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CARL AZUZ, CNN ANCHOR: Today`s edition of CNN STUDENT NEWS starts with an update regarding Syria.
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Yesterday, we looked at some of the key players in the U.S. debate over possible action against the Middle-Eastern nation.
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Teachers, you can find that video on our home page.
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Today, we`re focusing on the global community.
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And we began in Sweden.
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President Obama was there yesterday, talking about the so-called red line.
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Something he first mentioned more than a year ago.
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BARACK OBAMA, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: A red line for us is we start seeing a whole bunch of chemical weapons moving around or being utilized.
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That would change my calculus. That would change my equation.
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AZUZ: The idea of the red line is that if it`s crossed, whoever set it could act in response.
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So, that was what President Obama said in 2012.
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Here is what he said yesterday in Sweden.
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OBAMA: I didn`t set a red line.
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The world set a red line.
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The world set a red line when governments representing 98 percent of the world`s population, said,
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the use of chemical weapons are abhorrent.
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AZUZ: Governments around the world are having conversations about Syria.
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We`re going to start with the United Kingdom.
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Last week, the British parliament voted against the possibility of a strike against Syria.
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Prime Minister David Cameron says that`s a dangerous move that could encourage more chemical weapon attacks.
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In France, President Francois Hollande gave a similar message to lawmakers in his nation.
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President Hollande says, if the Syrian governments isn`t punished, it would send a signal to other countries with chemical weapons.
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The French National Assembly started debating the idea of a strike yesterday.
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The Syrian government denies that it has used chemical weapons.
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And the president of Russia doesn`t think Syria has used those weapons either.
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President Vladimir Putin says, he thinks it`s absurd that Syrian forces would use chemical weapons
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since he says they have the upper hand against the rebels.
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Putin says there needs to be proof that chemical weapons were used.
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U.S. emergency crews are gradually getting a massive wildfire under control.
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We told you about the rim fire.
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It`s been burning in California since mid-August.
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This rim fire has cost California more than $39 million, it`s one of the largest wildfires in California history.
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Monday night, firefighters had it 70 percent contained, rain and cooling temperatures were helping out with that.
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Wildfires, of course, can have a wider impact in just burning land and damaging homes.
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The rim fire forced schools to close, and sports practices to be canceled.
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Now, things are starting to get back to normal.
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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: You know, just watching the fire, you know.
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Just concerned about our homes and stuff, so it feels good.
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We had a tournament, so we`re feeling good to get back now and we`re excited for our season.
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AZUZ: The U.S. government first recognized the Pledge of Allegiance in 1942.
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It added the phrase "Under God" in 1954.
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In recent years, that phrase has been challenged in American courts.
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But every attempt to remove the mention of God from the pledge has failed.
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Massachusetts highest court is hearing a similar case on this,
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but with the twist: it`s not arguing that the mention of God violates the First Amendment, like previous cases.
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It`s arguing the phrase goes against state law.
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Massachusetts constitution says, that "all people are born free and equal and have certain natural, essential and unalienable rights."
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Plaintiffs in the law suit say that the phrases "Under God" violates the rights of students who don`t believe in God.
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By discriminating against them.
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Defendants say, there is disagreement, but not discrimination,
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that the phrase doesn`t violate anyone`s rights,
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because students can choose not to say the pledge.
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Lower court agreed last year, saying the phrase "under God" doesn`t convert the exercise of the pledge into a prayer.
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An atheist couple appealed that ruling, in what Massachusetts Supreme Court decides could have an impact nationwide.
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If you`re on Facebook, we`d like to get your opinion on this.
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Talk to us at Facebook.com/cnnstudentnews.
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Cardinals. Bulldogs, Knights, it`s time for Roll Call.
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Now, Chicago is in Illinois, but East Chicago is in Indiana, ant that`s where you`ll find the Cardinals from East Chicago Central High School.
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Down to Beaumont, Texas, for our next stop -
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the St. Anthony Cathedral Basilica School, home of the Bulldogs,
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and finally the Knights of Fulton Science Academy in Alfredo, Georgia.
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Thanks to all of you for checking in.
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Teachers at cnnstudentnews.com.
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"The how do I" box says answers to all sorts of questions, like how can my class introduce CNN STUDENT NEWS.
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You send us an "I-Report."
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Here`s how that works.
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AZUZ: Teachers, here`s how you and your students ages 13 and older can submit an I-Report to CNN STUDENT NEWS.
