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The Ten News, News For Curious Kids

Crossing the Digital Divide ๐Ÿ“ถ

The Ten News, News For Curious Kids

Small But Mighty Media

Education For Kids, Kids & Family, News

4.4 โ€ข 702 Ratings

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ 17 November 2020

โฑ๏ธ 12 minutes

๐Ÿงพ๏ธ Download transcript

Summary

๐Ÿฅ‡ Hear 5 ways US voters made history with this year's elections *(hint: it wasn't only about the Presidency)* ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿฝโ€โš•๏ธ Get the latest on the coronavirus vaccine (with correspondents Jacob & Olivia Rosencwaig from the Curious Kid Podcast) ๐Ÿ“ถ Hear how online school works (or doesn't work) if you donโ€™t have internet access โ“โ“ Guess the answer to the Trivia Question of the Day: what kind of animal was gifted to US President Martin Van Buren? ๐Ÿช Learn todayโ€™s Fun Fact about the depths of space! ๐Ÿฅ‡ Can you guess 6 records the 2020 election broke ๐Ÿ“ถ You really should learn these Digital divide facts for kids ๐ŸŠ Think President Van Buren's gift was strange? Check out The 9 Strangest Pets Owned by Presidents ๐Ÿ’Œ We love email! Send us your stories, your trivia, your tired, your poor, your huddled masses: [email protected] ๐Ÿ“ฒ The Ten News website has stuff you can't get on the podcast: TheTenNews.com Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Transcript

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0:00.0

What's the latest on the coronavirus vaccine? How does online school work if you don't have internet access?

0:09.2

And which president kept a flock of sheep on the White House lawn? I'm Bethany Van Delft,

0:14.8

and we'll get into all this and more on today's The Ten News, the show where in the time it takes

0:20.2

Joey Chestnut to eat 75 hot dogs,

0:23.7

we find out what's up in the world.

0:27.3

Okay, let's get into the Ten News.

0:30.1

10, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one.

0:38.8

Want to hear something?

0:42.7

This year's election wasn't only about the presidency.

0:47.7

Here are five ways voters made history happen all over the country.

0:56.4

In Missouri, Corey Bush, a nurse, pastor, and Black Lives Matter activist, was elected the state's first black congresswoman.

0:57.7

Yes.

0:58.3

In North Carolina, 25-year-old Republican Madison Cawthorn became the youngest person elected

1:04.8

to Congress since 1965.

1:07.5

Oh, yeah.

1:08.7

In New York, Mander Jones and Richie Torres became the first openly gay black men elected to Congress.

1:17.4

In Delaware, Sarah McBride was elected the first openly transgender state senator.

1:26.2

And in New Mexico, Deb Holland, Yvette Harrell, and Teresa Leisure Fernandez won all three of the

1:33.9

state's congressional districts making it the first state in history to elect all women of color

1:39.5

to the U.S. House of Representatives.

1:47.1

Maybe you've heard all the buzz lately about scientists getting closer to creating a coronavirus vaccine.

1:52.9

So what's going on?

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