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Good morning and welcome to Kid News.
I'm Kevin. Today is Monday, March 24, 2025.
And we begin with Cinderella missing from March Madness.
Unlike past tournaments, this year hasn't given us a bracket busting underdog to root for.
The exception however, might just be a Mir ora Klon from tiny McNeese State, a team that didn't even make it past the second round or is not a player.
He's the student manager known for water bottles and mops, and for leading his team out of the locker room with a boom box blasting No Switch by NBA YoungBoy.
A clip of his pre -game ritual went viral and that's apparently all it took.
He's now the first student manager in history with name, image and likeness deals.
Today, Aura has at least 12, the biggest being Buffalo Wild Wings.
And even though a large part of his job is wiping up sweat, CBS News reports he's just been assigned three bodyguards.
Next up could be a transfer.
McDee's coach, Will Wade, is headed to North Carolina State and Ora is expected to follow him.
As for the tournament itself, the Sweet Sixteen starts Thursday.
The West Coast is in for a potentially record setting warmup.
Today and tomorrow, temps across California could hit the 80s and 90s, while Arizona is flirting with history.
It's expected to be 97 degrees in Phoenix tomorrow, and there's even a chance it could hit 100 degrees, which would make it the earliest state in the year the city has ever reached the century mark.
Typically, Phoenix doesn't see its first 100 -degree day until May 2.
Forecasters believe much of the US is in for a warm spring.
According to NOAA, above -average temperatures are expected through June along the east coast, central and south Florida, and an area stretching from the Texas and Louisiana coasts to southern Utah and eastern Nevada.
There was a little unintended excitement at Epcot over the weekend.
A backstage fire behind the French Pavilion at Disney World Saturday sent smoke billowing over the park and forced riders to evacuate Remy's Ratatouille Adventure.
No injuries were reported and the Pavilion, with the exception of the ride itself, reopened a short time later.
Pope Francis is back at the Vatican, the leader of the world's 1 .4 billion Roman Catholics, spent five weeks at the hospital in Rome being treated for life -threatening double pneumonia.
Before being released, he made a brief appearance on a balcony to wave to hundreds of well -wishers.
Those who saw him say the 88 -year -old looked frail but in good spirits.
Doctors say he'll need to take it easy for two months.
The holiest stay on the Catholic calendar is Easter just four weeks from now, and there's no word yet on whether he'll be able to participate in services.
Too much of anything is no good, and that includes watching YouTube videos.
But the The habit sure did pay off for North Carolina nine -year -old, Jayceehan Branch and his buddy, Darnay.
The boys were shooting hoops during recess when Darnay doubled over, chocking on a granola bar.
A surveillance camera caught Jayceehan as he got behind his friend did two quick compressions and promptly popped out the stuck snack.
As the little lifesaver told W R A L News.
I didn't know he was actually choking so I just did my thing, which was a heimlich. A skill, he says he learned from YouTube.
For parents of both boys, The call from school was a relief.
Danya's parents were obviously thankful.
And Jason's, well, dad says he's proud of his son.
And happy his part time mischief maker wasn't in trouble again.
Still to come, can you find Finland on a map?
If so, you might just find happiness.
We'll explain but first today's kid news quiz.
What's the name of the first student manager with a name, image and likeness deal?
Aamir Arakan, of Mckney State.
What city could break a record if it hits 100 degrees tomorrow?
Phoenix. How many weeks did Pope Francis spend in the hospital?
Five. A North Carolina nine -year -old saved his friend by learning what procedure on YouTube.
The Heimlich maneuver.
In today's Kid News Kicker, Finland has clearly found the keys to happiness.
For the 8th year in a row, that Nordic nation has been named the happiest country on the planet and its neighbors, Denmark, Iceland, Sweden and the Netherlands, round out the top five.
Rankings were based on answers people gave when asked to rate their own lives.
according to the editor of this year's World Happiness Report, Finns and others in the region spend a lot of time outdoors, dine with friends and have a strong social support system.
They also tend to believe in the kindness of others more than people in other countries, something researchers found is much more closely tied to happiness than previously thought.
As far as the US goes, it has a lot of ground to make up.
The highest it's ever ranked was 11th in 2012, but this year dropped to 24th.
It's worth showing yet.
Before we go, it's shout -out time for our teachers.
Mrs. Spain and her Bulldogs at St. Pious in Loudonville, New York.
Mr. Holt and his Panthers at five points in Spring Borough, Ohio.
And Mrs. Stonewall and her Stonewall scholars at Bluff Park in Hoover, Alabama.
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