News For Kids From Around The Web
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Bullying Crossword Puzzle
Think you know all about Bullying? We've created this Bullying Crossword Puzzle to test your knowledge of Bullying and standing up against it....
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Taylor Swift Lover Album Review
Taylor Swift's much anticipated seventh studio album Lover is out now! Find out all the tracks and read the review!...
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Lili Reinhart Fun Facts
Learn fun facts about Riverdale star Lili Reinhart, like where the Betty Cooper actress was born, her TV and movie roles, and her fashion and makeup influences!...
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How it Works: Recycling | Get The facts On How It Works & Doesn't Work 11 October 2019, 7:00 am
Everything you need to know about recycling - how it works, when it doesn't work, and what you can do about it - to help you write a school paper, learn something new, or become more eco-friendly....
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What Do Fairies Have To Do With Halloween? 11 October 2019, 7:00 am
Americans love celebrating Halloween. But did you know that Halloween began with an ancient culture over 2000 years ago? Find out about the history of Halloween....
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Gemini Man Movie Review - Tired Spy Plot but acting and CGI Great! 11 October 2019, 7:00 am
Kidzworld reviews Gemini Man in which Will Smith plays his middle-aged self and his 20-something clone. It is heartfelt and has some clever action and SPFX but spy plot is old hat....
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The Addams Family Movie Review – Fun Moments But Not Enough 11 October 2019, 7:00 am
Kidzworld saw The Addams Family Movie. Is bringing back this classic horror family worth it? Laughs are from goofy sight gags and adults might like more of the humor than kids. Check our movie review....
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Check Out Galarian Ponyta - Exclusive to Pokémon Shield 10 October 2019, 7:00 am
Need help choosing between Sword and Shield? Check out this exclusive Pokémon that you can only catch in Pokémon Shield....
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The JoJo & BowBow Show Show Exclusive - JoJo & BowBow Go Skydiving?! 10 October 2019, 7:00 am
Kidzworld is exclusively debuting the third episode from season two of Nickelodeon’s animated YouTube show, The JoJo & BowBow Show Show, which features JoJo Siwa and her pet dog, BowBow, joined by their friends on the show....
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Pumpkin Carving 101 9 October 2019, 7:00 am
Carving pumpkins is a popular Halloween activity in North America. Kidzworld has some great tips and tricks!...
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Ashley Benson Reveals Her Biggest Beauty Mishap While Filming ‘Pretty Little Liars’ 3 September 2018, 12:00 am
Oh no! Ashley Benson with no hair would be a total tragedy! In a recent interview, the 28-year-old former “Pretty Little Liars” star opened up about all things beauty revealing that she enjoys more of a natural, no makeup look compared to the full glam that her “PLL” character, Hanna Marin, had every day for […]...
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Rowan Blanchard Opens Up About Being A Part Of The ‘Digital Age’ 2 September 2018, 9:00 pm
Rowan Blanchard isn’t holding back when it comes to discussing the internet! In a recent interview, the 16-year-old former Disney Channel star got real about growing up online, her generation and how the internet has impacted who she is, today! From starting off with a small blog on Tumblr to now having over 5.2 million […]...
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Amandla Stenberg Dishes On Her Role In Upcoming Film ‘The Hate U Give’ 2 September 2018, 3:00 pm
Amandla Stenberg is bringing her message of representation to the big screen! In a recent interview, the 19-year-old star of the upcoming film “The Hate U Give” – also starring fan-favorites KJ Apa and Sabrina Carpenter – opened up about how she took the character of Starr Carter and took her from the page to […]...
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Your Ultimate Back To School Playlist 2 September 2018, 1:00 am
Get ready for the best school year ever! Summer is finally coming to a close, and that means one thing: school is right around the corner! Waking up for school in the morning can be hard sometimes, but this playlist will be sure to have you up and dancing on your feet. From Ariana Grande […]...
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Camila Cabello Opens Up About the Secret to Shawn Mendes’ Success 2 September 2018, 12:00 am
What’s the secret to Shawn Mendes‘ success? Now we know! In a recent interview, 21-year-old songstress and longtime friend to the “In My Blood” singer Camila Cabello opened up about how hard Shawn works towards achieving his dreams, and even said that he’s the most driven person she’s ever met! Even though the two toured […]...
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‘To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before’ Director Dishes on Possible Upcoming Sequel 1 September 2018, 9:00 pm
Did someone say…”To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before” sequel?! Fans of the breakout Netflix rom-com have been begging for a follow-up film ever since the oh-so-cute flick started streaming earlier this month, and even though a second “TATBILB” has yet to be greenlit, we’ve got a good feeling we haven’t seen the last of […]...
