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I'm Tori.
Today is Tuesday, April 21st, 2026.
And we begin with back-to-back wins in the Boston Marathon.
Kenya's John Correa followed up last year's victory with another yesterday, shattering the Patriots Day course record with a time of 2 hours 1 minute and 52 seconds.
That's the fifth fastest marathon ever run.
Career broke away from the pack near the end of the race, finishing more than a minute faster than the previous record set in 2011.
It was year 130 for the Boston race, which is the oldest continuously run marathon in the world.
A big oops for Blue Origin, after the company's New Glenn rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral Sunday and placed a satellite into orbit.
But it was the wrong orbit.
The satellite in question, a next-generation cell phone communications relay station, was deployed too low for its thrusters to move it where it needed to be, so it will ultimately fall back into the atmosphere and burn up.
Blue Origin says an investigation is underway.
The war with Iran is affecting more than prices at the pump.
There's a growing jet fuel shortage that's causing big headaches for airlines, especially those that fly in and out of Europe.
Energy analysts are warning that the continent may only have six weeks of jet fuel supply left, which means international flights can get there but may have trouble getting out.
Carriers are already reducing flights to the U.S.
One Norwegian airline has dropped its LAX routes, while Swiss carrier Edelweiss cut service to Denver and Seattle, and German behemoth Lufthansa announced a string of service reductions.
President Trump's proposed 250-foot triumphal arch near Arlington National Cemetery cleared its first hurdle.
Last week the Commission of Fine Arts approved a preliminary design which includes a winged Lady Liberty at the top, two 24-foot eagles, four golden lions at the base and the words One Nation Under God.
While the commission gave it a thumbs-up, public comments submitted ahead of the hearing were overwhelmingly opposed, with concerns about its massive size and how it will impact the surrounding area.
Last week we told you about a Paris charity auction where a Picasso watercolor sold for just 100 euros, about 116.
The lucky winner was Ari Hodara, an engineer and art enthusiast who happens to live in Paris.
When he found out, his first reaction was, how do I know this isn't a prank?
It wasn't.
The painting Tête de Femme, or Woman's Head, valued at over 1 million, was raffled to raise funds for Alzheimer's Research the third such Picasso raffle for charity.
Hodara says he's thrilled to own the picture and the raffle's organizer says she's glad a local won because that makes delivering it that much easier.
Still to come, how a simple request for a selfie led to an unexpected strategic chess move.
But first, today's Kid News quiz.
How many years has the Boston Marathon been run?
130
Which company placed a satellite in the wrong orbit?
Blue Origin What continent says it only has six weeks of jet fuel left due to the war with Iran?
Europe How tall is President Trump's proposed triumphal arch?
250 feet.
In today's Kid News Kicker, sometimes meeting your heroes isn't all it's cracked up to be.
An elite women's chess player, was so excited to play against five-time world chess champion Magnus Carlsen in Germany that she asked him to pose for a selfie.
He obliged, then promptly reported her for violating tournament rules.
Electronic devices are not permitted, not even for selfies, because of the chance someone could cheat by secretly using a chess computer.
Alua Nerman says she just wanted a picture with Carlson, who is the highest-rated chess player of all time.
Still, her phone was confiscated, and she lost her game against Magnus as well.
But she still got the picture, which she posted on Instagram with the caption Magnus stays Magnus, possibly a reference to him being a well-known stickler for following the rules.
Now it's shout out time for our terrific teachers, Ms.
Gessner and her Hawks at St.
Jane Francis de Chantel in Easton, Pennsylvania.
Ms.
Bongiorno and her Sparta Spartans at Helen Morgan School in Sparta, New Jersey.
Ms.
Batten and her Max Manatees at McCanopy Area Cooperative School in McCanopy Florida, and Mrs Wiebe and her challengers at Susan B Anthony School in Fresno, California.
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