Good morning, and welcome to Kid News! I'm Tori. It's Tuesday, August 1, 2023, and we

begin with poor sideline behavior by parents and coaches opening up some lucrative summer

jobs for kids. According to The New York Times, the shortage of ups and referees for youth

sports that began before the pandemic is only getting worse because fewer and fewer adults

are willing to deal with over-the-top moms and dads. Filling that void, teens anxious

to step up to the plate and make some good money. 13-year-old Elise Lawless from Lancaster,

New York, is too young to work in a restaurant or a store, but she made at least $30 a game

as a softball umpire, mainly for kids 8 and younger. The job does require a lot of responsibility

as junior officials have to show up on time and know the rules for each age level. It also

helps to have confidence because sometimes, like adult refs, kids calling the game are

forced to discipline parents who can't mind their manners.

For the first time, two U.S. companies have permission to sell chicken that isn't grown

on a farm, but in a lab. Unlike normal meat that comes from an actual bird, this product

starts with just a few animal cells mixed with amino acids, sugar, salt, and vitamins.

The process, which takes a few weeks, makes what's called cell-based or cultured meat.

It's supposed to be better for the environment, since raising animals for food uses a lot

of land in water and reportedly creates 15% of the world's greenhouse gases. Lab-grown

chicken companies are quick to say their creation tastes exactly like the real thing, but they

face some big hurdles. One is the cost, the other, public opinion. Poles have shown many

people aren't too interested in lab-grown meat because it just sounds weird.

Who says phyto can only be a father to puppies? In New Zealand, a German shepherd is turning

that notion upside down by taking on dad-duty for a wayward brood of ducklings. Orchard

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