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QUIZ: Pick Out Your Back-to-School Wardrobe And We’ll Predict How Your Year Will Go 1 September 2018, 7:00 pm
School’s almost in session and we bet we know how your year will go! Choose your best back-to-school outfits and we’ll predict your upcoming year! You can’t miss LaurDIY‘s back to school outfit advice!...
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These Limelights Are Totally Shook By Why Don’t We’s Debut Album ‘8 Letters’ 31 August 2018, 8:30 pm
Everyone, everywhere is totally shook! The day has finally come and Why Don’t We‘s debut album,”8 Letters,” is out everywhere. From “Talk” to “Hooked” and every song in between we, along with all the Limelights, can’t get enough of this masterpiece. In order to celebrate the successful release of this highly-anticipated album, we scoured the […]...
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Noah Centineo Reacts to Being Called the ‘Internet’s New Boyfriend’ 31 August 2018, 4:09 pm
It’s official, Noah Centineo is the boyfriend we’ve all been looking for! The totally crush-worthy 22-year-old cutie — who stars in both “To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before” and “Sierra Burgess Is A Loser” on Netflix — has captured the hearts of girls all over the world, but how does he feel about being […]...
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The Boys of Why Don’t We Describe Debut Album ‘8 Letters’ in Just 3 Words 31 August 2018, 2:46 pm
Words can’t describe how much we love “8 Letters“! To celebrate Why Don’t We‘s debut album, we caught up with the boys — Daniel Seavey, Corbyn Besson, Zach Herron, Jack Avery and Jonah Marais — and asked them each to describe the long-awaited tracks in just three words! Here’s what they said: Jonah: Fresh, Unique, […]...
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It's a carnivore comeback in Europe 18 December 2014, 5:00 am
Big carnivores like brown bears and wolverines used to be scarce in Europe, but these top-of-the-food-chain animals are becoming more common throughout the continent. That's what Guillaume Chapron of the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences and his fellow scientists found out when they studied reports of these animals from European countries....
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Charles Messier's cosmic gem collection 17 December 2014, 5:00 am
While hunting for the comet that would make him famous, Charles Messier began a list of stationary (non-comet) objects to save himself time. Over 400 years later and Messier's comets are all but forgotten, but his catalog of cosmic gems continues to be used by astronomers all over the world. This new photograph shows Messier 47 a stunning star cluster filled with hot blue stars....
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Galaxies make disruptive neighbors 12 December 2014, 5:00 am
What is the 'cosmic web' and what role did it play in the history of the Universe? A new study has looked at how galaxies evolved when the Universe was just half its current age and it looks like those caught in the cosmic web raced through their lives much faster than others!...
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When did bees begin to disappear in Britain? 11 December 2014, 5:00 am
All over the world, the number of bees and other insects that pollinate plants has shrunk in the last half-century. Scientists think there are probably a lot of different reasons for this, including destruction of land and plants that bees use. Now a new study suggests that bees in Britain began disappearing more than 100 years ago when people there began to change how they farmed....
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UT Arlington mind, brain and education researcher develops STEM gift guide for parents 5 December 2014, 5:00 am
A UT Arlington College of Education neuroscience researcher has developed a holiday gift guide that can help parents engage young children in STEM concepts....
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Cosmic computer gets an ego boost 4 December 2014, 5:00 am
ATERUI just became the world's most powerful cosmic supercomputer thanks to a new upgrade -- it's now able to perform one trillion calculations per second! ATERUI's amazing power will now be used to recreate events from across the universe, including the formation of planets, the growth of supermassive black holes and the explosions of massive stars!...
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Electric eels use remote control on their prey 4 December 2014, 5:00 am
When an electric eel charges all its biological batteries, it can send out a 600-volt zap through the water. Impressed? What if we told you that it uses that power in a way that is even more ... ahem ... shocking? It turns out that the eels are using those zaps to remotely control the muscles of fish that they want to eat....
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Moody's Mega Math Challenge provides free math modeling resources 4 December 2014, 5:00 am
Moody's Mega Math (M3) Challenge, a rigorous team competition known for its distinctive hands-on learning experience for high school students, offers participants resources to use well into their careers. This year -- the competition's 10th anniversary -- marks the first time competitors will have access to licenses and subscriptions not previously offered during the annual contest....
