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More U.S troops could be headed to Australia. That's one of the headlines that's expected to come out of President Obama's trip there this week. U.S and Australia are allies.  Australia has supported the U.S in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as other millitary conflicts in the 20th century. Now some countries are concerned about how strong China is becoming in the western pacific region. So, as Our reporter explains having more American troops in Australia could be seen as a kind of a defense against the spread of China's influence.

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The third time is a charm. After cancelling planned trip to Australia twice now, President Obama is finally headed down under. While the president visit to the APEC summit here in Hawaii, was more about emphasizing U.S trade interests in Asia, his visit to Australia is more about U.S millitary interests in the region. President Obama's first stop, the capital city of Canberra. where he will address parliament commemorating America's sixty year millitary alliance with Australia. Then he heads north to the millitary strong hold of Darwin where he's expected to announce a plan for a more pronounced U.S millitary presence in the country. It's a simbolic increase of America's profile in the region as china demonstrates its might.

"Clearly that Chinese, as they experience larger and larger amounts of its economic growth, are starting to flex their diplomatic muscle further away from the shores of china into Southeast Asia. I think the countries in the region are looking to the United States to help balance against that.

American allies like Japan and South Korea are concerned U.S budget cuts could shrink America's millitary commitments in Asia. China recently launched its first aircraft carrier and has made territorial claims to much of the South China sea.

"The South China Sea, of vital interest to the region, of national interest to the United States  and an area that carries an immense amount of commerce and an area in which we must maintain maritime security and peace."

The president's stop in Australia is a part of a push to highlight a new era in U.S foreign policy, focusing less on Iraq and Afghanistan and instead looking East.



Trouble and confusion surrounding the Occupied Wallstreet protests in New York. Police moved in on Tuesday to kick protesters out of Zuccotti park. It's a private park that they have been used as a base to speak out against a lot of different issues. Protesters have been in there for two months.  City officials and the part's owner say conditions have gotten dangerous and dirty, so the park was cleared out on Tuesday morning, a couple of court battles followed. And when the dust settled, the New York supreme court had to decided that While the protesters are allowed to gather in the park under the first amendment rights,  those rights do not allow them to stay there indefinitely, camping in tents and setting up other structures. So to sum up, they can protest there, but they can't camp there.


And that volcano is putting on a major fireworks show. You can see why tourists at Virunga National park aren't coming just to see gorillas. This eruptions started more than a week ago. Scientist don't know when it will end.
They do believe the lava is heading to an area that's uninhabited and that it's not a threat to endanger gorillas in the area. You can see these pictures are pretty close up. The park has actually set up a camp, one a mile away from the eruption where tourists can spend the night if they want. The lava is estimated to be spewing almost a thousand feet from the top of volcano. For perspective, Old Faithful`s water  reaches about a 140 feet in the air.

If banning sugary drinks at school doesn't stop students from drinking them, otherwise, should schools still ban the drinks? At CNN student news.com, Kara says, school is about six and a half hours every weekday. That's six and half an hour that kids aren't drinking soda or other sugary drinks.

Claire says banning the drinks on campus gets anti-childhood obesity massage across and may encourage students to refrain from drinking them altogether.

On the other side of this, Brenda doesn't think sugary drinks should be banned because students are gonna drink them anyway. it's not the school's job to raise awareness about obesity, she writes.

Majdahlin says a soda may not be as healthy as orange juice, will it affect your grade on a math test? I believe the choice should be the students not the schools.

And from Victory, to solve obesity, we must start it at the homes not the schools. Bringing sugary drinks back to school will help the sales at the school.

 

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According to the CDC, the best way to reduce the number of germs on your hands is to wash them with soap and water. Totally true, and the CDC recommends washing them for at least 20 seconds at a time.

 

The centers for disease control and prevention adds that washing your hands is one of the best ways to avoid getting sick. but there are parts of the world, that don't have access to clean soap and clean water; things that you and I take for granted. This isn't an issue of availablilty.  It's an issue of costs. And that's what he is doing about it. That's why he is one of this year's top 10 CNN heroes.

There's more than a minute left in today's show. But the time is running out for you to vote for the CNN hero of the year. Go to our homepage, CNN Student News.com. Scroll down to the Heros bin. That is where you will learn more about him and the rest of this year's top 10. Teachers, it's also where you can also find our free CNN heros discussion guide. The CNN heroes tribute special airs December 11th on CNN.


And teachers, you are going to love this. CNN has launched a new education blog. It's called schools of thought and it offers food for thought on all things of education. The policies, the practices and the people. You can get there from CNN students news.com You can get there from CNNstudentnews.com. Just look for schools of thought and join in on the education conversation.

Alright, you know that when a cruise ship  sales, propellers are actually pushing it through the water. It's not really sailing. This is how sailing got its name. Ships like the "star of India" were blown by the wind across the sea.
Built in the 1860s, this is the oldest active sailing ship. She's been around the world 21 timesm though in retirement she stays closes to her california home. A crew of volunteers sails this ship --literally every November.
Makes for a good history segment is as long as you don't leave notes in Davy Jones` Locker. And while that pun might not have been seaworthy, once I get started, there's no way of muting me. CNN News is always your harbor for headlines. We'll set sail with more tomorrow.