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Good morning and welcome to Kid News.
I'm Tori. Today is Monday, January 13th, 2025.
And we begin with dueling rocket launches by the two richest men in the world.
Overnight in Florida, Jeff Bezos and his Blue Origin company were expected to try and close the space race gap with Elon Musk's SpaceX by test -launching their own giant New Glenn rocket for the first time.
Named in honor of legendary astronaut John Glenn, it's almost as tall as Mr.
Musk's 400 -foot starship, but has a bigger nose cone and can carry larger satellites.
Unless something changed, blast -off was scheduled for 1 a .m.
Musk and SpaceX were expected to answer that launch with one of their own this afternoon from Texas, but late yesterday pushed their seventh test of Starship to Wednesday.
Starship could be used to ferry astronauts to the moon as early as next year, and Mr.
Bezos wants in on the action.
He's also planning to build a new private space station, Lunar Rover and Space Tug, to move satellites around in orbit.
Now to the fire lines in Southern California where those perilous Santa Ana winds are expected to whip up all over again.
They tapered off a bit this weekend, giving crews a fighting chance.
But starting today through Wednesday, forecasters predict they'll regain strength and blow as high as 60 miles an hour.
The worst of the five blazes, the Pacific Palisades Fire, is only about 11 percent contained as of this recording.
The total extent of the damage won't be known for some time, but at least 12 ,000 homes and businesses have already been lost.
California's Governor Gavin Newsom has invited President -elect Trump to see the devastation firsthand.
No word yet on if or when that visit will take place.
Global warming can't take all of the blame for those fires, but it certainly didn't help.
According to Europe's Copernicus Climate Change Service, 2024 was the hottest year since record -keeping began, topping the previous record from 2023.
In fact, the last 10 years have been the 10 toastiest on record, which the service says is directly related to the burning of fossil fuels that release heat -trapping greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.
If the Justice's questions are any indication, TikTok's time may soon be up.
During arguments on Friday, both conservative and liberal members alike seem concerned about the amount of data the app collects on its 170 million American users and what that info might be used for.
According to CBS News, the justices also seem skeptical about the company's claim that the sell -or -shutter law passed by Congress last year infringes on its First Amendment rights because foreign companies aren't covered by the First Amendment.
The New York Times reports a decision could come by the end of the week.
If the Supreme Court upholds the ban, it's supposed to go into effect this Sunday, January 19th, one day before President -elect Trump takes office.
College football's final matchup of the year is now set.
It'll be the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame versus the Ohio State Buckeyes for all the marbles on January 20th.
Kickoff for the national championship is at 7 .30 p .m.
Eastern in Atlanta, Georgia, one week from today.
If you're not crazy about trips to the dentist now, be glad you didn't have to go in ancient times.
Archaeologists in Egypt found the exceedingly rare tomb of a doctor who treated toothaches 4 ,100 years ago, and chances are pretty good there was no laughing gas or Novocaine back then.
But according to elaborate paintings and writing on the walls, this person tackled more than teeth.
He or she also specialized in venomous bites, like scorpions, and was known as a director of medicinal plants.
And while finding evidence of dentistry dating back that far is almost unheard of, the ancient Egyptians certainly knew a whole lot about human anatomy.
The Smithsonian reports that thousands of years ago they were treating brain cancer via surgery, diagnosing the condition now known as diabetes and building prosthetics for missing limbs.
Still to come, a rock and roll legend is back on top of the charts for the first time in 50 years.
But first, today's Kid News Quiz.
Which two billionaires are locked in a space race with each hoping to launch a rocket this week?
Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos What worry is returning for firefighters in Los Angeles?
The Santa Ana winds, which are expected to ramp up again today.
Climatologists say last year was what?
The Hottest Ever Recorded Which two football teams will play for college's national championship one week from today?
Notre Dame and Ohio State In today's Kid News Kicker, if you don't know his music, you probably know his name.
Ringo Starr is the beloved drummer of the Beatles.
And today, 50 years after his last stood at number one, he's again sitting pretty at the top of the charts with, of all things, a country album.
It's called Look Up and is currently number one on Amazon .com.
At 84, Ringo is as old as your grandparents or maybe even great grandparents.
The Beatles were huge when they were growing up, as big as Taylor Swift is now.
So if you want to make their day, give them a call and let them know their favorite drummer and sometimes singer is back in action.
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