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Good morning and welcome to Kid News. I'm Kim. Today is Wednesday, March 5th, 2025.

And we begin with an eight-legged stowaway causing pain at baggage claim. A traveler reaching for

her luggage on a carousel at Boston's Logan Airport Sunday night was stung by a scorpion.

Police say it's unclear what kind of scorpion it was

and wouldn't tell WCVB whether they caught it

or if it's still crawling around Terminal E.

Also unknown how it got to Boston in the first place.

The unidentified victim was returning from a trip to Mexico

and it's possible the

icky arachnid hitched a ride from there. There are 2,500 species of scorpions, and they live on

every continent except Antarctica in the U.S. Most are in the desert southwest. And while their

stings can cause intense pain, the CDC says they rarely result in serious injury.

Most only require medical attention for pain management and wound care, including a potential

tetanus shot. The unlucky traveler was taken to a local hospital for treatment.

Spring is less than three weeks away, but tell that to Mother Nature. A massive winter

storm is marching across the nation's midsection, knocking out power to hundreds of thousands,

and making a general mess of travel. Yesterday, snow pounded the plain states while Texas, Oklahoma,

Tennessee, and Louisiana dealt

with high winds and rain.

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