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When you wish upon a star ... 28 November 2014, 5:00 am
The darker the observing site, the brighter the night sky and this amazing new photograph of space was taken by a telescope in one of the most remote regions on Earth, the Atacama Desert. It shows the bright stars of the Wishing Well Cluster, which earned its name because of the many stars that resemble silver coins sparkling at the bottom of a wishing well....
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Getting to know the fungus among us 27 November 2014, 5:00 am
Researchers studied almost 15,000 soil samples from 365 different sites around the world to paint the most vivid picture of Earth's fungi yet. It's important to understand how fungi are distributed around the world -- and how it responds to human activities -- because this group of organisms plays a serious role in human health, they say....
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Amazing Kids! Interview with Mari Copeny 1 August 2019, 4:00 am
By Victoria Feng, Editor-in-Chief
After experiencing the Flint water crisis herself, Mari Copeny was determined to help her community. ...
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Amazing Kid! of the Month – Mari Copeny – August 2019 1 August 2019, 4:00 am
By Victoria Feng, Editor-in-Chief
Mari Copeny, 12-year-old activist...
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I Want to Be Myself 1 July 2019, 4:05 am
By Kika Dhara-Garipuy, New York
Today a man, a woman,
and a child much younger than me
asked me who I wanted to be
I responded with - Is that really up to me?...
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The Wonders of Dublin, Ireland 1 July 2019, 4:05 am
By Stella Prince, AK Adventures Editor
Dublin is known in Ireland as the largest city in the country. It spans forty-four square miles, and houses over one million people as of 2019....
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A Door to the New World 1 July 2019, 4:05 am
By Shreya Sharath, age 10, New York
I’ll never forget the last time I saw my best friend Laya. It was last summer when I was 9, at her small house, around 7:00 p.m....
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A new era of space travel
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Temperatures are falling, but playoff baseball is heating up 14 October 2019, 3:19 pm
The Nationals and the Cardinals, the Astros and the Yankees battle for World Series spots....
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Temperatures are falling, but playoff baseball is heating up 14 October 2019, 3:19 pm
The Nationals and the Cardinals, the Astros and the Yankees battle for World Series spots....
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Do tests make you stress? We’ve got tips to help you dial it down and do your best. 14 October 2019, 10:08 am
Everyone gets anxious, but there are habits that can help you get through those times....
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Do tests make you stress? We’ve got tips to help you dial it down and do your best. 14 October 2019, 10:08 am
Everyone gets anxious, but there are habits that can help you get through those times....
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Chocolate companies don’t do enough to stop child workers, new report says 14 October 2019, 5:12 am
Green America says the businesses need to stop cocoa suppliers in Africa from hiring kids....
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October Class of KidsPost: Watkins Mill fourth-graders 13 October 2019, 12:00 pm
Rachel Lerman’s students like Dr. Seuss, soccer and pizza....
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October Class of KidsPost: Watkins Mill fourth-graders 13 October 2019, 12:00 pm
Rachel Lerman’s students like Dr. Seuss, soccer and pizza....
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Mystics earn WNBA title in winner-take-all game 11 October 2019, 7:38 am
Washington pushes through injuries to beat Connecticut, 89-78....
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Sarah Hyland Asked Vanessa Hudgens To Be One Of Bridesmaids In The Sweetest Way 9 October 2019, 8:24 pm
Sarah Hyland is getting her bridal party ready for her upcoming wedding. Over the weekend, Vanessa Hudgens revealed that the Modern Family star has recruited her to be a bridesmaid in Sarah’s and Wells Adams’ big day. The High School Musical alum shared a snap of an elegant wooden gift box adorned with...
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Camila Cabello Just Dished She Wrote Songs About Shawn Mendes In Her Upcoming Album 9 October 2019, 8:20 pm
Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello just can’t stop saying the sweetest things about each other. The two have been uber coy about their actual relationship status – even after trolling fans with their make out video on Instagram a while back. But, it looks like they’re opening up more and more about their relationship....
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Nick Jonas Is So Ready To Take On Blake Shelton In ‘The Voice’ Season 18 9 October 2019, 8:18 pm
Nick Jonas has a new gig – and it involves some fancy red chairs. The Jonas Brothers went on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on Monday (October 7) where Nick made a big announcement: “I am so excited about this. I will be joining as [a] new coach on The Voice.” “In addition to...
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Here’s What Travis Scott Has To Say About Those Cheating Rumors 8 October 2019, 12:31 am
Last week, news broke that Kylie Jenner and Travis Scott were taking a break. According to TMZ, the two have been “trying to make the relationship work for a while,” but “several weeks ago they decided to step away — at least for now.” Another source tells Entertainment Tonight that they “haven’t been...
