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I'm Kim. Today is Monday, January 27th, 2025, and we begin with Kansas City eyeing a football first, a Super Bowl three -peat.
The Chiefs took down the Buffalo Bills in a back -and -forth nail -biter last night, 32 -29, to take the AFC title and pave their way to what could be a history -making big game.
They've already won it two years running and could cement their dynasty status with a third.
Over in the NFC, the Philadelphia Eagles punched their ticket by soaring past the Washington Commanders with a monster score of 55 -23.
The Chiefs and Eagles will square off for all the football marbles in less than two weeks.
Kickoff for Super Bowl 59 is 6 .30 Eastern on Sunday, February 9th.
Kendrick Lamar headlines the halftime show.
The combined force of the Pittsburgh Pirates and gymnast star Livvy Dunn was no match for a savvy 11 -year -old collector.
The as -yet -unnamed preteen from Los Angeles is the one who landed that gotta -have -it -tops baseball card with Paul Skeen's autograph and a patch from his debut jersey.
The Pirates made no secret of wanting it, offering whoever found the card season tickets behind home plate for the next 30 years, a softball party with pro coaching at PNC, signed swag and a meet -and -greet with the pitcher.
His girlfriend, Livvy, upped the ante with game seats next to her in her private suite.
Tempting, but no deal, the young capitalist who pulled the card from a pack he unwrapped on Christmas morning politely declined all the pirate booty so he and his family can see how much the card gets on the open market.
Experts predict it could go for a million at auction in March.
The U .S. penny may get pinched.
SpaceX founder Elon Musk leads a new government agency tasked with trimming federal spending, and he reportedly has the one -cent coin in his sights.
Why? Because pennies cost more to make than they're worth.
According to the U .S.
Mint, it takes 3 .7 cents to produce and distribute each one -cent piece, largely because of the rising price of zinc which forms the center and copper which gives it its distinctive color.
Putting the penny out to pasture has been suggested before, but ditching it has a downside.
It means prices would likely get rounded up to the nearest five cents, costing consumers more, especially at grocery stores.
But excessive minting expenses go beyond the penny.
Each nickel reportedly costs 14 cents to produce and distribute.
A lot of people may be tired of the recent cold snap, but not transatlantic pilots.
The particularly strong winter jet stream is juicing flights from the U .S.
to Europe. Planes pushed by the powerful winds are quickly reaching speeds of 840 miles an hour, nearly 200 miles an hour faster than normal, according to the Washington Post.
So even though they may leave the gate a little late, they're crossing the pond and arriving on time or early.
Westbound flights, those going from Europe to the U .S., don't get the same benefit.
The headwinds of the jet stream make that trip longer.
The pandas are back.
On Friday, three -year -olds Bao Li and Qing Bao made their public debut at the National Zoo in Washington, D .C., and they did it on a blanket of snow.
The pair arrived from China in October, then spent two months in quarantine before being brought out for their big reveal.
The National Zoo is the only zoo in the U .S.
where visitors can see pandas for free.
But if you can't make it there anytime soon, not to worry.
Thanks to the zoo's live panda cam, the bear pair is as close as your computer.
We've put a link on our resource page.
In other Kid News notes, a little bit of rain may go a long way in LA.
The wet weather started yesterday and is expected to continue today, and forecasters hope it'll be enough to put out some of the hot spots.
But with the good comes the bad, and the fear is that too much rain could loosen soil in the burn zones and lead to mudslides and toxic debris flows.
remember those 43 little monkeys that busted out of a south carolina lab in november after two months on the lam the last four have been captured these were particularly stubborn holdouts but were recently lured back inside the gates with something few of us can resist a good old -fashioned peanut butter and jelly
sandwich And the men's winner of the Australian Open tennis tournament is 23 -year -old Yannick Sinner of Italy.
He rolled past Alexander Zverev in the final yesterday to take the title for the second straight year.
During the trophy ceremony, Zverev was the epitome of class, telling Yannick, you're the best player in the world by far.
I was hoping I could be more of a competitor today, but you're just too good.
It's as simple as that.
On the women's side, a Saturday surprise.
American Madison Keys stunned world number one Irina Sabalenka to win her first Grand Slam.
It didn't come easy or quickly.
Madison's been at it for 16 years and told the press in Melbourne that she needed lots of therapy to let go of expectations and negative emotions and unlock her best tennis.
Still to come, how a farting whale nearly triggered an international incident.
But first, today's Kid News Quiz.
Which two teams are headed to the Super Bowl?
The Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs.
How old was the collector who landed Paul Skeen's 1 -of -1 rookie tops card?
The unidentified young man is 11.
According to the U .S.
Mint, how much does it cost to make one penny.
3 .7 cents. Which U .S.
zoo just revealed its two pandas to the public?
The National Zoo in Washington, D .C.
In today's Kid News Kicker, whales, flatulence, and a false alarm.
The United Kingdom's Royal Navy thought it had found evidence that the Russians were spying on its subs.
That evidenced two deep -sea noises that analysts suspected were man -made.
After taking the mystery seriously and sending underwater robots to investigate, officials determined those noises were not man -made.
They were simply the toots of a passing gassy whale.
Apparently, it's not the first time that innocent whale farts have been mistaken for espionage activity.
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