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Monday, November 2, 2026

How to talk to your kids about today’s news

Good newsNov 2

He walked 31,000 miles home. It took 28 years.

“Did he walk across the ocean?”

No. He swam the English Channel and walked across the Bering Strait when it was frozen. He wouldn’t get on a boat or a plane.

“Why did it take 28 years?”

Feet only was the rule. Frozen seas, visas and money stopped him.

“Was it worth it?”

He doesn’t know what’s next. He’s 57, moving into his mum’s basement.

PoliticsNov 2

A judge threw out the DOJ’s Alaska suit.

“Which Dan wins?”

Nobody knows yet. Alaska votes Tuesday, and the judge said no pulling any votes out first.

“Why can’t they check the votes?”

Ballots are secret. The DOJ had no plan to study them and keep that.

“Did the judge say the second Dan is real?”

No. She said the DOJ had no workable plan and no power over Alaska.

Tonight’s dinner table question

Based on the headline: He walked 31,000 miles home. It took 28 years.

What promise would you keep for 28 years?

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