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What's up, sunshine? It is tongue

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twister Tuesday. To get us going, say

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this three times fast. Six slick snail

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slid slowly. See, six slick snails slid

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slow. Yeah, my tongue needs a personal

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trainer. Go ahead, give it a shot.

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Yes. Tough. Now that we've cranked up

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our cognitive coordination, the rest

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should be easy. I'm Corey Wire. This is

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CNN 10. Let's get you your news. Today

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is election day. Across the United

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States, millions of Americans are

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choosing who represents them in Congress

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and in state and local government. But

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did you know you don't have to be old

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enough to vote to help make an election

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happen? At Banganger High School in

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Maine, students are trading their

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classrooms for polling places. They're

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helping election workers, learning

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everything from voter check-ins to

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ballot procedures and getting a front

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row seat to democracy in action. These

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students may not be casting ballots yet,

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but they're already learning how to help

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keep democracy running. Our affiliate

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WABITV

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takes us there.

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>> Bangor has a really welloiled machine

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right now.

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150 poll workers and volunteers will

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staff the polls, making sure Bangor

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voters have a smooth experience as they

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cast their ballots on November 3rd. For

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nearly 10 years, the city clerk and her

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team have partnered with Bangor High

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School students

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upon me,

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>> giving AP government and politics

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students a chance to put their classroom

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lessons to the test in a front row seat

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to democracy in action on election day.

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>> Congratulations. I just think it's

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important for the kids to be able to get

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involved with the process so they

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understand what happens at the polls and

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that their voice matters.

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>> I'm really excited to see how that all

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plays out

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>> and their participation matters.

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>> For most of these juniors, it's their

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first time at the polls. They can't cast

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a ballot just yet, but they're learning

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the nuts and bolts from check-in to

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voter roles to ballot boxes by shadowing

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the veteran wardens and clerks who keep

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election day running.

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>> A lot of people in my age are already

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involved a little bit in politics. they

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just can't vote yet.

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>> I think that everyone's voices matters.

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I see a lot of people like online and on

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social media saying that, you know, one

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vote doesn't change anything, but I

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think that it's important to get your

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voice out there and to let people know

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what you believe in and what you want

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for your own future.

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>> Goodwin says it's encouraging to see the

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next generation of voters step up, and

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she hopes the hands-on experience takes

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the mystery out of the voting process. I

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think the students nowadays are more in

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tune and they're dialed in to what is

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going on. And I think this class is

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fabulous.

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>> I know when I'm older, I'll come back

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and volunteer at the polls again. And I

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just know how to work.

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>> Now to Ukraine, where emotional reunions

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were more than 4 and 1/2 years in the

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making. A husband and wife separated by

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the war with Russia finally back in each

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other's arms. The husband counted every

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single day 1,711

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of them. Roads full of mines and skies

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full of drones had made escaping their

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town nearly impossible after Russia

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occupied it. Well, a temporary local

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ceasefire, which Pope Leo called for,

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and First Lady Melania Trump helped

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negotiate, allowed the couple and

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hundreds of civilians and their pets to

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escape Russian occupied Alleski.

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Ukrainian officials said Russia honored

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their commitments during the ceasefire,

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adding that it's important to maintain

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this mechanism of cooperation to

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continue helping people and saving

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lives. The broader war continues now,

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but for these families, the temporary

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pause meant something extraordinary. Our

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Seb Shuckla has more.

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The first sight of loved ones as 4 and a

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half years living under Russian

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occupation ends. reunited with their

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families

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and relieved that their ordeal is now

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over.

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>> "It was like I'd escaped from hell,"

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says Alexander. "I don't know. I've

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never felt better in my life." Their

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journey out through occupied Crimea to

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Russia, a flight to Bellarus, and

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eventually back into Ukraine by bus.

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Some, like Ola, deeply scarred and

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frightened of what could still go wrong.

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I hadn't eaten bread for over a year

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until today. She said I was really

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scared to get on a plane. My feet went

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cold because I just kept thinking, "What

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if some idiot presses the wrong button?"

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>> Alleski has been occupied since the

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early days of Russia's invasion. Since

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then, it's been brutalized. Ukrainian

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officials put the population at around

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2,000, down from the original 24,000.

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With little to no water, no gas, and no

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electricity, some residents were

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reported to be eating grass.