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What’s Going On With Miley Cyrus And Cody Simpson? 8 October 2019, 12:27 am
Longtime friends Miley Cyrus and Cody Simpson sparked romance rumors last week, thanks to reported sightings of them out and about in Los Angeles – and a PDA-filled video. According to E! News, they were spotted at a grocery store grabbing drinks and sushi – and reportedly shared a “quick kiss” while checking out...
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Did Justin Bieber Just Poke Fun At Taylor Swift On Social Media? 8 October 2019, 12:24 am
Taylor Swift recently went viral – thanks to Jimmy Fallon, her mom and a banana. Yes, a banana. On Thursday (October 3), went on The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon, where the host revealed he had a video of her after getting Lasik surgery, courtesy of her mom, where she legit had a...
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Prince William, Kate Middleton, Prince Harry, And Meghan Markle Team Up For Mental Health PSA 8 October 2019, 12:21 am
The Fab Four reunite for a good cause. With their charitable endeavors officially separate, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge (a.k.a. Prince William and Kate Middleton) and the Duke and Duchess of Sussex (a.k.a. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle) have been busy doing their own thang the past few months. But they’re joining...
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Does Noah Centineo Have A New Girlfriend? 2 October 2019, 11:00 pm
The internet’s boyfriend, Noah Centineo, reportedly has a new lady in his life! (Sorry, To All The Boys stans, it’s not Lana Condor). Eagle-eyed fans have been noticing something mighty sus on social media – the To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before star and former Dancing With the Stars contestant Alexis Ren have...
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Jennifer Lopez And Alex Rodriguez Just Had A Stunning Engagement Party! 2 October 2019, 10:59 pm
Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez are still in the midst of planning their wedding – but first, engagement party! Over the weekend, J.Lo and A-Rod celebrated their upcoming nuptials with their loved ones – and they couldn’t be more loved up. Sharing a photo of her and A-rod sharing a romantic kiss at...
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It’s Official: Jennifer Lopez & Shakira Are Heating Up The Super Bowl LIV Halftime Show! 1 October 2019, 10:51 pm
It’s happening, you guys. It’s really and truly happening. Two of the fiercest, most talented, and hottest women in the music scene will be heating up the stage at perhaps the biggest annual sports musical performance: Super Bowl LIV! Jennifer Lopez and Shakira will officially be playing the Super Bowl halftime show this...
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Reversible superglue mimics snail slime 11 October 2019, 3:15 pm
Inspired by snail slime, scientists have created the first super-strong adhesive that can be easily become unstuck, when necessary.
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Scientists Say: Periodic table 10 October 2019, 9:04 pm
Scientists SayCarolyn WilkeThe periodic table is a chart showing all the known chemical elements. An element’s location in the table reveals a lot about its chemistry....
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Cool Job: This ecologist is studying an ocean of changes 10 October 2019, 5:00 pm
A young marine ecologist is studying how warming is changing the oceans and what people can do to minimize the harm.OceansSustainability...
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Cool Job: One green chemist is mining zoo dung for biological helpers 10 October 2019, 4:28 pm
Her goal is to convert farm-field wastes into useful fuels and chemicalsChemistryAlgae & FungiSustainability...
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Could Wednesday Addams really jolt a frog back to life? 9 October 2019, 8:46 pm
Technically FictionCarolyn WilkeA spark that recalls some science history brings a dead frog to life in The Addams Family. Scientists are now using electricity to build the body....
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2019 Nobel Prize in chemistry goes for pioneering lithium-ion batteries 9 October 2019, 4:50 pm
Today’s lithium-ion batteries power everything from smartphones to computers. Three scientists who pioneered those batteries just got the 2019 Nobel Prize in chemistry.ChemistryMaterials ScienceSustainability...
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Physics Nobel rewards discoveries on cosmic evolution and exoplanets 8 October 2019, 5:30 pm
This trio of scientists helped figure out the makeup of our universe. Two of them also identified the first known exoplanet orbiting a sunlike star.PlanetsPhysics...
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The color of body fat might affect how trim people are 8 October 2019, 4:11 pm
Brown fat burns calories to keep us warm. Researchers are searching for ways to boost it to help fight obesity and diabetes.Body functionsBrain...
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Report sums up climate's already dramatic impact on oceans and ice 1 October 2019, 9:29 pm
Melting glaciers, stronger storms and acidifying oceans are signs of climate change today, a new IPCC report says. Putting a brake on greenhouse emissions could limit how dire things get.Weather & ClimateOceans...
