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KidNuz: News for Kids

05.15.2020

KidNuz: News for Kids

Starglow Media

Kids & Family, Education, News

4.61.7K Ratings

🗓️ 15 May 2020

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Summary

One-Two Punch, Leapin’ Lizards, Turning the Tide, Bamboo or Bust, Memorial Day Staycations and a Touchdown Test!

Transcript

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0:00.0

Good morning and welcome to Kid News. I'm Tori. Today is Friday, May 15, 2020.

0:07.0

And we begin with identical twins from Milwaukee landing a scholastic one-two punch.

0:13.0

Arielle and Ariana Williams each got accepted to 37 colleges

0:18.0

and combined were offered more than a million dollars in scholarships.

0:22.0

It probably shouldn't come as a huge

0:24.0

surprise. The seniors have the two highest GPA's in their high school. But Ariana

0:29.4

says they're not perfect. They were pushing for 40 acceptances each and came up three short.

0:35.7

Now their plan is to stay local and stay together. They'll attend Marquette University and study

0:41.3

nursing. What's more, they'll be the first in their families to go

0:44.9

on to higher education. As Ariel says you can do anything you want as long as you put

0:50.6

your mind to it. It's a lizard the size of a small alligator and the state of

0:56.5

Georgia wants them gone. The four and a half foot long black and white Tegu is

1:01.6

native to South America but has popped up in the wilds of the

1:05.6

southeastern U.S. most likely because pet owners got tired of taking care of them.

1:10.8

The problem, the tegu eats everything in sight, with their favorite dish being the eggs of local turkeys, gophers, and tortoises.

1:19.0

They're also known to kick animals out of their burrows and take them over for themselves.

1:24.3

So far, the 10-pound menace has been spotted in two counties.

1:28.4

State officials are asking the public to keep an eye out and, if spotted, to call the Fish and Wildlife Department immediately.

1:35.0

For the first time in 20 years,

1:39.0

AAA will not issue a travel forecast for Memorial Day weekend.

1:44.2

The unofficial start of the summer travel season is just a week away and for two decades the

1:49.7

Automobile Club has issued a prediction of how many people will take off in search of sun,

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