🗞️10 Things You Need to Know - 11/21/2023

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Written By Tracy Kaplan

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The Ten News: Season 4, Episode 24

10 Things to Know with The Ten News

1. 🧳 Turkey Day Travel

2. 🩲 The Chiefs Lucky Charm

3. ❤️ R.I.P, Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter

4. 📚 Pink Stands with PEN America

5. 🇮🇱 The "March for Israel"

6. 🧰 NASA's Tools Take Orbit

7. 🐴 Horsing Around in the Air

8. 🌋 Iceland Volcano Update

9. 📺 Chief of Cheer

10. 🦃 The 97th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

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TRANSCRIPT:

INT. TEN NEWS STUDIO

RYAN: IT’S ALMOST YUMMY TURKEY TIME IT’S ALMOST YUMMY TURKEY TIME!

PAM: Slow down Ry…we’ve got some things to cover before then.

RYAN: Like, Pat Mahomes’ dirty underwear and the INSANE Icelandic earthquakes?

PAM: That’s right! I’m Pamela Kirkland.

RYAN: And I’m Ryan Willard. It’s Tuesday, November 21st.

PAM: This is Ten Things You Need to Know. 

PAM: Happy Tuesday, Ten’ers! The word of the week is ‘Thanksgiving’, a holiday filled with yummy food and family time. But, sometimes we have to travel to spend time with family and Triple A is forecasting the 2023 Thanksgiving travel period to be the third busiest ranking behind 2005 and 2019. Triple A predicts there will be 55.4 million people traveling between the Wednesday before Thanksgiving through the following Sunday. This includes more than 49 million Americans driving during the five-day period, plus more than 3 million seats on 22,000 flights just on Sunday, November 26th. So, if you and your family are hitting the road, or skies, this Thanksgiving, tune in to your favorite episode of The Ten News and be safe!

RYAN: Best of luck to all of the travelers out there, and speaking of luck, did you know that Patrick Mahomes has worn the same pair of underwear every game since his first NFL season? Mahomes sports the underpants every game day and he washes them… every once in a while. He claims that, ‘if the Chiefs are on a hot streak, that he can’t wash them. He’s gotta keep it rolling and as long as he’s winning football games, he’ll keep the superstition going.’ Between Taylor Swift and Patrick Mahomes underpants, I’d say the Chiefs are the luckiest team out there!

PAM: In sad news, former First Lady Rosalynn Carter has died at the age of 96. She and former President Jimmy Carter had just celebrated their 77th wedding anniversary this summer. She’s perhaps best known for making the role of First Lady mean more than just hosting parties at the White House. She wanted to use her role to help others and worked on causes that meant a lot to her like humanitarian causes, ending homelessness and expanding access to mental health care. 

PAM: Have you ever asked yourself, ‘what if you could be the next Taylor Swift?’ Well, YouTube might be able to help out. YouTube has introduced an AI tool called “Dream Track” that lets users create songs imitating the voices of pop stars. The experimental feature, currently available to about 100 creators in the United States, can be used to soundtrack videos on YouTube Shorts based on users' descriptions of content and mood. Only 9 artists, including Sia, Charlie Puth, and T-Pain have approved the use of the experimental tool while the debate about AI in the creative industries continues. 

RYAN: Speaking of pop stars, Pink gave away 2,000 banned books at her Florida concerts! She teamed up with PEN America and the Florida bookstore, Books & Books, to combat book bans that are targeting authors who write about topics like race and LGBTQ identity. According to data released by PEN America, “Florida overtook Texas during the last school year with more books banned in public school classrooms and libraries than any other state in the union.” As a part of her 2023 Trustfall tour, the artist gave away 4 books including, “The Family Book,” by Todd Parr, “The Hill We Climb,” by Gorman, “Beloved,” by Toni Morrison, and a book from the movement “Girls Who Code,” founded by Reshma Saujani. 

PAM: And, in Washington D.C. last week, demonstrators gathered at the National Mall for a rally in support for Israel. Coined as the “March for Israel” people came together to show support for Israel and condemn the recent rise of antisemitism in the United States. Supporters called for the release and return of hostages taken by the Hamas terrorist group and the event shed light on the need for Jewish communities across the world to live free from hate. The march comes just 6 weeks following the attack on Israel with no end in sight as the conflict continues. Time for a great break for the grown-ups and then we’ll be back with NASA news, a horse on a plane, and getting ready for a big parade!

RYAN: We’re back with some news from NASA! Two NASA astronauts, Jasmin Moghbeli and Loral O’Hara were conducting a spacewalk from the International Space Station when all of a sudden their tool bag slipped into orbit. This wasn’t just a hammer and some nails either. The tool bag is valued at $100,000 and was being used to make repairs on ISS equipment. Luckily, the mishap occurred after the equipment was no longer needed. The tool bag is expected to be in Earth’s orbit for a few months at a slow descent before reaching about 70 miles above the Earth’s surface and disintegrating. In the meantime, stargazers can catch a glimpse of it just by peeking through binoculars!

PAM: You might think I’m horsing around about this next headline, but I can a-shoe you that it actually happened. A 747 cargo plane was enroute from New York to Belgium when it had to return to John F. Kennedy International Airport after a horse escaped its stall! The horse was reported loose by the pilot about 30-minutes into the flight, forcing the cargo plane to make a u-turn back to New York where they could re-secure the animal. It’s still unclear how the horse escaped during the first flight, but they were able to take off again a short time after and successfully arrive at their European destination.

RYAN: Up next, we’re shaking things up with weather news. Last week, Iceland experienced over 1,500 earthquakes in just two days. The quakes put the country on high alert for potential volcanic eruptions, in addition to detected sulfur dioxide gas, indicating that magma is close to the surface. As the situation continues to escalate, Iceland is under a state of emergency, with thousands of people evacuated from earth-quake affected areas. 

PAM: With Thanksgiving just 2 days away, I’m sure you’ve already watched a few holiday movies with your family. But, did you know that there’s a company that will pay someone to watch them!? That’s right, CableTV.com is looking to fill their Chief of Cheer position to watch 25 holiday movies within 25 days. This dream job pays $2,500 and includes a one-year membership to seven different streaming services like Netflix, Amazon Prime, and Hulu. The position is tasked with keeping track of each movie watched and ranking it across 3 categories including, nostalgia, heartwarming storytelling, and holiday cheer. Plus, ranking the streaming services in terms of accessibility, functionality, and holiday movie selection. Do you think you have what it takes to be the next Chief of Cheer?

RYAN: Before you’re glued to your favorite holiday movie, don’t forget to tune into the 97th Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade! The parade will start 30 minutes earlier this year on Thursday, November 23rd in New York City and includes over 5,000 volunteers, 16 character balloons, 26 floats, and more than 700 clowns! Among the 26 floats, there are new attractions like the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem float and the Palace of Sweets by Brach’s float that showcases all things gingerbread. And, for the grown-ups, pop sensation, Cher, is this year’s performer! 

PAM: That was 10 things you need to know! 

RYAN: NOW…it’s almost turkey time! Now it’s almost turkey time! 

PAM: Ryan, what’re you grateful for?

RYAN: I’m grateful that we have Thursday off and that I will be eating 7 pounds of candied yams. Oh I’m also grateful for the Ten’ers that listen to our show! What’re you grateful for?

PAM: ADLIB WHAT YOU’RE GRATEFUL FOR. I’m Pamela Kirkland.

RYAN: And I’m Ryan Willard. Thanks for listening to The Ten News.

PAM AND RYAN: HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

Tracy Kaplan
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