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Today is Thursday, May 8, 2025, and we begin with plane overboard again.
Tuesday, for the second time in eight days, This $70 million F -18E Super Hornet fighter went over the side of the USS Harry Truman and sank to the bottom of the Red Sea.
According to CBS News, the jet was attempting to land on the flight deck of that aircraft carrier, which is the same ship that made a sharp turn and sent a Hornet and his tow into the drink last week.
This time, a mechanism that slows the jet while landing failed, causing the aircraft to go overboard. The two pilots in the aircraft safely ejected and were rescued by a helicopter, and no one on the ship was injured.
A new pope could emerge as early as today.
According to Reuters, before sequestering, some of the Cardinals said they hoped to wrap things up quickly, most likely by, or even before, tomorrow.
As expected, they voted only once yesterday, and the result was black smoke, the tell -tale signal for not yet.
They've been back at it for hours now, and will take a total of four votes today.
Two in the morning and two in the afternoon roam time, or until one of the candidates receives support from two -thirds of the cardinals.
The price of a Barbie may soon be as steep as her high heels.
Toymaker Mattel says it plans to raise prices on its products to offset the tariffs or taxes President Trump announced last month.
The company did not say which toys would be more expensive, but its products include not only the iconic Barbie and Ken dolls, but also toys like Hot Wheels, UNO, Thomas and Friends, Masters of the Universe, and American Dolls.
According to CNBC, more than 80 percent of all toys sold in the US are made in China, which was hit with the highest tariffs.
Mattel also sources goods from Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand.
Countries also hit with tariffs, but lower ones.
A stated goal of the tariffs was to encourage companies to start manufacturing their products in the US.
But when asked if Mattel plans to do that, the company's CEO said, we don't see that happening.
Your worst nightmare is his obsession.
Snake lover and collector Tim Fried has allowed himself to be bitten more than 200 times by his slithery, petulant pets, to help him build tolerance to their venom.
And in between bites he injected himself a staggering 700 times with their toxin.
All to build immunity just in case his hobby backfired.
He's had his share of near misses.
A bite from a monocled cobra landed him in the hospital for four days.
And he had throbbing pain for a month from a Western Diamondback.
But little by little over 18 years his body built up antibodies.
Biotech start -up Centivax is leading the charge for a snake bite cure.
And, when its CEO, Dr. Jacob Glanvill, heard about Tim, he wasted no time in picking up the phone.
The first call, he told the BBC, I was like, this might be awkward but I'd love to get my hands on some of your blood.
Tim agreed, allowing Centivax to develop an anti -venom that research shows offers unparalleled protection against 13 lethal snakes and partial protection from 6 others.
The Triple Crown is not in the cards for this year's Kentucky Derby winner.
Sovereignty will skip the Preakness in May, according to ESPN, opting instead to rest up for the Belmont Stakes in June.
To win the Triple Crown, a horse must win all three major thoroughbred races, the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness Stakes, and the Belmont Stakes.
No horse has done so since justify in 2018.
sovereignty's owners say the length of time between the two races is too short for the horse to properly recover with one explaining we're looking at a career and you want a career to last more than five weeks still ahead shopping for careers in shop class could turn out to be lucrative but first today's kid news quiz how many times has tom freed allowed himself to be bitten by poisonous snakes in the hopes of achieving immunity More than 200.
What toy company announced plans to raise prices to offset tariffs?
Mattel. What upcoming race will the winner of the Kentucky Derby skip this year?
The Preakness Stakes.
What's the name of the aircraft carrier that lost two Hornets in eight days?
The USS Harry Truman.
In today's Kid News Kicker, you may need to look no further than your high school shop class for a high -paying job.
According to The Wall Street Journal kids as young as juniors are getting $70 ,000 job offers from companies looking to recruit future hires.
The reason? Employers are dealing with a shortage of workers in skilled trades such as welding, plumbing and electrical work.
As baby boomers retire, some are also looking for tech savvy teens comfortable with computer programming and diagnostics who can work with equipment like highly advanced steel laser cutters, something older workers weren't trained in.
Elijah Rios, a high school junior at Father Judge in Philadelphia, was offered $68 ,000 a year to work at an equipment maker when he graduates in spring 2026.
He says employers ranging from the local transit system to submarine manufacturers regularly visit his school pitching students on their workplaces.
Sometimes it's a little overwhelming he says, it honestly feels like I'm an athlete getting all this attention from all these pro teams. Before we go, shout outs for our teachers.
Mrs. Hazel Baker's Road Runners at Southwest Park School in Tracy, California.
Mrs. Harriman's Online 5th Grade Delibots at Odella in Independence, Ohio.
Mrs. Marks Rockets at Armstrong in Cottage Grove, Minnesota.
And Mrs. Hunse Wildcats at Onsted School in Onsted, Michigan.
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