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Good morning and welcome to kid news. I'm Kim. Today is Thursday, December 11th, 2025. And we begin with a big-name billionaire philanthropist taking the season of

giving to a whole new level. Mackenzie Scott reveals she's made $7.1 billion in donations

to nonprofits this year, a significant increase from recent years. In an essay on her website, Scott

wrote, this dollar total will likely be reported in the

news, but any dollar amount is a vanishingly tiny fraction of the personal expressions of care

being shared into communities this year. According to the Associated Press, Scott's donations

come with no strings attached, and there is no way to apply for them.

Recipients are notified through an intermediary that Scott is donating, often with no

advance notice.

Organizations Scott gave to this year include 10,000 degrees, a nonprofit that gives to low-income

students, HBCUs, or historically black colleges and universities, and UNCF, the largest

provider of scholarships to minority students.

The Louvre can't seem to catch a break. Weeks after the Paris Museum's brazen break-in,

work is underway to dry hundreds of books and other items that got wet when

a pipe burst in one of the library rooms over the weekend, some of the artifacts dating

back to the 19th century. Add to that, about 200 Louvre workers voted Monday to strike

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