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Scientists find the secret to colossal bubbles 1 October 2019, 6:24 pm
What’s the right mix of materials to blow big bubbles that stretch without popping? Physicists have turned up the solution. PhysicsChemistryMaterials Science...
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Cast Reunion Pics That Will Make You Wish These Shows Were Still on Air 15 October 2019, 2:24 pm
We all pretty much lose it every time the cast from an old favorite TV show or movie of ours reunites. We mean, there’s not a day that goes by that we don’t......
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Everything We Know So Far About The Disney+ Streaming Service 15 October 2019, 2:04 pm
Imagine being able to watch your favorite Disney movies and TV shows whenever and wherever you feel like it… that seriously seems like it’s too good to be true, right? Well guys, that’s......
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Watch Ruby Rose Turner And Dakota Lotus Do Their Best Disney Channel Impressions 14 October 2019, 6:11 pm
Get ready for some major LOLs. Coop & Cami Ask the World stars Ruby Rose Turner and Dakota Lotus just caught up with J-14, where they went head to head in an epic competition.......
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What Is The Cast Of ‘Girl Meets World’ Up To Now? 14 October 2019, 6:09 pm
This may be hard to believe, but Rowan Blanchard is turning 18 years old on Monday, October 14. The actress was only 12 when she starred in Girl Meets World, and it’s seriously......
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Everything We Know About ‘High School Musical: The Musical: The Series’ So Far 14 October 2019, 4:36 pm
Let’s be real: High School Musical was a huge part of all of our childhoods, which is why we were super excited when we found out that Disney would be releasing a spinoff show inspired......
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What Is the Cast of ‘The Thundermans’ Up to Now? 14 October 2019, 4:32 pm
Can you guys believe it’s already been six years since The Thundermans premiered? That’s right, the iconic Nickelodeon series aired it’s first episode on October 14, 2013, and it feels like just yesterday,......
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Everything We Know About Shane Dawson And Jeffree Star’s Upcoming Makeup Line 14 October 2019, 4:20 pm
Every beauty guru and conspiracy theorist on the planet is waiting on the edge of their seats for the upcoming Shane Dawson and Jeffree Star collab. Yep, that’s right. For those who missed it, the two......
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Relive the Most Shocking and Drastic Celebrity Hair Transformations 14 October 2019, 3:46 pm
If you are anything like us over here at J-14, then you probably live for the moments your favorite celebrities debut a fresh new hairdo. Whether they chopped off all their gorgeous locks or......
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A Complete Guide to Miley Cyrus and Cody Simpson’s Steamy Romance 14 October 2019, 3:40 pm
The internet pretty much lost it when Miley Cyrus and Cody Simpson were spotted kissing on October 3. They’re two of the biggest stars in Hollywood, so seeing them together was pretty epic, right? An eyewitness told Us Weekly that......
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Harry Styles Testifies In Court Against Stalker: ‘I Felt Unsafe At Home’ 14 October 2019, 3:32 pm
Fans are sending Harry Styles their support after he reportedly testified in court against a stalker on Monday, October 14. The One Direction singer revealed he felt unsafe in his own home after Pablo......
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Get ready for the 4th 31 May 2014, 8:17 pm
Every year at this time, I remind parents about the TV series Liberty's Kids. The animated show aired on PBS and is now available on DVD. Aimed at kids ages 7-12 years, the series introduces kids to American history through the eyes of two young apprentice reporters named Sarah and James, who experience first hand the conflicts and events that shaped their nation....Read Full Post...
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Using Movies to Get Kids' Creative Juices Flowing 30 May 2014, 9:01 pm
When we went to see Maleficent, we had about 15 minutes before the movie started. We decided that we would each come up with an idea for the back story of Maleficent and see who came closest to guessing the real movie plot. The idea of a villain with a sympathetic back story is familiar to my girls, as they are all big fans of the musical Wicked....Read Full Post...
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Maleficent Activity Pages 13 May 2014, 7:38 pm
In anticipation of the upcoming live action film Maleficent, starring Academy Award-winning actress Angelina Jolie and directed by Robert Stromberg (Avatar, Alice in Wonderland), Disney has released a new packet of activity pages for kids!...Read Full Post...
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Using TV and Movies to Teach Life Lessons 30 April 2014, 9:29 pm
While it doesn't happen all the time, there are those occasions when something in a TV show or movie provides the perfect springboard for a deeper conversation or an example we can use to teach kids something about real life. This happened in our family recently....Read Full Post...
