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Welcome back to CNN 10 on this Wednesday, October 28, I'm Carl Azuz.
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I'm Carl Azuz.
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Glad to have you spending 10 minutes of your day with us.
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With less than a week to go before the 2020 U.S. presidential election, voting in America past in present is the subject were leading off with today.
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When it was signed in 1787, the U.S. Constitution didn't lay out specifics on citizen voting.
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It left decisions about that up to the states.
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But it also left the door open for Congress to make laws about voting.
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In practice, the right to go to the polls was originally limited to white men over age 21 they were supposed to own land as well.
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But in 1868, the 14th Amendment was ratified.
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It extended citizenship and voting rights to all men born in America as long as they were 21.
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And the 15th Amendment, ratified in 1870 specifically protected the right of citizens to vote regardless of their race.
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There were still discrimination at the polls, like poll taxes and literacy tests that prevented many African Americans from voting.
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Meanwhile, the right of women to vote wasn't constitutionally protected until 1920.
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Before that, they could only go to the polls in certain states.
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But the 19th Amendment guaranteed women's voting rights in all states.
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Poll taxes were abolished by the ratification of the 24th Amendment in 1964 and the Voting Rights Act, a Federal law passed the next year abolished literacy tests.
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So this helped ensure Americans would have the right to vote regardless of their race, religion or level of education.
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But they still had to be at least 21 years old until 1971.
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That's the year the 26th Amendment was passed.
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And that's the amendment that protected the right of 18 year olds to vote.
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Historically speaking, turnout by America's younger voters has been lower than it has been by older groups.
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But this year there are indications that voters between 18 and 29 years old are casting significantly more ballots than they did in 2016.
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At least as far as early voting is concerned.
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University of Virginia sophomore Libby Klingner is up early on a Saturday ready to roll, joining fellow campus Republicans to get out the vote.
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There is a lot of enthusiasm among young conservatives to vote, especially in this critical year with everything that's been going on with the pandemic.
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We're out here canvassing today.
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They're the diehards, but still say everyone they know is voting.
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People are really starting to recognize just all of the different chaos within the political climate right now that voting is only real say that we can have.
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UVA Democrats are driving people to the polls.
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Hunter Hess waited with Maeve Connick for over an hour to cast an early vote.
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We've been doing it a lot, especially with first year students who, like ,don't know the voting process very well.
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I don't know if I know anyone like any of my personal friends who haven't voted already.
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On the lawn, these students say voting is trendy.
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Like people on social media they'll post pics of them on their ballot and their "I voted" sticker.
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So it's almost like, um, you feel a little pressure to vote?
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Yeah, yes.
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Young voters are a crucial part of the electorate and are already making up a large share of early voting across 14 key states, compared to 2016.
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In Wisconsin, early voting among young people is up from where it was in 2016 and both parties are working it.
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We've seen an increase in the number of people asking questions about how to get registered to vote and trying to get registered to vote.
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The share of the youth vote is almost double what it was this time four years ago in Florida.
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Welcome to the FSU and Family college Democrats ...
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College students here and across the pandemic stricken country largely organized virtually.
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10 second trivia!
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How long does it take the moon to orbit Earth?
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One day, 27 hours, 27 days or one year?
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It takes just over 27 days for the moon to orbit the Earth.
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We can see it more often than that because of how fast the Earth rotates.
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NASA says it's confirmed the presence of water on the sunlit surface of the Moon, but it's not like the lakes and rivers we see on Earth.
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Researchers have been making closer examinations of the Moon's surface.
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Their tools include NASA's US$583 million Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter and the US$3 billion SOFIA telescope, which is mounted to a plane.
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With the telescope, scientists examined the moon's surface through a wavelength that the naked eye might not be able to see.
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And NASA says that detected water that's trapped in glass beads or in between grains on certain parts of the Moon.
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It's not a lot.
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In one of the Moon's largest craters, it's about as much as a 12 ounce bottle of water, according to NASA.
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With the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, scientists looked at Moon areas that are always shadowed from the sun and theorized that many of these shadows could be filled with ice.
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They don't know for sure, and if there is water here, no one knows exactly how it got there.
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But NASA wants to do more research through future Moon missions.
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It's difficult and expensive to carry water into space.
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If the Moon has enough of it, it could help supply everything from rocket fuel to drinking water for visitors.
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[Future missions on the Moon will now have an official "road map" for directions.]
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[The US Geological Survey released the first-ever comprehensive lunar map.]
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[The decades-long project was created using Apollo-era maps and recent mission data.]
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[Rock layers and irregularities such as craters and faults are charted in great detail.]
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[The map was a collaborative effort between USGS, NASA and the Lunar Planetary Institute.]
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[It will serve as the definitive geological blueprint for future lunar missions.]
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American intelligence officials are warning that China, Iran and Russia are all planning to interfere with next week's presidential election, if they haven't already.
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This might be done through cyber attacks, spreading misleading information, voter or ballot fraud.
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All three of these countries have denied meddling in the election.
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But with so much information out there, CNN 10 recently put together a special edition called Checking Your Sources, which can help you identify misinformation or fake news online.
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It's available right now at CNN10.com
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Meanwhile, our friends at CNN Business have some more tips to help you ensure that what you're reading is the truth.
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Let's say you're scrolling through Facebook and "oh, look another shocking headline" so shocking that it must be false.
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But this time it kind of looks true.
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You're not alone if you've had this dilemma.
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Here's how to spot fake or misleading information online.
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For posts that link to a website, first check what the websites domain is.
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.edu and .gov are generally considered to be trustworthy.
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When it comes to news articles, check what news outlet the information is coming from.
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Is it from a well-known and trustworthy source?
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If you're skeptical, the easiest thing to do is search for the same story elsewhere.
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If other reputable outlets have covered it, the story is more reliable.
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Oh, but please don't forget, The Onion is satire.
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When vetting posts, it's also important to check the date that the article or tweet was first published.
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Headlines can sometimes appear to be relevant, but the actual story or tweet is outdated or out of context and therefore misleading.
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For posts by individual users, look to see if that user has a blue check mark next to their name.
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The check mark means that Facebook and Twitter have verified the account is run by a real person or organization that matches the user name.
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Verified check marks shouldn't be your sole indication that the information is accurate.
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It's important to combine all these steps together to be able to make the best judgment.
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And lastly, if you're unsure about information you see on your social media, at the very least, don't repost it.
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Sharing information that you can't confirm is true will only make you part of the problem.
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Any game involving an excavator is gonna be done on a big scale.
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To celebrate its 95th year in business, the Caterpillar Construction Equipment Company built a giant Pac-Man game board.
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The goals to show off the machinery and the industry to future workers.
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After it was built, customers, gamers and operators were allowed to remotely control Pac-man and the ghosts through skid steer loaders.
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It took 70 man hours to dig out the maze.
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But what an amazing midway to show off!
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We don't know who had the genesis of the idea, but "Ninten-don't" knock it 'til you've tried it.
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Why be "Atari" reasonable when you have the "ColecoVision" to "SEGA" your funds into fun and games?
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I'm Carl Azuz, and tomorrow we'll be "back-man".
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Wanna give a shoutout to our friends at Glenwood High School.
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It's great to have you watching from Bowling Green, Kentucky, and thank you for your comment at youtube.com/CNN(10).