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Rise up, sunshine. Welcome to the show. I'm Koi Wire. This is CNN 10, your 10 Minutes of News. where we simply tell you the what so you can decide what to think. Teacher Time Tuesday this January 13th. Thank you to all the educators out there inspiring the next generation. Thanks for making us a part of your day. Go ahead, give a teacher a high five.
¶ US Pursuit of Greenland
heart hands or a fist bump, let them know I see you. Now let's get to your news. We begin with news about one of the world's most rugged and remote places, the vast Arctic territory of Greenland. The semi-autonomous or mostly self-governing territory is the world's largest noncontinental island, about six times the size of Germany, with a population of only about 56,000 people.
It's been part of the Kingdom of Denmark for centuries. It is mineral rich and perfectly placed to set up defense systems for any potential attacks from nations across the Arctic Ocean. The US has made several efforts to acquire it in the past. Since returning to office last year, President Donald Trump became the latest US president to suggest acquiring Greenland for the United States. In recent days, he has doubled down on that push.
national security but right now we are going to do something on Greenland whether they like it or not because if we don't do it Russia or China will take over Greenland, and we're not gonna have Russia or China as a neighbor. Our Nick Robertson has more about the hows and whys for the United States' previous attempts to acquire Greenland and why they failed.
It's not the first time a US president has been interested in Greenland. Over 150 years ago, after the United States purchased Alaska from the Russians, the then Secretary of State, William Seward, floated the idea of in Greenland and Iceland from Denmark. Even back then, Greenland was recognized for its wealth of minerals and resources. The purchase never materialized, but Greenland remained on the US radar in 1910.
The US ambassador to Denmark suggested the United States give Denmark an island in the Philippines in exchange for Greenland and the Danish West Indies. But that didn't happen either. By 1916, leaders signed the Lansing Declaration, a US proclamation, saying that they would not dispute Denmark's control over the entire territory. But after World War II, US President Harry Truman offered Denmark $100 million in gold for Greenland. Denmark rejected the offer.
The bid was secret at the time but was made public in 1991 by a Danish newspaper after documents had been declassified two decades earlier. Despite the US not gaining control of Greenland, they were given permission to operate military bases, including the Thuel Air Base, now known as the Pitufik Space Base, where they still have a presence. US forces. While the world waits to see if...
President Trump's threats about Greenland come to fruition and Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to talk about buying Greenland. History has told us it may not be so easy.
¶ Dogs Learn, Barbie Evolves
We've all heard the saying, you can't teach an old dog new tricks. Well, turns out some clever canines might be just fine being self-taught. New research out of Hungary suggests that some perceptive pooches pick up new words just by eavesdropping on our conversation.
similar to how toddlers learn. So these researchers told a group of dogs about certain toys and then talked about them without even looking at the dog. And the dilded doggies kind of... monitored the speakers' gazes, they picked up on conversational clues and keywords.
and learned the toy's names in as little as eight minutes. Some Border Collies, they learned the names without new objects at all in front of them, without being told directly that's what they were. Talk about best in show. Now, researchers, they're still trying to determine why this... seems more prevalent in certain dogs and they've been working with this group of dogs for years so you may want to temper expectations if you plan on teaching old Fido what a labubu is today.
Mattel is releasing what it's calling their first ever autistic Barbie doll. Advocates for neurodivergent children are celebrating calling it a magical moment. Our Jacqueline Howard is here to tell us more. Hi, Jacqueline. Koi, there's a new Barbie on the market and she's making
History! She's the first ever Barbie with autism. She includes a fidget spinner, noise-canceling headphones, and a tablet to help support her communication. Now the toy company Mattel, it worked with the non-profit autistic cell advocacy network to design the doll. And their aim was to really reflect the tools and experiences that many children with autism use every day, Koi.
10-second trivia. What do scientists believe is responsible for most of the gold found in the Earth's crust? Volcanic eruptions, meteor strikes, deep sea thermal vents, or alchemy? If you said meteor strikes, you're out of this world. While more than 99% of the gold on Earth is thought to be locked up in the planet's core, scientists believe much of the gold in Earth's crust came from meteor strikes billions of years ago.
¶ Australia's Gold & Pilot Dreams
Now to Australia and a potential golden opportunity down under. Some of history's heftiest gold nuggets have been unearthed in the state of Victoria's Golden Triangle region. And as the worldwide price of gold continues to soar, Everyone from homegrown hobbyists to professional prospectors are scouring the region in a bid to hit it big and shout Eureka! Our Polo Sandoval has more on the modern day treasure hunt.
The lure of gold is drawing treasure hunters to Australia's Victoria State, an area known as the Golden Triangle, where historically some of the world's biggest gold nuggets have been discovered. But there was no eureka moment for this gold seeker. Ah, there it is. Shotgun pellet. But it's not quite striking out, according to some hobbyists slash prospectors, if the quest is part of the reward. I like to walk through the bush.
seeing the wildlife, and if I'm lucky, finding a little bit of gold. It may not be the gold rush of the mid-19th century, where hundreds of thousands of people flocked to California trying to find their fortunes. But demand for recreational mining permits in Victoria is hitting an all-time high. There are more than 100,000 active permits which allow people to search for gold using only hand tools and keep anything they find.
It's a chance to potentially hit pay dirt after the price of gold searched last year to over $4,500 a troy ounce. seeing what nuggets they're finding out there and what they're actually getting for them um is definitely a big um a big boost because that can help us pay off a lot of bills take kids out and stuff like that so it's a it's a big kicker for me
Tony Mills, a gold hunting tour guide, says he's one of the lucky ones and has found some pretty sizable stones. The best one was the 80 ounce nugget. Yeah. And I found a 70 and I found a lot. 21s and yeah i found a lot of decent nuggets um not recently other than this three and a half ounce And though most of the people dream of hitting the mother lode, others are happy to just find a little something in the dirt. A guide estimated this pebble of gold to be worth about $27.
A jackpot for those that prize the experience. I feel very good, very happy. My heart's singing a nice tune. Today's story, getting a 10 out of 10, a flight academy that's clearing the runway for the next generation of pilots. In Lawrenceville, Georgia, students at Look Up Flight Academy are learning more than how to fly a plane. They're learning how to navigate an industry where...
Access hasn't always been easy. For Orion Booz, a former flight attendant, becoming a pilot was about more than earning certifications. It was about what flying represents. Black women still make up less than 1% actually of all professional pilots. So I'm just here to change that landscape of what our... what our industry looks like. I feel like the sky is for everybody, so it shouldn't be gate kept just for one certain demographic.
Now she's part of a flight academy working to reshape who gets to sit at the controls. The academy was founded by pilot and aircraft builder Mike Ojo, who says the goal is to properly train the next generation of pilots and to... students to high paying careers in fields like commercial aviation and aircraft maintenance.
The program reaches across generations, including teens like Kaelin Wilson, who's balancing flight training with a full-time job. So far, Look Up Flight Academy has graduated 110 students, each on a different journey, but united by the... chance to reach for the sky. All right we have a shout out today going to...
Mr. Atkinson at Selwood Middle School in Portland, Oregon. I see you win. Thank you for spending part of your day with us. And Mrs. Spellman, William B. Travis Academy in Dallas, Texas. Thank you for our furry friend here, who I'm sure was... eavesdropping on our entire show now tomorrow is your word Wednesday so put your unique vocabulary word
and the definition in the comments of my latest post on Instagram, at KoiWire or CNN10, and we'll choose a winner to work into tomorrow's show. Bring it, y'all. Let's make it a magnificent day. I'm KoiWire, and we are CNN10.