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The Lego Movie - Will It Inpsire A Summer of Building? 30 April 2014, 10:29 am
The LEGO Movie release date has been announced: you can look for it on Blu-ray Combo Pack, DVD 2-Disc Special Edition, and Digital HD on June 17th -- making it a great summer movie treat for kids which will hopefully inspire lots of building and creativity....Read Full Post...
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Movie Related Kids' Meals 29 April 2014, 8:41 am
As most parents know, fast food chains use toys, which often feature characters from favorite TV shows and movies, to market their kids' meals to kids and parents. In a commitment to kids' health, though, Disney has made marketing goals around kids' health issues, and they try generally not to market "unhealthy" food items to kids....Read Full Post...
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Taking Baby to the Movies? 31 March 2014, 8:38 pm
Have you ever taken a baby to a movie theater? I see people do this all the time. Every once in a while, said baby starts to wail in the middle of the film, and you know whether the parent promptly takes the baby out or not, the film has been disrupted at that point....Read Full Post...
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Healthy Media Habits Teach Important Life Skills 31 March 2014, 9:20 am
Limiting kids' exposure to media is about more than just making sure they don't watch too much TV or waste too much time playing video games. It's even about more than protecting kids from content that is disturbing, degrading or otherwise diminishing to the human soul. Just like other things in life that can be overdone or addictive, healthy media use requires self discipline. And with the unfathomable number of devices now available to all of us, keeping screen time in check is harder than eve...
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Childhood Classics 27 March 2014, 9:08 pm
For movie night the other night, we were trying to think of movies our kids have never seen. We racked our brains for childhood favorites the kids might enjoy, keeping in mind that movies we watched as kids sometimes aren't what we would let our kids watch today. For example, I loved Goonies; however, due to some of the content in that movie, I wouldn't let my younger kids watch it now. We've been surprised a couple of times when watching older movies and content we thought nothing of as kids sh...
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Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss! 28 February 2014, 7:01 pm
Green eggs and ham, anyone? This weekend (March 2) is Dr. Seuss' birthday. Celebrate by reading a few Seuss books and/or watching TV renditions of his fabulous tales.
Our favorite Seuss story is How the Grinch Stole Christmas, but since the holiday season has passed, we'll likely read a couple of his longer tales like Horton Hears a Who or The Lorax and some fun shorter ones as well. Many of these fun rhyming stories are available in cartoon version on DVD, and some have been turned into f...
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Defiance: The MMO vs Defiance: The TV Show - Fight! 22 October 2012, 9:11 pm
Defiance (PC)We journey to the show's set in Toronto to get the full scoop....
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Play Thief in Doom 3 with The Dark Mod 22 October 2012, 7:14 pm
Thief: The Dark Project (PC)A total conversion for Doom 3, The Dark Mod is designed to let players create missions....
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"Second Wave" of Options Make XCOM: Enemy Unknown Even Tougher 22 October 2012, 6:31 pm
XCOM: Enemy Unknown (PC)Originally planned to be officially released, modders have gotten the options to work....
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DICE Adding Console Command to Disable Color Grading in Battlefield 3 22 October 2012, 6:06 pm
Battlefield 3 (PC)"No major competitive advantage/disadvantage" in disabling color grading....
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The Castle Doctrine is Jason Rohrer's New Game 22 October 2012, 5:15 pm
New game from Inside a Star-Filled Sky creator revealed....
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Guild Wars 2 Kicks Halloween Off with the Shadow of the Mad King Update 22 October 2012, 3:04 pm
Guild Wars 2 (PC)Grab your digital jack o' lanterns and costumes in Guild Wars 2....
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BioWare Shares Dragon Age 3: Inquisition Details 22 October 2012, 2:03 pm
Dragon Age III: Inquisition (PC)First concept art revealed, too....
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BioShock Infinite - Beast of America Trailer 22 October 2012, 1:24 pm
New places, characters, powers showed off in new Infinite video....
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Zombies!!! Coming This Winter 20 October 2012, 8:45 pm
Zombies!!! (PC)The oft-delayed board game adaptation is finally coming....
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DC Universe Online Home Turf DLC Adds Player Housing 20 October 2012, 7:22 pm
DC Universe Online (PC)Missions, Lairs, and PVP content coming to DCUO....
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Monkey Who Barfed And Pooped On Sea Of Thieves Dev During Livestream Is Doing Just Fine 11 September 2019, 3:33 am
To promote the upcoming release of a new, pet-themed update for Sea of Thieves, developer Rare brought a real squirrel monkey onto a livestream. That monkey, whose name is Antonio, threw up and pooped on community video manager Jon McFarlane. Many wondered if the monkey had some kind of sickness, but thankfully, no, Antonio the squirrel monkey is doing just fine.Rare sent a message on Twitter to let people know. "What's the saying? Never work with children or animals?... We'd do it again. #Anton...
