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Good morning and welcome to Kid News.
I'm Tori.
Today is Monday, September 15th, 2025.
And we begin with all of us about to get our chunk on.
The dates for Fat Bear Week have just been announced.
It'll be held from September 23rd through the 30th.
And that means it's nearly time to start binging on brackets and live cams from Katmai National Park in Alaska.
The annual event is aimed at connecting fans to the park's wildlife, while also highlighting the importance of these bears packing on extra pounds before they hibernate for winter, when they can lose up to 40 of their body weight.
The lineup hasn't yet been set, but some of the early possible contenders for this year's competition include Leo Sonja, two-time winner Grazer and a newcomer known as Fat Albert.
We've put a link on our website, and we'll let you know when the brackets are announced.
The most family-friendly comedian on the tour today had an ingenious way to rein in long-winded celebrities on television's biggest stage.
Last night's Emmys host, Nate Bargetze, personally pledged 100000 to the Boys and Girls Club, with the final amount entirely dependent on how long the winning speeches went.
For every second over 45 seconds, he deducted $1,000.
For every second under, he added $1,000.
To help encourage brevity, kids from the charity were in the audience.
The ceremony was too late for this morning's podcast, but we'll bring you the final tally tomorrow.
In light of recent national and world events, it seems to be an ideal time to remind everyone when something good happens.
Belgian track and field athlete Tim Vandevelde was in the home stretch of the steeplechase this weekend, which is like an obstacle course on steroids, when he noticed one of his world championship competitors struggling to climb over the final barrier.
Instead of thinking about himself, he turned around, put an arm around Colombia's Carlos San Martin and helped him across the finish line.
Tim is no stranger to race disappointments and wasn't doing as well as he hoped in this one either.
In fact, he'll likely now be known more for his sportsmanship than his success.
We're both competitors.
We both worked very hard, he told ESPN.
Of course, the main goal was the final, and we both had bad luck.
So that's why I did it.
A big piece of U.S. history is up for sale.
The last surviving home owned by John Hancock, who was the first to sign the Declaration of Independence, is now on the market.
It's three stories tall, was built in 1767 and sits at 10 Marshall Street in Boston Massachusetts, right along the city's Freedom Trail.
According to the listing, it is reportedly the site where Ebenezer Hancock, deputy paymaster of the Continental Army, and John Hancock's younger brother stored two million silver crowns loaned by the French government prior to disbursement to the troops.
An asking price for the property has not been released, but the structure was most recently valued at 165 million by city officials.
Given its historical significance, the building is likely to sell for a lot more than that.
All rise, Aaron Judge has done it again.
The Yankees outfielder and power hitter launched a ball deep into the stands Friday night to pass legendary Yankee Joe DiMaggio on the team's all-time home run leaderboard.
It was Judge's 362nd career long ball.
His next Yankee milestone will be the 493 home runs hit by Lou Gehrig before he retired in 1939.
The league's all-time home run king, Barry Bonds, who sits way out front with 762.
Still to come, a big box store says, later gator, to one man's pet.
But first, we want to wish a happy double-digit birthday to Sawyer Maddox of Driftwood, Texas.
Sawyer, your mom, dad and Winston tell us you light up their days with your sports, your endless supply of so-bad-they're-good jokes and the way you keep life interesting by pushing your brother's buttons.
And they want you to know they couldn't be more proud of the amazing person you're becoming.
Sawyer, our Kid News team is proud to wish you a happy birthday for the third year in a row.
Now, today's Kid News quiz.
What big hairy competition is just around the corner?
Fat Bear Week Emmy's host Nate Bargetze personally pledged how much to the Boys and Girls Club.
$100,000, give or take.
If celebrities kept the speeches short and sweet, the amount went up, and if they blathered on, it went down.
A Boston home once owned by which founding father is now on the market?
John Hancock, the first to sign the Declaration of Independence.
Which baseball legend did Yankee Aaron Judge just pass on the team's all-time home run list?
Joe DiMaggio.
In today's Kid News Kicker, Walmart has its limits and an alligator is apparently one of them.
Management told Wesley Silva that his emotional support gator is no longer welcome in its West Brownsville Pennsylvania, location.
It's a decision that came as a surprise, he says, because his five-foot-long pet, Jin Sayoshi, usually gets a warm welcome from passersby, including at Denny's, where she's reportedly treated like a VIP.
According to photos, Jin Sayoshi has ventured into the local Walmart at least twice in the last month, one time wearing a gray dress and the other a t-shirt with a harness.
Two times was apparently too many.
The safety of our customers and associates is our highest priority, Walmart wrote in a statement.
We welcome dog and miniature horse service animals in our stores, but it is unacceptable to expose members of the public to potential danger.
Accordingly, alligators are not permitted on our premises.
Thanks again to the Maddoxes of Driftwood, Texas for sponsoring today's quiz.
A big shout out to Sawyer, who's turning 10.
And hello to his teacher, Mrs. Dooling, and all his friends at Cypress Springs.
And shout outs to our other Kid News classrooms, Mrs. Campbell and her Eagles at St.
Stephen's School in Kingsville, Maryland.
Mrs. Mecham and her bears at Upper Moreland Middle School in Hatbox, Pennsylvania.
And Mrs. Ledbetter and her bulldogs at Blakely on Bainbridge Island, Washington.
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