Good morning, and welcome to Kid News! I'm Tori, today is Friday, September 24, 2021,

and we begin with a scientific reason to grab that leash and get phyto, some exercise.

According to research from the University of Washington, Pups who don't get their daily

walk are six times more likely to develop age-related memory loss and confusion than those

that do. The study looked at more than 15,000 canines and found the more sedentary the

pooches, the more likely they were to develop doggy dementia, while those that stayed active

as they aged had better brain health. The research is helpful for dog owners who want to keep

their Pups in tip-top shape for as long as possible, but scientists believe it could also

lead to breakthroughs in people with memory loss brain diseases, including Alzheimer's.

The youngest poet to ever help usher in a new U.S. president didn't get there by thinking

small. In an interview with the Today Show this week, Amanda Gorman said she now has

her sights set on the nation's highest office herself. The Harvard graduate overcame

a speech impediment in grade school, something she credits with giving her the resilient

she needs to run for the White House in 2036, soon after she turns the required age

of 35. In the near term, Amanda is busy cranking out kids books. Change sings came out on Tuesday

and call us what we carry is due in December. According to the Wall Street Journal, they'll

each have a print run of a million copies.

Every two years, the hush hush of golf decorum goes out the window at the Ryder Cup. It's

a grand and sometimes loud team event that pits 12 players from the U.S. against 12 from

Europe, and it kicked off in Wisconsin yesterday. Unlike the cricket-worthy quiet of most

golf games, the Ryder Cup allows chanting and cheering from the crowd and high fives

from the golfers themselves. Europe has the edge. It's won four of the last five face-offs.

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