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Chepngetich Crushes Women’s Marathon Record

NFK Editors — Thu, 17 Oct 2024 06:30:18 +0000

On Sunday, Ruth Chepngetich of Kenya set a new world record for the fastest marathon ever run by a woman, finishing in 2 hours, 9 minutes, and 56 seconds. She's the first woman ever to finish a marathon in under 2 hours and 10 minutes.

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Assefa Smashes Women’s Marathon Record

NFK Editors — Thu, 28 Sep 2023 06:30:35 +0000

On Sunday, Tigst Assefa of Ethiopia shocked the running world by smashing the women's world record for the marathon by over two minutes. Assefa finished the Berlin Marathon in just 2 hours, 11 minutes, and 53 seconds.

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News Roundup: Hurricane Ian, Pipeline Blasts, & a Marathon Record

NFK Editors — Fri, 30 Sep 2022 06:30:06 +0000

In today's news roundup, Hurricane Ian brings flooding and power losses to Cuba and Florida, huge leaks in natural gas pipelines between Russia and Europe seem to have been caused on purpose, and Eliud Kipchoge breaks his marathon record by 30 seconds.

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Amazing Athletes Retire: Serena Williams, Sue Bird, and Allyson Felix

NFK Editors — Thu, 08 Sep 2022 06:30:56 +0000

Today, NewsForKids.net looks at three amazing athletes who have recently retired. Serena Williams played her final tennis match last Friday. On Tuesday, Sue Bird played her last WNBA basketball game. And sprinter Allyson Felix ran her last race in August.

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Never Too Old: Amazing Seniors Set Records

NFK Editors — Thu, 18 Nov 2021 06:30:19 +0000

Today NFK looks at three amazing older people who've made the news recently, mainly because they simply decided not to stop. Their inspiring stories are a good reminder that you're never too young or too old to do something incredible.

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News Roundup: Coronavirus Struggle, Fast Track, & SpongeBob?

NFK Editors — Thu, 05 Aug 2021 06:30:17 +0000

In today's news roundup, the struggle continues as the world reaches 200 million coronavirus cases, Olympic athletes are breaking records on a high-tech track, and a scientist spots a real life SpongeBob look-alike deep under the sea.

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News Roundup: Republican Leaders, Rocket Returns, & Fast for Football

NFK Editors — Fri, 14 May 2021 06:30:42 +0000

In today's news roundup, Republicans remove Liz Cheney for speaking out against Ex-President Donald Trump, a Chinese rocket falls safely into the Indian Ocean, and DK Metcalf is fast enough for football, but not quite fast enough for sprinting.

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News Roundup: Ivory Coast Leader, Stone is Freed, and Not So Fast

NFK Editors — Sun, 12 Jul 2020 06:30:46 +0000

In today's news roundup, Ivory Coast's prime minister dies, leaving uncertainty over an upcoming election, US President Donald Trump keeps a friend out of jail, and a runner who seemed to be faster than Usain Bolt…wasn't.

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For Real? No Pants, a Marathon Mistake, & a Tumbleweed Tornado

NFK Editors — Sat, 02 May 2020 06:30:57 +0000

Among the more unusual news stories recently…a TV reporter goes on the air without his pants, a runner writes a message with her marathon path, but makes a spelling mistake, and a reporter catches a tumbleweed "tornado" on video.

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News Roundup: Peace Plans, Tennis Wins, & Special Shoes

NFK Editors — Sun, 02 Feb 2020 12:30:26 +0000

In today's news roundup, US President Donald Trump's Mideast Peace Plan upsets Palestinians, Sofia Kenin is the surprise winner of the Australian Open, and Nike's special Vaporfly shoes are approved for the Olympics.

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