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Rise up sunshine. Happy Monday. I'm Coy

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Wire here with your 10 minutes of news

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for March 9th, 2026. Hope that time

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change didn't disrupt too much of your

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sleep to wake us up and get us going. We

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have a robust story count today. So,

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let's get to it. Now, we do start with

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an update on some of the severe weather

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across the central and Midwest United

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States in recent days. A sprawling

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series of storms stretching from the

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Oklahoma panhandle to Michigan spawned a

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series of deadly tornadoes that hit

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several communities late last week in

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southwestern Michigan. An EF3 tornado

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with winds of up to 150 mph passed

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through the Three Rivers area where

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bystanders saw pieces of homes and

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buildings flying through the air. One

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man and his grandmother narrowly

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survived after it ripped the roof off of

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the grocery store as they were shopping

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inside. That's where we were at,

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grandma.

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>> Right in the middle of it.

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>> Yeah. See, it even ripped the roof off.

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>> Oh my goodness.

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>> Oh my gosh. That's where we were, dude.

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>> At least eight people were killed in the

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storms. Communities are beginning to

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clean up and assess damage. 26 tornadoes

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have been reported in six states across

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the regions in just the last week.

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Always monitor and respect your local

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severe weather alerts and be sure to

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follow severe weather safety guidelines

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which can be found at weather.gov.

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Pop quiz hot shot. Which US state has

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the longest coastline? Hawaii, Florida,

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California, or Alaska?

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If you said Alaska, well done. I'll ask

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a tougher question next time. Because of

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its many islands and inlets, Alaska has

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more than 30,000 miles of coastline,

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more than the rest of all US states

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combined. Some of us are going to be

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snow dog on excited about this next

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story, including our very own Victor

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Blackwell, who recently took a trek to

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Alaska to test his mushing skills. We

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see you, Victor. The 54th running of the

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iconic IDA rod dog sled race kicked off

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over the weekend in Alaska following a

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ceremonial start in the capital of

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Anchorage. Teams of dedicated sled dogs

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and their mushers are now traversing the

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state's rugged wilderness in a bid to be

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top dogs. The race is named for the

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Iditarod Trail, a famous route traveled

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by dog sledders to deliver medicine and

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supplies to the remote city of Gnome

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during a 1925 Dtheria outbreak. Gnome

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still has lots of just gravel roads and

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trails for the most part. The race is

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usually just under 1,000 miles, but that

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changes each year based on conditions.

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Last year's race was the longest ever, a

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whopping 1,128

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miles. Woof. And get this, the finish

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line is over three times closer to

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Russia than it is to the starting point.

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The treacherous trek sometimes takes

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more than 2 weeks to complete. The

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fastest finish on record was in 2017. A

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blazing 8 days, 3 hours, 40 minutes, and

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13 seconds. That is phenomenal. Now to

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Chicago, where a new piece of

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presidential history is set to be

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unveiled. Former President Barack Obama

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has announced his new presidential

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center that will officially open to the

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public this summer on Junth or June

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19th. The federal holiday commemorating

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the effective end of slavery in the US

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in 1865. The Obama Presidential Center

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will feature a library and museum

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dedicated to the 44th president and

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first lady, Michelle Obama. The couple

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broke ground on the project in 2021 on

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Chicago's South Side. They chose the

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location to pay tribute to the city

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where they met and began their careers.

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>> Chicago is where I found the purpose I'd

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been seeking.

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It's where I finally put my ideas about

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democracy and activism and social change

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to the test.

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>> It will also feature the first fully

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digitized presidential library thanks to

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a partnership with the National Archives

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and Records Administration. That

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administration is responsible for

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preserving all records at the end of

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each president's term and also runs more

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than a dozen other presidential

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libraries across the nation. Another

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government has just joined the movement

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to ban social media for children under

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the age of 16. In India, the southern

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state of Carnotica enforced its ban last

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Friday. Other places in India are

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expected to follow suit. Kids should not

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be using Instagram and all the influence

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social media apps which will better for

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the future and which will help them to

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grow better instead of mindlessly

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exploring like brain rots and all.

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>> So according to me it's really a good

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decision by the government.

