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Good morning and welcome to Kid News. I'm Kim. Today is Monday, March 3rd, 2025. We begin with

the United States back on the moon. Early yesterday morning, the blue ghost robotic rover

touched down and remained upright, making Firefly Aeronautics of Texas the first private company to land a spacecraft

on the lunar surface without crashing or tipping over. The six and a half foot tall rover carried

ten experiments for NASA, including a space vacuum to suck up moon dirt, and a drill to measure

temperature 10 feet below the surface. Firefly has just two weeks

to collect info. After that, lunar daytime ends and it'll be too cold for the robot to operate.

Two other companies also have their eyes on moon business, and one is already en route.

Intuitive machines plans to land on the bottom of the moon just 100 miles

from the South Pole on Thursday. The event known as the last great race on Earth kicks off today

in Fairbanks, Alaska. It's the 53rd Iditarod sled dog race, which, because of lack of snow, will be longer than

it's ever been. Organizers had to change the course to keep snow under the sleds, adding more

than 100 miles to the usual 1,000. And while this year's race is longer, the number of participants

is lower. Only 33 mushers are registered. Each Each has a sled pulled by 12 to 16 dogs,

and all the dogs wear booties to protect their paws from rough terrain. The first place team is

expected to cross the finish line in Nome on Wednesday, March 12. Three years after resigning in disgrace, former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo was attempting

a political comeback. The job he wants, mayor of New York City. Mr. Cuomo made his candidacy

official on Saturday with a 17-minute campaign video that highlighted his history of accomplishments.

He only briefly touched on the scandals that brought him down by saying,

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