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Mayans MC Gloriously Takes Down Sons Of Anarchy Fans 11 September 2019, 3:05 am
It's no secret that Mayans MC has been loaded with Easter eggs from and nods to the Sons of Anarchy universe the show is set in, which is undoubtedly exciting for fans of FX's original motorcycle club series to see. In the show's latest episode, though, the show took aim at some fans that might take the world of Sons of Anarchy a little bit too far.In the new installment, titled "Xaman-Ek," EZ (JD Pardo) and Angel (Clayton Cardenas) are on a road trip when encounter a strange motorcycle club nei...
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Joaquin Phoenix's Joker And Robert Pattinson's Batman Won't Meet, Director Says 11 September 2019, 2:54 am
Joaquin Phoenix's Joker and Robert Pattinson's Batman won't ever meet on screen. Joker movie director Todd Phillips said in a recent interview that he doesn't foresee the characters interacting with each other in future movies."No, definitely not," he told Variety when asked about the possibility of the two iconic DC characters coming together. At the Toronto International Film Festival this week, Phillips shared more insight. He reiterated that he does not think Phoenix's Joker exists in the sa...
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Gears 5 Video Review 11 September 2019, 2:11 am
The Coalition adds a lot of smart new ideas to the Gears of War formula in Gears 5....
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Apple Reveals More Details for Apple TV+ 11 September 2019, 2:00 am
At the Apple event on September 10, we learned that Apple TV+ will launch on November 1, and it will cost $5 per month. And we also got a trailer for the Apple TV+ original series See, starring Jason Momoa....
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Borderlands 3 Composer On The "Most Varied Score" He's Ever Written For The Series 11 September 2019, 1:45 am
Borderlands 3 is almost here. Gearbox's next big looter-shooter arrives on September 13 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. Like previous entries in the series, the music is one of its standout features. Music has been very important to the series from the beginning (the opening sequence in Borderlands 1 might have been the first time you heard "Ain't No Rest For The Wicked"), and this theme continues with Borderlands 3.GameSpot recently had the opportunity to interview Borderlands 3 composer J...
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Beta Codes Giveaway 11 September 2019, 12:30 am
Credit: ActivisionThe Call of Duty: Modern Warfare beta test kicks off this week and we partnered with Activision to give away 500 codes to our readers. The winners will get a sneak peak of the new collection of maps and modes before the official release on Oct. 25.To enter, read our official rules, accept our terms and conditions and fill out the form below. Get additional entries by following us on social media to increase your chances of winning! If you are having trouble viewing the entry f...
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Disney To Sell One Of Its Last Big Gaming Studios, Report Says 10 September 2019, 11:49 pm
Entertainment giant Disney is reportedly taking another big step away from in-house game development. According to sources speaking to financial publication Bloomberg, Disney is planning to sell the game developer/publisher FoxNext, which it picked up through the acquisition of Fox earlier this year.The site reports that different Disney executives, including direct-to-consumer boss Kevin Mayer, considered keeping FoxNext. However, Disney CEO Bob Iger reportedly shut that down, and it was ultima...
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Blasphemous - 25 Minutes Of Gameplay 10 September 2019, 11:00 pm
Take a look at 25 minutes of Blasphemous gameplay, including a boss fight! Blasphemous is out now on PC and Nintendo Switch, PS4, and Xbox One....
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Monster Hunter World: Iceborne Video Review 10 September 2019, 10:46 pm
The Iceborne expansion builds seamlessly upon the thriving ecosystem created by Monster Hunter World to provide a thrilling and fulfilling experience....
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Google's Stadia Cloud Gaming Service Will Launch on November 19 15 October 2019, 2:40 pm
Google's Stadia game streaming service will launch on November 19th, the company's Rick Osterloh announced today at the company's fall hardware event. From a report: In a separate blog post published during the keynote, Google added that servers will open to the public at 12PM EST/9AM PST. Besides the US, Stadia will launch in Canada, UK, Ireland, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Finland. At launch, you'll be able to purchase Stadia's Founder's Edi...
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Internet Archive Releases 2,500 MS-DOS Games 15 October 2019, 2:10 am
The latest update from Internet Archive brings thousands of MS-DOS games from the '90s like 3D Bomber, Zool and Alien Rampage. CNET reports: On Sunday, Internet Archive released 2,500 MS-DOS games that includes action, strategy and adventure titles. Some of the games are Vor Terra, Spooky Kooky Monster Maker, Princess Maker 2 and I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream. "This will be our biggest update yet, ranging from tiny recent independent productions to long-forgotten big-name releases from decad...