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>> Concerns surrounding teen social media

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addiction have ignited a global

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conversation about what limits should be

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put in place. Australia was the first

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country to ban social media for kids

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back in December, and at least nine

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other countries are considering similar

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bans, including Britain, Denmark,

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Greece, and Indonesia. Solar panels are

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becoming more common for companies and

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homeowners who want to harness the

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energy of the sun. But obstructions like

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shade, pollen, leaves, even bird dew

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sometimes cover the panels, reducing

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their effectiveness. One company though

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just invented a potential gamecher that

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mimics sunflowers. Check this out.

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Conventional solar panels have a pretty

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big weakness. They just sit there

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static, losing out on direct sunlight.

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But one firm saw a solution for that in

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nature.

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>> My name is Jim Gordon and I'm the CEO of

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Smartflower Solar. We looked at mother

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nature. We saw how a sunflower opens its

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petals at sunrise. The petals are

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pointed at the sun and they follow the

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sun across the sky till sunset and they

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retract back to the stem. So our

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inspiration for creating this technology

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that produces more solar energy in a

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small footprint was we wanted to track

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the sun across the sky.

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>> This technology is not just a concept.

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It's being adopted around the world as

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far as this wine and cattle estate in

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Victoria, Australia.

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We're able to go and install this system

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in urban areas, suburban areas, and

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rural areas because the footprint

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required is much smaller than

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conventional solar. We pack a lot of

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power in a very small footprint.

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>> This bed of five smart flowers is in the

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grounds of Toyota Motor Manufacturing in

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West Virginia. The smart flower

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technology that we use creates enough

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energy to power our team member services

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uh facilities and our EV charging

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stations that are in that area. Those

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smart flowers are symbolic of innovation

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and creativity with their unique design.

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Those skills are so important to us in

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advanced manufacturing that it was just

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a natural fit to bring that technology

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here to our plant.

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The design also helps tackle another big

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challenge that hinders traditional solar

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panels. Dust, pollen, and grime can

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blanket fixed panels, thereby blocking

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sunlight and dragging down their

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efficiency between 10 and 40% according

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to a recent study. Brushes sweep the

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panels clean.

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Just over 1,000 mountain gorillas

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remain. They are one of the rarest great

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apes on the planet. They live in just

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three countries, Rwanda, Democratic

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Republic of Congo, and Uganda. And

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Uganda offers one of the most

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unforgettable wildlife experiences in

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the world, the Uganda Gorilla Trek.

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Visitors pay for a brief visit, helping

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to fund conservation, anti- poaching

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patrols, and local communities.

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We are now going to penetrate the

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impenetra. Are we ready?

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>> Gorillas are actually very silent and

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it's very calm.

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>> We have reached where gorillas are

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feeding and they're closer to us.

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That's the most exciting thing about the

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gorillas. You can be walking looking for

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them, thinking, "Will I ever see them?"

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Then suddenly they're there. And it's

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such a magical feeling when they just

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appear out of nowhere.

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We still need support from the global

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society to conserve these animals. Their

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support in that payment and other

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contributions is very important to us.

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Today's story getting a 10 out of 10.

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Girl Scouts trading the cookie booth for

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the courtroom. Building courage,

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confidence, and character along the way.

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Approximately 40 girls from 24 different

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local troops stepped into the courtroom

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for Project Law Track 2026, a mock trial

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program hosted by the Girl Scouts of

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Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana.

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I've really been thinking about being a

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lawyer cuz it sounds fun and I really

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want to help people. The program invites

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Girl Scouts grades 6 through 12 to

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explore careers in law, pairing them

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with female attorneys who help them

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prepare a case and argue it in a real

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courtroom with actors to make the

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experience more immersive. This year's

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mock trial focused on a dispute over

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trademark infringement.

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>> I like it. It's very interesting and I

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like how you can learn how to use your

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voice and be confident.

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>> The skills these scouts are learning

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will help them in all aspects of life

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from critical thinking to using their

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voices with confidence. That is a

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verdict worth celebrating. Also, we're

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celebrating you. I have a shout out

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going to Mr. Robinson at Dotto High

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School and Early College in Dotto,

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Texas. Thank you for subscribing on our

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YouTube channel and for all your kind

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comments. And this shout out goes to Mr.

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Hermita from Tech Boston Academy in

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Boston, Massachusetts. Rise up. How are

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you going to make this world a bit of a

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better place today? Even if it's just

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making someone smile, I believe in you.

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I'm Koi Wire and we are CNN 10.