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Autism Acceptance Month, the KitKat Heist, and the Latest on Iran
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Uh, no, Moch. Trust me, you don't want that one.
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Hey, Rye, have you seen my plums?
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Whoa.
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What in the wild animal is happening here?
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Pam, meet Mochi. Mochi, meet Pam.
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Why is there a raccoon in the snack room?
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He's here to do some puzzles, obviously.
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It's time to explain.
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I'm Ryan Willard, and it's actually time for the show.
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I. I'm a confused Pamela Kirkland. It's Thursday, April 2nd.
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This is 10 things you need to know. 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1.
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It's a new month, which means new holidays.
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I love holidays. Let's go. Okay, first up, it's Autism Acceptance Month. And today is actually Autism Acceptance Day. This month, we celebrate and encourage acceptance of autism, a complex developmental condition that affects a person's ability to interact, communicate, and learn. Previously known as Autism Awareness Month, the shift to acceptance reflects a more meaningful focus, not just recognizing autism, but embracing and including autistic individuals. Some ways to celebrate today are by taking the time to learn more, sharing that knowledge with others, and showing kindness and support to those in the autism community.
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Another celebration that's officially underway is Passover. Known as one of the most important Jewish holidays, Passover commemorates the liberation of the Israelites from slavery in ancient Egypt. It's a week long observance this year from April 1 to April 9 that begins with family and friends gathering on the first and second nights for the seder. Seder, which means order in Hebrew, is a gathering where the story of the Jewish people's exodus from Egypt is retold through readings, songs, and prayers. Also during Passover, you may see a friend eating matzah, or unleavened bread. During the holiday. Leavened food, meaning anything that rises during baking, is off the table. According to Cap, there are lots of treats that you can make using matzah, including cutting, covering it in chocolate.
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And right in the middle of Passover comes one of the most important holidays in Christianity, Easter. Easter falls this year on Sunday, April 5, and the holiday commemorates the resurrection of Jesus Christ in Jerusalem. There are many ways the holiday is celebrated, from attending church on Sunday to enjoying festive meals with friends and family. Mmm, yummy, yummy.
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And of course, we can't forget visiting the Easter bunny and going on egg hunts. The date of Easter is determined by the lunar cycle and is observed on the first Sunday after the first full moon that occurs on or after the spring equinox. Because of that, Easter can fall on any Sunday between March 22 and April 25.
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And some candy might be missing from some Easter baskets in Europe.
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Break me off a piece of that Kit Kat bar.
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Thieves might have taken that jingle too literally and broke off more than 400,000 Kit Kat bars. 413,793 to be exact. The thief stole a truck that had about 12 tons, which is around £24,000, of the chocolate candy. The whereabouts of the truck and candy are still unknown, but we do know they were a special kind of KitKat bar shaped like an F1 car. A spokesperson for KitKat said, Whilst we appreciate the criminal's exceptional taste, the fact remains that cargo theft is an escalating issue for businesses of all sizes. But I am so curious. What are those thieves gonna do with over 400,000 Kit Kat bars? That's even too much chocolate for me.
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We are now one month into the war with Iran and there's still no clear end in sight. In addition to missile and drone strikes, Iran is keeping a tight hold on the world's economy by threatening traffic through the Strait of Hormuz. The Strait of Hormuz is very important for global oil market. And with Tehran's ability to control the flow of traffic in the strait, oil prices are rising and the cost of everyday goods are also increasing. The Trump administration says it wants negotiations with Iran, but so far there's a major sticking point. Iranian officials say they won't come to the table unless a ceasefire is declared first. However, as President Trump says talks are progressing, Iran denies the progress. There's currently a deadline of April 6th at 8pm Eastern Time for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or the United States will begin attacking Iran's power plants.
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Okay, Pam, I am still not over that Kit Kat heist, so give me a break. Let's take a break.
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So that heist had me thinking about Kit Kats. Did you know there's not just chocolate Kit Kats? There have been some pretty interesting flavors from around the world, including Matcha Kit Kat mango Kit Kat milk tea kitkat, blueberry cheesecake kitkat, purple sweet potato kitkat, and one I definitely do not want to try lemon vinegar kitkat. Have you ever seen unique Kit Kat flavors? If you have, drop us an email. Hello the10news.com or leave us a review on Apple podcast or a comment on Spotify and we might have you on the show. Speaking of, let's get back to it.
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We are back with some big news from the landmark lawsuit on social media safety. This marked the first major court case over social media's impact on kids and teens. A Los Angeles trial involving testimony from Mark Zuckerberg and other tech executives brought together more than 1600 plaintiffs and consolidated cases against Meta and other social media giants regarding social media addiction. And just last week, a jury found Meta and YouTube negligent or at fault in the design or operation of their platforms. The Los Angeles County Superior Court jury decided that Meta's and YouTube's negligence played a big role in causing harm to the plaintiff, the person who sued them, and that these companies failed to properly warn users of the dangers behind Instagram and YouTube. Both Meta and Google will appeal the
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decisions You Might Not Be Able to Teach an Old dog new tricks, but still studying old dogs might just teach scientists where dogs came from. Scientists think that our furry friends descended from an ancient population of gray wolves in Europe or Asia, based on studying some of the oldest dog genes. Yet the ancient genes were from the remains of over 200 dogs and wolves, the oldest dating back nearly 15,800 years. Shifting the origin of dogs back by at least 5,000 years, it's believed that WOL wolves adapted to living with people and became less aggressive, and as they were domesticated, their genes shifted to match their behavior, bringing us the modern day doggo. While there's still a lot to learn, like how these ancient dogs lived alongside humans, what they may have looked like, and when dogs actually first appeared. It's a pretty paw. Some finding.
