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This is the CNN STUDENT NEWS. Welcome to Wednesday show. I`m Carl Azuz, reporting from Atlanta.
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Venezuela is one of three divided countries we`ve told you about recently.
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It`s seeing protests against its president, rallies in support of him and violence in the upheaval.
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Its current leader like its previous one has been controversial.
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He`s moved the country further towards socialism, expending the government`s control over things like businesses, the economy, the media.
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In fact, the government`s been pressuring Venezuelan media to downplay the violence in the country.
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But word of instability is getting out.
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More wreckage to fortify opposition lines.
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Caracas`s wealthier east side was blockaded Monday.
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Antigovernment activists responding to the twitter #day of the barricades.
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I don`t want to wait in food lines. I don`t want to be kidnapped. I`m a hostage in my own home, she says.
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Scores of picket lines sprang up. The opposition seems to be beefing up its bid to topple Venezuela`s socialist government.
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Outrage at soaring crime and a tanking economy triggered the protests.
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But across on the city`s poor west side, there are few signs government loyalists are deserting on mass.
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Pro-regime motorcycle clubs, just the latest call group to show public support for President Nicolas Maduro.
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The president insists the opposition is trying to stage a U.S. -funded coup attempt.
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The right wing extremists are being marginalized in Venezuela, and it`s us, the revolutionaries who were getting support from other countries, the president said.
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No rule opposition protesters agree on the changing tactics, especially since the barricades are in the opposition`s own neighborhoods.
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The pro-government loyalists are armed, and we aren`t, so we are shielding behind barricades and wait for them to arrive, he says.
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As the day wore on, there was no word of serious clashes, but the battle lines have been drawn.
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It`s Worldwide Wednesday on CNN STUDENT NEWS, and we`re going to stay in South America for the first part of today`s roll call.
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In the nation of Ecuador, we are glad to be part of your day at Academia Cotopaxi.
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This school is in Ecuadorian capital of Quito.
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Moving north now to Canada, thank you for watching at Philemon Wright High School. It`s located in Gatineau, Quebec.
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And across the Atlantic Ocean, the Italy - hello to the students and teachers of ITCS Leon Battista Alberti.
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Glad to see you in Veneto.
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For the first time, the U.S. government is getting involved in how food is marketed in public schools.
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The Obama administration wants schools to eliminate ads for foods that are high in sugar, fat and salt.
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Critics say it shouldn`t be up to the government to decide what kids eat, and some school districts think the latest rules might mean lost revenue from ads.
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Our classrooms should be healthy places where kids are not bombarded with ads for junk food.
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New rules proposed by First Lady Michelle Obama and the U.S. Department of Agriculture would eliminate advertisements for unhealthy food and drinks in schools.
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Parents should be in control of their kids` health.
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And their good efforts at home shouldn`t be undermined when they send their kids off to school.
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It would mean hallways and score boards with coke or Pepsi advertisements would have to be changed.
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The new push comes on the fourth anniversary of the first lady`s let`s move initiative.
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It`s fighting childhood obesity by promoting healthy eating and exercise while encouraging healthy choices.
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And water just surpassed soda as the most commonly consumed beverage in America.
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Yeah! Go on! Drink up! She says the program is showing results.
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Children born today will be accustomed to eating healthy food during the school day.
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So for them the norm will be fruits and vegetables and not chips and candy.
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She says, for schools healthy students are not the only benefit.
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Although they are not changing - charging any more for their lunches,
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they are actually making more money because more kids are participating in the school lunch programs.
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The American Beverage Association, which represents brands like Coke, Pepsi and Dr. Pepper,
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came out in favor of the new proposed measures. I`m Alisa Reiny (ph) reporting.
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Time for The Shoutout. Which of these adjectives relates to the sense of sight?
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If you think you know it, shout it out. Is it: ocular, obstruent, gustatory or haptic?
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You`ve got three seconds, go!
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The adjective ocular has to do with eyes or eyesight, so that`s your answer and that`s your Shoutout.
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A piece of ocular technology has Internet giant Google getting more involved in politics.
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We`ve talked about Google glass before. It`s eyewear with the small camera and TV screen.
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The camera lets you take pictures of whatever you see.
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The screen lets you read email, see texts and get directions and other info.
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Lawmakers in several states are considering banning Google Glass for drivers.
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They are concerned the eyewear will create another distraction, and that people will pay more attention to what`s on Google Glass than what`s on the road.
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Google says laws against its product aren`t necessary. It`s lobbying politicians in several states to keep Google Glass legal.
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The company argues that Glass isn`t widely available enough to justify a ban.
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But an Illinois state senator who wants a ban says the wearable technology will be widely available in the future.
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Another lawmaker in Maryland says if someone`s pulled over with Google Glass, it will be difficult for police to prove whether the device was operating.
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The solution, he said, ban it altogether.
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Our next story today is about Braille. It`s a universal system of writing for and by blind people.
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And users raised dots that are read when fingers are passed over them.
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Braille printers can run thousands of dollars, but not this one - it cost a seventh grader in California 350 bucks for the Lego Minestorms kit.
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Plus, the few extra dollars for some materials from the Home Depot.
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Shubham Banerjee hopes his invention will help people in poor countries who may not be able to afford a commercial Braille printer.
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His invention isn`t perfect. It`s slow and it needs improvements to print out full pages of text. Banerjee is working on those.
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And he`s putting a complete how to on the Internet. So anyone could build one of their one at a relatively low cost.
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Yesterday we told you about incredibly high pollution in the Chinese capital and showed you some seriously foggy pictures.
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That show is available on our archive section at cnnstudentnews.com.
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Until the cold front comes this week, the air is unsafe for anyone to spend time outside, even for recess.
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So, what`s a school to do?
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Recess at the International School of Beijing. So where are all the students?
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All 1900 of them banned from going outside, because the air is so bad.
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So bad so often, the school built an enormous dome to scrub out the pollution.
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The dome cost $5 million to build and took nine months.
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It has a soft Teflon coated roof and the entire thing is pressurized.
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Also, that these children can play in Beijing.
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Housing a soccer field and basketball courts, it`s their strange reality of growing up in China.
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Tiny pollution particles threaten health the most.
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So they seal the air inside and clean it with three giant filters.
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Monitoring air quality levels twice a day at 25 spots around the school.
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In the past ten days alone, the pollution levels outside have been up to 12 times the World Health Organization acceptable rates.
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On Lake Superior South Shore there are sea caves that people can typically explore by kayak or canoe.
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Or you can just stroll right in.
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One upside to a brutally cold winter, the ice on the lake is thick enough to walk to, then walk inside the caves.
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Water sipping through the ground was crystallized by the cold. The movie Frozen comes to life.
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More than 75,000 people have gotten these views on foot over the past month.
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We are guessing those who hesitated finally caved.
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After subfreezing temperatures, they needed to see what was a foot, what iceactly what this was all about (ph).
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They certainly got a superior view after all.
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What`s not to lake about it? Sad, isn`t it?
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We`ll see you tomorrow when CNN STUDENT NEWS returns.