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KidNuz: News for Kids

06.14.2022

KidNuz: News for Kids

Starglow Media

Kids & Family, Education, News

4.61.7K Ratings

🗓️ 14 June 2022

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

Mangy Mane, Turkey’s New Name, Flag Day, Shot Decision, Stanley Cup Set and Lion’s Bad Hair Day!

Transcript

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0:00.0

Good morning and welcome to Kid News. I'm Tori. It's Tuesday, June 14, 2022, which is

0:07.6

flag day in the U.S. And we begin with a mighty lion in China having a really bad hair

0:14.1

day. Hang, hang the lion at the Guangzhou Zoo was recently photographed with his main

0:19.8

looking kind of frizzy and falling forward with what appears to be very short bangs hanging

0:26.0

above his eyes. Some zoo goers say it looks like a mullet. The hairstyle sported by Joe

0:31.7

Exotic from the TV show Tiger King. A zoo spokesman assured concern visitors that staff wouldn't

0:37.9

dare cut the lion's mane, no matter how mangy it got. He said the hairstyle was purely nature's

0:44.1

magic and most likely caused by the unusually hot and humid weather currently affecting that part

0:50.0

of the country. Energy drinks may soon be banned for children under the age of 16 in the country

0:57.9

of Wales. It's part of a plan to tackle childhood obesity as some energy drinks contain up to

1:04.0

21 teaspoons of sugar. The recommended daily intake for kids is usually about six teaspoons.

1:10.6

The Welsh government wants to hear from the public including children before making any final

1:16.3

decision. Meanwhile, the American Academy of Pediatrics currently recommends that kids do not consume

1:21.6

energy drinks, but a 2019 study from the CDC or Center for Disease Control found that between

1:28.5

30 to 50 percent of US teens do drink them. What's in a name? Quite a lot if it's being pronounced

1:37.6

and spelled incorrectly. That's the case for the country of Turkey, which now wants to distance

1:43.7

itself from the Thanksgiving bird and rebrand itself as Turkey A, which is spelled T-U with two

1:51.0

dots on top, R-K-I-Y-E. This is how the country's name is said and written in the Turkish language.

1:59.6

An earlier this month, the United Nations agreed to call the country the Republic of Turkey A

2:05.2

from now on. The name change was pushed by President Erdogan, who is facing re-election next year.

2:11.2

Government agencies there have already changed their stationery, but whether it catches on

2:16.2

internationally remains to be seen. Your youngest brothers and sisters may soon be eligible for

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