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• Job offers $30 an hour for eating and testing candy
  January 26, 2021. A candy company in Canada is searching for people to taste and review its original creations ... read more
• Electric-car battery charges in five minutes
  January 24, 2021. A company in Israel says it has created a lithium-ion car battery that people can charge ... read more
• Biden vows to repair global alliances
  January 22, 2021. Joe Biden has promised to re-establish global alliances in his first speech as U.S. President. ... read more
• Wristband lets others know your mood
  January 20, 2021. A new wearable device can let other people know your mood. ... read more
• Tennis stars enter Australia ahead of stranded citizens
  January 18, 2021. Australian citizens are angered at the sight of preferential treatment being given to tennis stars. ... read more
• Paris' Champs-Elysees to be 'extraordinary garden'
  January 16, 2021. The mayor of Paris wants to turn the Champs-Elysees avenue into an "extraordinary garden". ... read more

Teaching Kids News

• Joe Biden Becomes 46th President of the United States
  On January 20, Joe Biden became the 46th president of the United States. The post Joe Biden Becomes 46th President ... read more
• Donald Trump banned from Twitter, Facebook
  US president Donald Trump has been banned from Twitter and Facebook following a riot at the US Capitol Building on ... read more
• News Quiz: What Do You Remember About 2020?
  Phew! Aren’t you glad 2020 is over? People all around the world heaved a sigh of relief at midnight on ... read more
• Happy Holidays, From Our Bubble to Yours!
  Out with the old (2020) and in with the new! Well, it’s been quite a year–and that’s an understatement. We ... read more
• UK Woman First To Receive COVID-19 Vaccine
  Margaret Keenan is the first person in the world to get the COVID-19 vaccine. The post UK Woman First To ... read more
• Chris Nikic is an Ironman
  On Nov. 7, 2020, Chris Nikic did something incredible. He became the first person with Down syndrome to complete one of ... read more

Jokes in Levels

• An Old Married Couple Watching TV – Level 3
  An old married couple was watching TV, and the husband had the remote. He was switching between a fishing channel ... read more
• Little Johnny and the Teacher – Level 1
  “Johnny, give me a sentence that starts with I.” “I is…” “No, Little Johnny. Always say I am.” “All right… ... read more
• Thousand Aspirins – Level 2
  “Doctor, I felt miserable and I tried to commit suicide. I decided to swallow a thousand aspirins.” “Really? And what ... read more
• Blonde Borrowed a Book from the Library – Level 3
  A blonde goes to the library: “I borrowed a book from you last week, but it was so boring! No ... read more
• A Girl in a Pet Shop – Level 1
  A girl goes to a pet shop. She asks the sales assistant, “Do you have a wasp?” The assistant says, ... read more
• Rich but Stupid – Level 2
  A young couple is sitting in the park, and the boy asks: “Could you love a stupid boy who is ... read more