Vivid

5:01

Seats and StubHub one of

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the world's largest online ticket brokers says

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overall sales for fever tickets are

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13 times higher than

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they were last season. Also in

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demand Caitlin Clark trading cards. Expert

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on the subject Ty Fauci told

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USA Today no women's basketball player

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has ever had a collectibles market

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like Caitlin's prior to professional play

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or at this stage of their

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careers. Still

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to come how Caitlin's fan club

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expanded to include fictional soccer coach

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Ted Lasso but first today's Kid

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News quiz. Nike is

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in hot water over new uniforms

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for which group of US Olympic

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athletes? Women's

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track and field. News outlets

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in the US are trying to pressure Joe

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Biden and Donald Trump into what? participating

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in televised debates. A

6:03

whale off the coast of Rhode Island has what

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in its mouth? Rope.

6:11

Rescuers hope to reach it this week. What

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team is expected to pick Kaitlyn Clark

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first in tonight's draft? The

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Indiana Fever. In today's

6:25

Kid News Kicker, an A-list actor

6:27

and the character he plays has

6:29

leaned in hard on the Kaitlyn

6:31

hype. On Friday, while receiving the

6:33

Wooden Award for Most Valuable College

6:36

Player, Kaitlyn was also given her

6:38

own personal AFC Richmond jersey from

6:40

the hit show Ted Lasso. And

6:43

it was delivered by none other than

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the actor who portrays the coach, Jason

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Sudeikis. His Kaitlyn fandom isn't

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new. Mr. Sudeikis has been cheering

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on the NCAA's newest star from

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the stands all season long.

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Before we go, shout outs to

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our Kid News classrooms, including Ms.

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DeLaMott and her cougars at Cuesta

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in Mountain House, California, Mrs.

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Edmiston Central in Edmiston, New

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York, and Mrs. Pavlowski,

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who sends a lion's roar to her

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students at Lyons Park in Mount Prospect,

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Illinois. Thanks for listening. Please rate and

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