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Today is Wednesday, March 25th, 2026.
And we begin with Delta pulling perks from flying members of Congress until they get their act together and end the shutdown.
Effective immediately.
The airline has grounded benefits like airport escorts, red-coat assistance and super-quick screening privileges.
Basically, U.S. lawmakers will be treated like every other traveler until they reach a deal.
The bold move comes one week after the company's CEO called the impasse that's led to TSA agents working without pay.
An outrage and inexcusable, but the impacted politicians might not have to slum it for long.
Politico reports that some senators are reporting progress enough to possibly ink an agreement as early as this weekend.
Play ball.
The official 2026 baseball season is here.
And instead of one big day of games, it's kicking off in three parts.
Tonight there's a special opening night matchup between the New York Yankees and the San Francisco Giants.
Tomorrow, 22 more teams will take the field and the last six on Friday.
162 games per team are on the schedule between now and the end of the regular season on Sunday, September 27th.
Proof that the mobile apps we use just can't keep a secret.
According to French newspaper Le Monde, a routine jog by a French sailor ended up revealing the exact location of France's one and only nuclear-powered aircraft carrier.
Arthur, an officer aboard the Charles de Gaulle, used a fitness app to log a four-mile run on the ship's deck.
Because his account was set to public.
The uploaded data exposed the vessel's real-time position in the eastern Mediterranean.
And it wasn't a one-off.
Arthur jogged a lot, enough to map the carrier's route across multiple months.
With his workouts, placing the ship off the coast of France in February, Copenhagen later that same month and northwest of Cyprus by mid-March.
France's armed forces confirmed the leak and said it's addressing it.
The U.S. banned fitness apps and wearable tracking devices in 2018 for this exact reason.
For the first time in nearly 20 years, a British royal will make an official state visit to the U.S.
According to Newsweek, King Charles is due to arrive in late April for a formal dinner at the White House, an address to a joint session of Congress and a stop at the 9-11 memorial in New York City.
The last state visit by a member of the royal family was by Charles' late mother, Queen Elizabeth II, in 2007.
The owners of splashy style magazine Vogue have a bone to pick with a tiny dog-centric publication called Doge.
As its name suggests, Doge is an homage to Fido fashion, namely canines, well-coiffed and well-dressed.
It's free online and sells fewer than 100 copies an issue from a single newsstand in Beverly Hills.
According to the New York Times and a recently filed lawsuit, Condé Nast, which owns Vogue, takes issue with Doge's play on words.
Saying it infringes on its trademark is meant to confuse readers and is a blow to its reputation.
Doge lawyer David Mackman disagrees.
My Client's Magazine is a parody that features humorous pictures of dogs, while Vogue is a fashion magazine that features serious photographs of human models.
I don't think anyone would have difficulty recognizing the difference.
Since neither side is rolling over, it'll be up to the courts to decide.
Still to come, two phones, two generations, one really great connection.
But first, we want to shout out the K-Kids in Zanesville, Ohio for an amazing school year.
Your parents are so proud of you.
Now, today's Kid News quiz.
What did a fitness app reveal about a French sailor?
The location of his country's nuclear-powered aircraft carrier.
Which two teams play in tonight's baseball opener?
The New York Yankees and the San Francisco Giants.
What's the name of the magazine being sued by Vogue? dog for dog fashion.
Which British royal is headed to the U.S. for an official state visit?
King Charles.
Today's Kid News kicker comes from the company that brought us the genius idea behind call a Democrat, call a Republican phones.
But this time its aim is to bridge generational differences instead of political ones.
Outside the coffee shop on the Boston University campus is a payphone with a bright yellow sticker that reads call a boomer.
2000 miles away is its mate.
Another phone, this one in a Reno Nevada senior center, with a sticker that reads call a Zoomer.
Matter.
Neuroscience says the experiment was designed to address loneliness in the two groups with the most young adults and seniors.
If a Zoomer picks up the phone, it automatically dials someone. around their grandparents' age.
If a boomer picks up the phone, vice versa.
Two phones, two generations, one instant connection to combat loneliness.
So far, the landline has turned strangers into friends more than 350 times since mid-January.
We want to say thanks again to the TKS family of Zanesville, Ohio for sponsoring today's quiz.
And hello to the K kids who are having a great school year.
And shout outs for our fabulous Kid News classrooms.
Mrs. Stevens Coyotes at West Creek Middle School in Clarksville, Tennessee.
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Paul Lutheran School in Millington, Michigan.
Mrs. Sisson and her students at Lincoln and Lakewood, Ohio, where everyone works together.
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