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I'm Kim.
Today is Thursday, October 9th, 2025.
And we begin with what could be a long, wet weekend slog for those of you on the East Coast.
A full-fledged Nor'easter is blowing in a little earlier on the calendar than normal and forecasters say it will unleash wind, rain and pounding surf from the Carolinas up to southern New England through early next week.
Notably, this system has nothing to do with Jerry, the tropical storm that's churning in the Caribbean and will likely strengthen to a hurricane.
Jerry is expected to curve north, then move out to sea.
Anticipation is building for tomorrow's announcement of the world's most prestigious honor, the Nobel Prize for Peace.
Earlier this morning the phone rang for literature and yesterday it was for chemistry.
Luckily, you don't have to be present to win, because one of the medicine honorees was nowhere to be found when the call came.
According to the New York Times, a spokesperson from Fred Ramsdell's lab told the committee he was living his best life off the grid on a pre-planned hiking trip through Idaho, Wyoming and Montana.
Nearly 12 hours later, when Mr Ramsdell and his wife finally had cell service, she started screaming you just won the Nobel Prize.
No, I didn't, he said.
And she replied, I have 200 text messages saying that you did.
When Mr Ramsdell finally spoke with the Nobel Committee, the secretary general told him he's never had as much trouble reaching a laureate since he took on the job in 2016.
Turn down the volume.
That's the message a new California law is sending to streaming services to get them to stop bumping up audio levels during commercial breaks.
Since 2010, federal regulations have barred traditional TV broadcasters from airing overly loud commercials.
But streamers have been exempt until now.
We heard Californians loud and clear, the state's Governor Gavin Newsom said in a statement.
They don't want commercials at a volume any louder than the level at which they were previously enjoying a program.
According to KCRA-TV, the bill was introduced by the legislative director of a state senator who complained that sudden eruptions of noise during commercial breaks were waking his newborn baby.
In sports news.
National Basketball Association refs are wearing earpieces this preseason, but they aren't listening to music.
According to Front Office Sports, the NBA is testing the devices to see if they'll help with call accuracy and improve the flow of the game.
The earpieces could potentially speed things up by letting referees quickly talk to each other, as well as their peers reviewing calls at the league's replay center in New Jersey.
The NFL and MLB already use them.
And a U.S.
Olympic rugby superstar is getting her own Barbie.
Ilona Marr will be one of four pro women's rugby players to have a doll designed in her likeness.
The others England's Ellie Kildon, New Zealand's Portia Woodman-Wickliffe and France's Nasira Kondi.
Mattel announced the dolls will be part of Team Barbie, a coalition of four powerful role models and professional rugby players from across the globe to encourage girls to own their confidence proudly.
The dolls are due to hit stores in 2026.
Still ahead, an Australian man creates his own forest through the trees.
But first, we want to wish an early happy 11th birthday to Blake Sow of Bentonville, Arkansas.
Blake, your proud mom, dad and big sister Amber, tell us you love math rocks, swimming and tennis and are smart creative funny, friendly and cheerful.
All great qualities.
We hope you have the best birthday ever.
Now, today's Kid News quiz.
Why did the Nobel Committee have trouble reaching one of its newest laureates?
He was reportedly off the grid on a pre-planned hiking trip.
What are NBA referees testing in the preseason?
Earpieces.
What U.S. rugby Olympian will be one of four to get her own Barbie?
Ilona Marr.
What state has a new law banning streaming services from increasing the audio levels of ads?
California.
In today's Kid News Kicker, could you plant a forest in a day?
An Australian filmmaker did just that and is now enjoying the fruits of his labor.
Four years ago, Bo Miles challenged himself to plant 1440 trees and shrubs in 24 hours after taking a flight that passed over his house.
He saw the hills as a green rolling blanket where he thought a little forest would be better for the environment.
Trees help remove CO2 from the atmosphere and create ecosystems for animals.
According to The Guardian, Miles planted about 1000 trees before taking a short nap.
Then got a second wind to finish the job.
It was bloody hard, he said.
I thought it would be hard, but I didn't think it would be that hard.
Four years later, the forest is thriving, and he's posting pics to YouTube.
Miles now plans to turn those YouTube views into trees by spending the ad revenue on seedlings, so he can plant another forest sometime this month.
Thanks again to the Sowell family of Bentonville, Arkansas for sponsoring today's quiz.
Happy birthday to Blake and hello to all his teachers and friends in Mrs Walden's class at Founders Classical Academy in Rogers.
And now shout outs for our other Kid News classrooms.
Mrs. V's Leopards at Lone Tree in Antioch, California.
Ms.
Britton's Wildcats at Northwest in Lincoln, Illinois.
Ms.
Jessica's students at Montessori Early Learning in Columbia, South Carolina.
And Mrs. Porter's Trailblazers at Lincoln Trail in Lamar, Indiana.
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