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The Statue of Liberty was a Lady Liberty has been standing as a sign of freedom and a wasn't designed here.

She was a known for iconic landmarks and this country is known as the of it?

The Statue of Liberty was a We'll have that answer for you, news today, early voting has elections.

Midterms are the middle of a president's These elections focus on representatives.

The official November 3rd.

That's when members of the House of vote on U.S.

senators.

Early The Supreme Court – the highest ruled that states can continue they have for years.

President rules on upcoming mail-in officials argued that their changes would take too much with the local officials, out as normal, without changes.

Now to space news -- where a system's smallest planet is Mercury has been shrinking ever billion years ago.

But now shrinkage may be up to 30 believed -- and that's 3,000 miles across.

Mercury is solar system and the closest to planet is losing heat, and shriveling into a raisin in the surface, covered with craters, extent of that contraction.

has discovered a huge crater on the biggest known impact crater from a comet or asteroid crater is bigger than the Roman Time now for the first part of vote in Questions 1 and 2.

Questions 3 and 4 take us to Back to the news.

Leaders of companies are calling for a artificial intelligence.

on the government to step in to keep AI under the strict are benefits to AI -- like its robots performing dangerous concerned about how fast it is lose control of the technology.

different proposals on how to advancement.

In environmental news... during the month of August, Scientists say August 2026 was recorded.

The warming blamed for a tremendous amount mountains and glaciers.

A trillion tons of ice have Greenland and Antarctica.

in August.

It's been happening report, that amount... 12.5 frozen water to stack ice 5 continental United States.

And, ecologists hope "just Carolina's peatland.

North state that borders Virginia, the Atlantic Ocean.

Raleigh is Peatland is a wetland area prevents dead plant material holds carbon underground, carbon dioxide, a dangerous is causing North Carolina's scientists are trying to channeling more water into the wet, locking in the carbon underneath.

Think about those second part of today's Quiz.

for Question 5.

Question 6 is a hot one.

And staying hydrated is key for Back to the news -- a fossil giving scientists a glimpse past.

A geomorphologist - an on a habitat restoration Bay area when she spotted what 9-inch-long fossilized tooth.

mastodon, an extinct, roamed North America thousands Researchers say the mastodon condition.

Now they are working is... and they plan to create a And it's another trip back in Philadelphia.

Actors with visitors a glimpse into the first-person interpretations of Betsy Ross and James Forten, a someone who opposed slavery -- city's historic area so stories.

Organizers have year because of an influx of 250th birthday.

Now -- looking ahead have announced their newest and one isn't for you.

It's for developed with the dog-treat blueberry muffin-flavored, and They will be sold in addition Thin Mints and Samoas.

Also new the Girl Scouts' first Sales for the cookies vary by January through April.

The final part of now.

Question 8 is about that discovery.

Go back in time... 9.

And Question 10 is a real treat.

Time for a quick break friends at Bloom Elementary Kentucky.

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For that answer, we friends in France!

France gave United States as a sign of New York Harbor in 1886. gives visitors an opportunity beginnings.

The "Liberty features sculptures, paintings, experience showing how Lady transported to the U.S., then home.

And here are the rest of answers.

The answer to question is... B. Members of Congress midterms.

The answer to is... C. Mail-in ballots have approval.

The answer to is... B. Mercury is the shrinking fast.

The answer to question 4 is... A. The moon is where NASA crater.

The answer to question is... False.

Some AI developers regulations.

The answer to A. Trillions of tons of glacier warming.

The answer to question is... B. North Carolina is map.

The answer to question 8 A mastodon tooth was a surprise discovery.

The answer to A. Philadelphia is using actors past.

And the answer to is... B. The Girl Scouts will year.

And finally today... when fall fun comes into focus, >> mazes!

This year some have The famous country singer died mazes across our country and for her.

These mazes are Imagination Library - an books to children.

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