CNN’s 2023 Year in Review News QUIZ
A lot happened in 2023, from wars to wildfires to mass shootings. But not all of the headlines were bad. We had big moments in music, movies and sports to provide a little levity and much-needed distraction. Take CNN’s Year in Review Quiz to find out how well you paid attention to this year’s news!

https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2023/12/us/cnn-5-things-news-quiz-year-in-review-2023-sec/

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During the Pandemic a struggling café in Osaka, Japan adopted a stray kitten and ended up becoming a famous place people love to visit. When the kitten’s entire cat family followed to the café, the owners couldn’t turn them away. The cats love roaming on the model trains that are part of the café’s decor. Costumers flock to see the cat family’s Godzilla like antics with the trains. Check out the action with videos from Inside Edition and That Good News Girl, as well as the café’s Instagram account.

Inside Edition
That Good News Girl
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Do you like dogs? Then you will love “The Dogist!”

Visit The Dogist’s various social media accounts to see “The story of dogs.” The dogs are photographed by Elias Weiss Friedman. Enjoy!

Facebook – https://m.facebook.com/thedogist/
Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/thedogist/
TikTok – https://www.tiktok.com/@thedogist
YouTube – https://youtube.com/@thedogistchannel

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Ever wonder how to make a Jack-O-Lantern from a foam pumpkin? When you carve a real pumpkin, you can only enjoy your handy work for a few weeks. Check out this video from SKS Props to see how you can make a Halloween decoration that will last for years! Follow the links below for 2 different designs.

Monster Eyes Pumpkin – https://youtu.be/MHysg-URqMQ?si=WRcyebhwLSycWYqL
Mimic Pumpkin – https://youtu.be/4kpOWJ5Wz2A?si=J59V6f99K26HKB5L

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Do you like the Harry Potter series? Take a virtual ride on with the Hogwarts Express with The Jacobite steam train in Scotland in this video from Insider.

https://youtu.be/VH743l6lZx0?si=QAVMdwruvRwiZOKz

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With so much negativity on social media get a FUN & POSITIVE story pushed to you everyday by “That Good News Girl” Jenn.

Get your daily happy content on …
Facebook – https://m.facebook.com/p/That-Good-News-Girl-100090699392443/
Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/thatgoodnewsgirl/
TikTok – https://www.tiktok.com/discover/That-good-news-girl

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It’s New York State Fair time again!!! And that means the cows are in the Birthing Center having babies. If you are interested in seeing the baby calves or watching the cows deliver, you can check it out LIVE Streamed on YouTube. You can watch until the NYS Fair is over on Labor Day, 9/4/23. Today we welcomed Zoie 80lbs and Stacey 82lbs. Stacey’s mother was born at the NYS Fair’s very first birthing center in 2013.

Live Stream – https://www.youtube.com/live/zJn_RmNzuro?feature=shared

Also check out …

YouTube Channel – https://youtube.com/@NYAnimalAgricultureCoalition

Online – https://www.nyanimalag.org/birthing-center/

Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/NYAnimalAg

Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/nyanimalag/

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“Cooking for Levi” is the cutest cooking experience on social media. Watch as Chef Dad expands 2 year old Levi’s palate and helps him learn through food.

What will Levi choose to eat today? His dad will be up to the task!!! Watch on your favorite social media platform …
TikTok – https://www.tiktok.com/@cookingforlevi
Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/cookingforlevi/
YouTube – https://youtube.com/@Cookingforlevi
Website – https://www.cookingforlevi.com/

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Have you always wanted to draw but felt you lacked the skill? Watch as self-taught, South African artist Jono Dry teaches his video editor, James how to draw with pencil on paper a hyperrealism style drawing of their studio dog, Maya.
https://youtu.be/7q-DM11FMTU

Jono has another video where he continues to work on James’ drawing of Maya to show how a professional artist would level it up.
https://youtu.be/Pv3YkBJxZV4

Jono shows his artwork on several platforms …
https://www.jonodryart.com/
https://youtube.com/@JonoDry
https://m.facebook.com/JonoDryArt/
https://www.instagram.com/jonodry/

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