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What animal is this?
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Is that a trash panda?
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I know Mochi, she is incorrect. Actually Pam, that was a raccoon and they're apparently avid puzzlers. Okay. They're experts at getting into spaces they don't belong in, often searching for a snack. But it turns out that raccoons are interested in collecting information, according to scientists at the University of British Columbia. Using special see through puzzle boxes that could be opened in three different ways, scientists placed a marshmallow in each box to encourage the creatures to try to open it. You can probably guess that the raccoons were able to retrieve the marshmallow, but they continued exploring even without a sweet treat. The raccoons continued exploring the knobs and the latches on the box to find new ways in indicating that they're always gathering information about new problem solving strategies. Okay, yes, you can have another marshmallow too.
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Over to the Wild World of Sports, March Madness certainly has been living up to the hype this year. While there are no Cinderella teams in the mid major schools outside the Power 4, Big 10 SEC, ACC and Big 12 in the Sweet 16, the tournament has still delivered some major upsets. One of the biggest came when ninth seeded Iowa knocked off number one Florida in a nail biting 7372 win, despite the Gators entering as ten and a half point favorites and reigning national champions. Another upset from this weekend came when UConn's Braylon Mullins hit a clutch three pointer from the logo to beat Duke 73 72, who were the nation's top pick to win the tournament this year. Now all eyes turn to the Final Four, which tips off on Saturday, April 4th in Indianapolis, where Illinois faces UConn and Michigan takes on Arizona for a shot at the national championship.
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And for the last thing you need to know, what is going on here?
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Trivia on the 10 welcome to the Trivia Room. Whoa.
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Who are you?
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I'm Steven.
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What in the even Steven are you doing here?
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I'm filling in because Owen's on vacation. Want to do some trivia?
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Obviously I do. Bring it on.
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McDonald's just announced their latest collab featuring limited time, menu items and cool giveaways to go along with them. Can you guess which animated film they teamed up with? Is it A, Hoppers? B K Pop Demon Hunters? C Sing or D the Wild Robot? The answer is B K Pop Demon Hunters.
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Oh man, I love that movie.
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K Pop demon hunters and McDonalds are dropping meals inspired by the movie's rival K Pop groups, Hunt Tricks and the Sasha Boys, plus a new McFlurry beginning March 31st at locations across the U.S. bands can order the Soldier Boys Breakfast Meal or the Hunt Trix meal and receive a Hunt Trix and Soldier Boys photocard as well as a Derby Access card. There's also Raymond McShaker fries which feature a spicy Umami spin and a derpy McFlurry with vanilla soft Serve, Berry Popping Pearls and a Wild Berry sauce to top it off.
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First off, I would like all of the above. Secondly, great job with the trivia, Steven. I am very impressed.
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Thanks Ry. And thank you Owen for letting me fill in.
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And that was 10 things you need to know.
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So can we keep Mochi?
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Um, no. Raccoons aren't pets Rye, no matter how smart they might be.
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Okay, so then can we go find some crazy Kit Kat flavors? Cause that lemon vinegar Kit Kat sounded bonkers. Oh yeah, you're right, Mochi. We gotta give out 10 new snaps.
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But first, here's a quick note for the grownups.
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It's time for 10 new snaps.
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A tenor named Hadley Smith left us a five star review on Apple Podcasts and said, amazing. My daughter loves this every week. She listens to it. Well thank you so much Hadley. I hope your daughter hears this and keeps listening. We really love hearing from you and her.
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A tenner named Mimikyu10658 left us a comment on Spotify and said hi, I just beat Pokemon legend Za. The final boss was kind of easy. My team consists of Feraligatr, Greninja, Dragonite, Heracross, Barbaracle and Ampharos. All of them except Greninja have mega stones. Whoa. That is seriously impressive. I still haven't beaten it, but I did recently roll credits on Pokemon Pocopia and it was Awesome's house and two
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extra notes for the grown ups. You can now get ad free versions of our episodes when you join the Tenors Club on our website.
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And if you want to Help support the 10News, you can make a tax deductible donation at the link in our show notes. The whole team thanks you for your support.
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The 10 News is a co production of Small But Mighty Media and Next Chapter Podcast and part of the airwave podcast network.
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The Ten News creative team is not showing their KitKats with raccoons and includes Trace and Out of Crooks, Adam the Great Bambino, Bernard Ryan Not Ryan Douglas and the Duke of Earl, Davis and Carson not so Harry Potter. And big thanks to Steven Ain't Leaving for rocking that trivia.
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Our production director is Jeremiah Tittle and our executive producers are Donald Albright Albright Albright. And show creator Tracy takes the leads. Kaplan. I'm Pamela Kirkland.
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And I'm Ryan Willard. Thanks for listening to the 10 news.