Good morning and welcome to Kid News. I'm Tori. Today is Monday, August 1, 2022. Our first

day back on the air after a short summer hiatus. And we begin with a 1,300-pound walrus

making friends, man-a-few enemies all across coastal Europe. Freya is something of a celebrity

showing up at harbors in Norway, the Netherlands, Denmark, the UK, and Sweden to sunbathe on boats.

Trouble is, her choice of sunspot is often too small for her big size and she ends up flipping

or worse sinking, whatever she's climbed aboard. The owners of those vessels are none too happy,

but locals are turning out in droves to watch her antics. So much so, local conservation groups

are urging people to keep a safe distance. If you're curious, Euro news has posted a video

afray on its website and we put a link on ours. Look for it on our resource page at kidnews.org.

Say it isn't so. Hershey's is warning it won't be able to churn out enough chocolate to fully

meet demand this Halloween. The company says the ongoing pandemic rush for all things sweet,

coupled with supply chain issues, have created a recipe for disaster in the candy aisle.

According to CNN, the chocolate maker uses the same manufacturing equipment for its regular

products and holiday specials and how to make a choice between stocking shelves now or later

and chose the present. Russia intends to go it alone in the final frontier. The country announced

last week that it'll end its decades-long space relationship with the US after 2024,

close the door in its half of the International Space Station and build its own. That decision puts

a giant question mark on the future of the current floating lab. NASA was hoping to keep it operational

until 2030, then crash it into a remote part of the Pacific Ocean, but each side needs the other.

Russia's half controls the mechanics of keeping it in orbit while the US side controls electricity.

American space experts say not to worry, NASA saw this coming and has been planning for it.

In other kid news notes, President Biden can't shake COVID. Over the weekend,

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