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slash fun facts. Good morning and welcome to kid news. I'm Kim. Today is Thursday, November 13th,

2025. And we begin with The Last Penny Pressed. The U.S. Mint in Philadelphia had the honor yesterday of

striking the very last one-cent piece. But instead of putting it into circulation, CNN reports

it'll be auctioned off to the highest bidder. As we've reported, the penny's been used in the

U.S. since 1793, but now costs three times more to make than it's worth. Will the end of

this era mean they'll soon be hard to come by? Not likely. According to the Treasury Department,

there's still 114 billion of them in circulation, and they'll remain legal tender and retain

their value indefinitely. There's no sign of nickels sharing the same fate,

at least not yet. But they're even more expensive to produce, costing nearly 14 cents for each

five cent piece. It took 43 long days, but the shutdown is officially over. Last night, shortly

after 8 p.m., the House of Representatives

passed the spending bill sent over by the Senate. It immediately went to President Trump,

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