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Are you enjoying FALL 23rd - and today's Challenge What is the term referring to are nearly equal?

This only - like September 23rd, 2023 - the start of spring.

On these nighttime are just about EQUAL.

for these days each year?

days when daylight and darkness that challenging answer for you Topping our news... world international events including Ukraine.

The United Nations U-N headquarters in New York.

international organization states including the United around the globe.

UN members problems, establish peace and affecting our planet.

U.N. Secretary General ANTÓNIO administrative officer, organization.

He urged leaders huge challenges facing our President Volodymyr Zelenskyy out against Russia and the in his country.

U.S. President supporting Ukraine in their lead by example.

There's a new crop of indoor across the country... Indoor harvest fresh produce all year "controlled environment it can help shelter food weather, while using less water vertical farming -- which floor to ceiling, with plants water -- often under intensive downside, though.

That energy, which can be expensive.

unsustainable.

Several of the already failed due to high cost outdoor farms like this one in can grow crops year-round.

greenhouses that don't use Time now for the first part of 2 are about the world leaders' Questions 3 and 4 are about the Back to the news... After flooding you might not expect United States are in a DROUGHT.

enough rain to fully support It's become a serious issue for and down the Mississippi River.

Some areas of the river are so lighter loads in order to stay Without more rain, the drought the transport of crops that are the Mississippi.

Farther west, in Montana, some play a key role in fighting state that borders Idaho, Canada.

It's known for its Rocky Mountains to the Great capital.

That's one of the areas where Wildfire Crisis Strategy Team.

parachute out of planes into 320 smokejumpers who battle accessed by foot or vehicles.

of planes, this team cleans up typical firefighting duties.

Now moving across the Atlantic marking its one thousandth glass window that commemorates Andrew's church near Cambridge, that includes figures isolating delivering items.

They want to that came about during the for one another.

Their new unveiled as updated COVID since the virus can still lead Think about those stories as we today's Quiz.

Question 5 is Question 6 is a long jump.

And the new joins the old in Back to the news... Five now on the UNESCO World year, over a thousand people, the remains of a fortress in and a celebration of Norse UNESCO refers to the United and Cultural Organization.

identified by the United with legal protection for scientific significance.

on the list worldwide.

The Ushijima Shrine in Tokyo, hosts a special commemoration believe Ushijima was born one sixty-five years ago... and was The shrine was built to honor procession of 48 portable participants.

These smaller of time.

Some even survived the a strong Japanese earthquake.

Back in the U.S... some their airport was going to the Cause group trains puppies that people with disabilities.

introducing the pooches to animals are likely to travel once adopted.

The pups were led plane where they sat at their they were happy to stay still And now here's the final part an honor.

Question 9 is a special And Question 10 has gone to the Did any of today's stories at your answers to our latest stories do you want to learn at Rise STEM Academy in working to expand her world "I would like to hear about in the world because it is so world when we are just in one 8th Grader Gabriella is This student is interested in "I would like to hear about find space and other planets so to hear about different author love to read and write."

Isabelle is in the 4th Grade at Bowling Green, Kentucky.

are doing!

"I would like to kids because learning about really fun.

I like to learn what our countries agree on."

And Schaffer attends 5th Grade Kenton County, Kentucky and has "I would like to have a United because I love learning about history."

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Did you come up correct answer to today's EQUINOX, you are correct!

the days when daytime and The vernal equinox marks the equinox - which happened on of autumn, or fall.

And here are the rest of The answer to question 1 is...

The UNITED NATIONS met in New The answer to question 2 is... C. UKRAINE is the country where president.

The answer to question 3 is ... B.

Controlled environment FARMING.

The answer to question 4 is... C. HIGH ENERGY COST is one of agriculture model.

The answer to question 5 is... Also C. DROUGHT, a lack of The answer to question 6 is... B. Montana is located at B on The answer to question 7 is... STAINED GLASS window at the pandemic.

The answer to question 8 is... C. UNESCO heritage sites are SIGNIFICANCE.

The answer to question 9 is... JAPAN is where the happens.

And the answer to question 10 TRUE.

The puppies are being Last but not least today, take red >> panda!

This two-month-old Zoological Park near Athens, tree-dwellers that are native This little one isn't named yet Greek zoo!

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