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>> Both Keev and Moscow credit the US first

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lady, Melania Trump, for securing a

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short ceasefire and ensuring the

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evacuation after learning of the

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humanitarian catastrophe. Ukrainian

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officials calling it the biggest

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deescalation since 2022.

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>> We have uh unique uh positive experience

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how to negotiate with Russian side with

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coordination role of Melania Trump

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uh of the unique experience by the

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United States. So our idea is to

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continue

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uh this format of negotiations.

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>> Neither side have commented on how many

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people chose to stay or leave Alleski.

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But for some like Tamara, the situation

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just became unsustainable.

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>> Staying is scary. I have health problems

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and I have animals. So I couldn't leave,

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she said. But it's impossible to live

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there anymore. I didn't want to spend

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another winter there. Efforts were made

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to help every survivor of the city.

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Mihilo was reunited with his entire

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family. Despite three years apart, the

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bond between husband and wife as strong

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as ever.

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>> If the war didn't tear us apart, nothing

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will. Right, hubby? His wife asks,

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Mahila replies, right?

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The last five days, albeit hyper local,

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has shown humanity and cooperation are

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possible in this war.

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Pop quiz hot shot. We call Mars the red

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planet, but what color sunsets have been

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documented on Mars? Red, green, blue, or

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purple?

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If you said blue, you are out of this

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world. On Mars, fine dust in the

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atmosphere can make the sky around the

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setting sun appear blue because Martian

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dust scatters sunlight differently than

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Earth's atmosphere. Red planet blue

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sunsets. Talk about a cosmic plot twist.

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Four people just got back from spending

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more than a year on Mars. Sort of. They

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never actually left Earth, but they sure

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did live like they did. NASA's second

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Chapia crew emerged Saturday after

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spending 378 days, more than a year,

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inside the simulated Martian habitat in

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Houston, Texas. No normal trips outside,

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no grabbing takeout, no quick visits

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home. The four volunteers lived in a 3D

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printed habitat about 1,700 square ft.

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They grew crops, they managed limited

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resources, conducted simulated Mars

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walks, and dealt with delayed

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communications. Because on Mars, even a

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simple message to Earth can take minutes

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to arrive. No instant replies, no

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calling for help. And here's the big

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question that NASA is trying to answer.

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How do you keep astronauts healthy,

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mentally strong, and working as a team

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when they're millions of miles from

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home? The crew will now undergo

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evaluations, helping NASA prepare for

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future deep space missions. Because

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getting humans to Mars is one challenge.

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keeping them healthy, happy, and working

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together. That's a whole other cosmic

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conundrum.

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Today's story getting a 10 out of 10.

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Two middle schoolers who went from

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student government to state government.

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Talk about leveling up. Colorado

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Governor Jared Polus selected eighth

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graders Angelique Tolbert from Aurora

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and Weston Hancock from Windsor to be

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governor for a day. They attended

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meetings. They answered questions from

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reporters. even signed official

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proclamations. I've always had a really

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great passion for state government and

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politics and I've always loved

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Colorado's history. I've always found it

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really fun and fascinating and I love my

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state so very much and I just wanted to

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be a part of the change that gets made

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in Colorado every single day. Today has

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been a crazy day and I've learned so

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much. I started off my day learning from

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CEOs and the businesses of Colorado and

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how to make Colorado more competitive.

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Angelique declared, "Let students lead

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day." Weston declared, "One good deed

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day, encouraging Coloradoatans to spread

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kindness, one small action at a time."

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You're never too young to learn, listen,

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help, or to make a difference. Your

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voice matters, but so does what you do

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with it. That's a 10 out of 10. Shout

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out time. Now, this one goes to all of

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our Gators at Green Valley High School

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in Henderson, Nevada, who do worksheets

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and have discussions about the show,

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Rise Up. And Mr. Holly, I know how much

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the kids love you. They are going to

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miss you. Go write something epic in

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your next chapter. And this shout out

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goes to Mrs. Fogus at Greenbryer High

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School in Lewisburg, West Virginia.

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Unlocking a whole new level of awesome.

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We have our show on keychains. We have

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my face shrunk wrapped on keychains.

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I've always wanted to be a key player,

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but this is ridiculously respplendant.

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You hold the keys to our heart. Stay

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curious. Stay kind. Go give someone a

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reason to smile today. I'm Ky Wire and

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we are CNN 10.