The importance of tech education for kids (The 3:59 extended edition)

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For our big 359th episode of The 3:59, we invited on Marc Lesser, a senior director at the youth development nonprofit Mouse and a fellow podcaster.

For this extended weekend edition of the podcast, you can hear us talk about expanding opportunities for science and technology education, virtual reality and wearable tech. Also, if you’d like to donate to Mouse, click here.

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🕐 Top News in the Last Hour By Importance Score

#	Title	📊 i-Score
1	We just declared a trade war with the world	🟢 85 / 100
2	Borrowing costs dive as investors bet on rate cuts	🟢 85 / 100
3	Texas measles outbreak nears 500 cases as virus spreads among day care kids	🔴 78 / 100
4	Iran prepares mass finger amputation of 'thieves' in brutal sharia punishment	🔴 78 / 100
5	Trump extends deadline for TikTok sale to non-Chinese buyer to avoid ban	🔴 75 / 100
6	Trump Rejects Proposal for Medicare to Cover Wegovy and Other Obesity Drugs	🔴 75 / 100
7	Judge rules US must return man deported to El Salvador in 'error'	🔴 75 / 100
8	Will TikTok Be Banned? Latest Updates on the U.S. Ban	🔴 72 / 100
9	Trump Tariff Plans Delay Nintendo Switch 2 Pre-Order Date	🔵 45 / 100
10	Buckingham Palace Comments on King Charles Meeting With Prince Andrew	🔵 45 / 100

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