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Project xCloud Public Preview Is Now Live 15 October 2019, 12:30 am
Microsoft has started the public preview for the Project xCloud game streaming service that it first announced in late 2018. Thurrott reports: "The Project xCloud Preview is now officially live in the US, UK and Korea," a Microsoft representative told me today. "This preview serves as our opportunity to test, improve and garner feedback. It's critical we bring gamers with us on this journey so we can learn more from them and their experiences in a wide variety of real-world environments and use-...
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Microsoft Wants To Use AI To Bleep Out Bad Words In Xbox Live Party Chat 14 October 2019, 10:50 pm
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Today, Microsoft announced that it's rolling out filters that will let Xbox Live players automatically limit the text-based messages they receive to four maturity tiers: "Friendly, Medium, Mature, and Unfiltered." That's a long-overdue feature for a major communication platform that's well over a decade old now, but not really anything new in terms of online content moderation writ large.
What's more interesting is a "looking ahead" promis...
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Researchers Prove Humans Are Still Better Than AI at 'Angry Birds' 13 October 2019, 10:46 pm
An anonymous reader quotes the I-Programmer site:
Humans! Rest easy, we still beat the evil AI at the all-important Angry Birds game. Recent research by Ekaterina Nikonova and Jakub Gemrot of Charles University (Czech Republic) indicates why this is so....
"Firstly, this game has a large number of possibilities of actions and nearly infinite amount of possible levels, which makes it difficult to use simple state space search algorithms for this task. Secondly, the game requires a planning of ...
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NVIDIA's Job Listings Reveal 'Game Remastering' Studio, New Interest In RISC-V 13 October 2019, 9:56 pm
An anonymous reader quotes Forbes:
Nvidia has a lot riding on the success of its GeForce RTX cards. The Santa Clara, California company is beating the real-time ray tracing drum loudly, adamant on being known as a champion of the technology before AMD steals some of its thunder next year with the PlayStation 5 and its own inevitable release of ray-tracing enabled PC graphics cards.
Nvidia has shown that, with ray tracing, it can breathe new life into a decades-old PC shooter like id Software'...
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Millions Watch As Entire Fortnite Ecosystem Becomes a Black Hole 13 October 2019, 8:55 pm
"Fortnite just blew up its entire map and all that's left is a black hole," reports TechCrunch.
Some are speculating that this is simply a teaser for a new Fortnite map, but it's unclear when that new map will arrive... Fortnite's website is currently just a Twitch stream featuring a black hole.
The Washington Post reports:
Anyone looking for clues on Fortnite's multiple social media accounts were left staring at the same image. The same black hole greets all visitors to Fortnite's Instagram....
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The UK's National Health System Just Opened A Treatment Center for Videogame Addiction 13 October 2019, 5:39 pm
An anonymous reader quotes Fortune:
The battle against gaming addiction entered a new era this week when the U.K. public health system, the National Health Service (NHS), announced the opening of its first center specializing in 'Internet and Gaming Disorders....' Starting in November, the London-based center's psychiatrists and clinical psychologists will work with patients between ages 13 and 25 whose lives have been affected by "severe or complex behavioral issues associated with gaming, gam...
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Activision Blizzard Cuts Ban of Pro-Hong Kong Gamer From One Year To Six Months 12 October 2019, 4:39 pm
"Activision Blizzard Inc., facing the threat of a boycott, reduced the punishment it meted out to a tournament player who voiced support for Hong Kong's pro-democracy demonstrators," reports Bloomberg:
The company's Blizzard Entertainment division originally barred the player from events for a year and stripped him of some $10,000 in prize money. But it said at the end of the week that it would cut the ban to six months and pay his winnings.
The reversal followed an uproar from customers and ...
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Overwatch Mei Is Becoming a Hong Kong Protest Symbol 10 October 2019, 7:00 am
Following Blizzard's decision to suspend a Hearthstone player for expressing support of protests in Hong Kong during an official tournament broadcast, some gamers are working to turn Overwatch hero Mei into a symbol of the Hong Kong resistance. Polygon reports: A post yesterday on the r/HongKong subreddit suggested people turn Mei, a Chinese Overwatch hero, into a "pro-democracy symbol" to get "Blizzard's games banned in China." (China already censors Winnie the Pooh after the internet began ass...