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First, you just shoot your story, and it should be digital, because this is a no-tape zone.
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Also, it should have only talking, so no songs, no music.
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Once that done, upload it to us at IReport.com/cnnstudentnews.
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Just click "Share your story."
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And finally, look for our email in your inbox, we will have to get in touch with you before we can air your video.
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I report for CNN STUDENT NEWS.
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We hope you`ll be able to say that, too.
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UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Is this legit?
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Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new year starts on the first month of the Jewish calendar.
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Not true. The holiday falls on the seventh month on the Jewish calendar.
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AZUZ: In ancient Jewish teachings, Rosh Hashanah is considered a birthday for the world.
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It`s happening right now.
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Jewish holidays begin at sundown, Rosh Hashanah started Wednesday night.
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The name translates as head, or first of the year.
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It`s also referred to as the day of repentance.
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Rosh Hashanah marks the start of the Jewish high holy days,
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which end ten days later with Yom Kippur.
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One of the most significant rituals during the holiday is the blowing of the shofar.
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It`s a ram`s horn played like a trumpet.
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We`ve done this before, we`re doing it again.
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Talking about giving you an inside look into the careers of different professionals.
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Have you ever thought about becoming a park ranger?
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Average salary for an experienced park ranger is 40,000 to 50,000 a year.
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You can make more.
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Take a listen to how you could become one.
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BENITA DULING: My name is Benita Duling, and I`m a park ranger in the great state of Georgia.
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AMANDA CORMAN: My name is Amanda Corman, and I`m a park ranger at Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park.
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DULING: What is a park ranger? That`s a good question.
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I always tell people when you see someone in this uniform, ask them what do you actually do.
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CORMAN: We get interpretive programs, we preserve historic artifacts.
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We take care of the beautiful nature that you see here.
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We also have law enforcement rangers who protect the people who come to visit our park.
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People may not know that the National Park Service is set up on more of a military basis,
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so it`s kind of combination of civilian world and the military.
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DULING: What people don`t really realize about becoming a park ranger is education is incredibly important.
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In order to get my job, I had to be college-educated.
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CORMAN: I knew that I loved history, I loved the environment and what beautiful nature we had here in the United States.
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DULING: I wanted something that combined my love of history with my love or artifacts.
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People just like you.
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CORMAN: I get to see people from all over the world and all over the country.
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I think that mentors are very valuable.
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DULING: Don`t underestimate people who are experienced and knowledgeable,
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because they can make a big difference in your life.
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Be true to who you are and your passion.
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CORMAN: Never give up on your dreams.
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AZUZ: What are the biggest challenges facing teenagers today?
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That was the question on our blog and on our Facebook site,
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and this is how some of your responded.
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Nathan says, it`s stereotypes. "Not only from teens, but from adults.
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I get offended when people assume boys are lazy, play-Call-of-Duty-all-day kinds of people.
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From Jade, "Managing from everything gets hard.
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With all the school work, the most high schools hand out these days,
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how is anyone with a genuinely good GPA supposed to have a social life?
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Jayden mentioned, "Divorce rates! When parents split up, it can cause horrible things!
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Dylan writes, "It`s drugs and alcohol.
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Teenagers see parents and family members drinking and see kids in school who do drugs every day.
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Emily said, "Too many people get caught up on electronics and don`t see the real meaning in life.
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We need to spend more time with families and friends."
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And from Rebecca, "Teenagers are becoming less able to determine who makes a good role model and who doesn`t.
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Nowadays, they idolize too many negative influences."
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Why do melons have fancy weddings?
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Because they can`t elope.
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We started the puns earlier today, because we`ve got a lot.
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As we dish on the world`s biggest fruit salad yummy-yummy.
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Chef (inaudible) more than 15,000 pounds of fruit to produce it,
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imagine waking up to see that on your honeydew list.
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I hope the old record holders don`t have sour grapes.
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Salad is one of a kind, so no pears.
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You can`t get dogs to do this kind of work, and that`s sad.
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It makes them melon-collies (ph).
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And by the time the chefs were done, I bet they were just plum tuckered out.
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In the future, maybe they`ll incorporate technology.
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I`m sure, an apple help.
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Still, congrats in the world record.
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It`s dessert for the fruit to their labors.
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If you love puns, some of those were real pitch.
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If you hate them, then this might have been the last straw berry.
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But aren`t you glad we didn`t make any obvious ones?
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That`s 13, and we`re out.
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