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(CNNStudentNews)--October5,2011CARLAZUZ,CNNANCHOR:It`sWednesday,I`mCarlAzuz,andthisisCNNStudentNews.We`reabouttohang10minutesofcommercial-freeheadlinesoutforyou,pluswejustgaveyouacluetotoday`sshoutoutanswer.Firstup,though,therearetwoanimalsthatyouhearaboutinconnectionwiththeU.S.stockmarket.They`rethebearandthebull.Thebullisthegoodone.Ifyouhearthatinvestorsarebullish,itmeansthey`reexcited.Money`sgettinginvested,thingsaregoingwell.Butthebearisjusttheopposite.(BEGINVIDEOCLIP)AZUZ(voice-over):Andyesterday,atleastforalittlewhile,theS&P500diddropintobearmarketterritory.TheS&P500,kindofliketheDowJonesIndustrialAverage,it`sagroupofstocksthatexpertskeepacloseeyeontodeterminehowthewholestockmarketisdoing.Itwasconsideredtobeinabearmarketyesterdaybecauseitwentdown20percentfromitsrecenthighpointbackinApril.Bytheendoftheday,theS&Pandtherestofthemarkethadbouncedbackalittlebit.(ENDVIDEOCLIP)AZUZ:That`swhat`shappeninginsideWallStreet.Outside,crowdsofprotestersaregrowing,eveniftheydon`tallagreeonwhatexactlythey`reprotestingagainst.TheOccupyWallStreetcampaignisnowonitsthirdweek.Themovementhasspreadtoothercities.Butthere`snorealleaderofit.(BEGINVIDEOCLIP)AZUZ(voice-over):AndonMonday,someprotestersshowedupdressedaszombies.TheysaidtheywerespeakingoutagainsttheghoulishnatureoftheU.S.financialsystem.That`scertainlybeenabigtargetofthesedemonstrations.Butotherprotesterssaidthey`respeakingoutagainstcorporategreed,highgasprices,alackofhealthinsurancecoverage.Theonethingthesefolksseemtoagreeonisthattheprotestswon`tendanytimesoon.(ENDVIDEOCLIP)AZUZ:ThingsareheatingupforoneNASAproject.TheagencylauncheditsSolarDynamicsObservatory,orSDO,backinFebruaryof2010.Nowtheplanistospendfiveyearsorbitingthesun.(BEGINVIDEOCLIP)AZUZ(voice-over):Andit`ssendingbacksomeverydetailedimages,likethisone.Lookatthat.Whatyoujustsaw--whatyou`reseeingrighthereisasolarflare.It`sthisplumeofplasmathatshootsoffthesun.FlareslikethisonecanhaveanimpacthereonEarth,andthat`spartofwhattheSDOisdesignedtohelpscientistsunderstand.TheSDOistakingx-raysandultravioletpictures,givingresearchersviewsofthesunthey`dneverseenbefore.Buttheprojectisnotcheap.Theobservatorycomeswithapricetagof$865million.(ENDVIDEOCLIP)(BEGINVIDEOCLIP)UNIDENTIFIEDFEMALE:SeeifyoucanIDme.I`maEuropeancountrythat`slocatedbetweentheNorthandBalticSeas.Ishareaborderwithonlyoneothernation,Germany.Andthemorethan5millionpeoplewhocallmehomeareknownasDanes.I`mDenmark,andmycapitalcityisCopenhagen.(ENDVIDEOCLIP)AZUZ:Denmark`smakinghistoryrightnowinaprettyunusualway.It`sgotataxthatforcesfansoffattyfoodstoputtheirmoneywheretheirmouthis.Criticsoftheideamaythinkthere`ssomethingrotteninthestateofDenmark.ButtheDanishgovernmentishopingthetaxwillmakeitscitizenshealthier.RalitsaVassilevaweighsbothsidesofthedebate.(BEGINVIDEOCLIP)RALITSAVASSILEVA,CNNREPORTER(voice-over):Shelvesstrippedbareofbutter,margarineandcreamasDanesstockedupontheirfavoritefattyfoodsaheadofafattaxthatwentintoeffectthispastweekend.RENESTUHR,SHOPMANAGER(throughtranslator):Acustomerbought30packetsofmargarine.Anothercustomerhad10to12packetsofbutterinhisbasket.Thesearegoodsthatcanbefrozendown,sothosearehoardedrightnow.VASSILEVA(voice-over):Foodscontainingmorethan2.3percentofsaturatedfatnowcostmoreinDenmark.Asmallpackageofbutterabout50centsmore,halfakiloofcheeseabout40centsextra,andabagofpotatochips,12centsmore.STUHR(throughtranslator):Wehavenotbeenabletofollowupwithdeliveries.Arla(ph)hasnotbeenabletodeliverbuttertousthelasttwodays.Wehavenotreceivedbutteruntiltoday,nowthatthetaxhasbeenputintoeffect.VASSILEVA(voice-over):Daneslovetheirbutterandbacon,butfewerthan10percentareobese,agoodbitlowerthanthe15percentEuropeanaverage.ButDanishresearchshowsthatexcessiveconsumptionofsaturatedfatscausesabout4percentofthenation`sprematuredeaths.Thisistheworld`sfirstfattax,andscientistscan`twaittofindoutifpayingmoreforfattyfoodswillactuallycurbpeople`sappetiteforthem--RalitsaVassileva,CNN,Atlanta.(ENDVIDEOCLIP)AZUZ:Blogreport:yourresponsesonastoryweairedyesterday,therearealotofmixedfeelingsoutthereaboutarulethatlimitsthenumberoftouchdownsthatDemiasJimerson,a6thgrader,isallowedtoscore.DJstartsusoff,sayingthisjustmeanseveryoneelseneedspracticebecauseyoucan`tgiveoneplayerthebenchforbeinggreat.Thatiscompletelyunfair.Lillyagrees.Shedoesn`tthinkanybodyistoogoodtoplay.Iftheyarescoringawholebunchofpoints,thentheyneedsomeharderpeopletoplaywith.Afterall,practicemakesperfect.Brandonhasourfirstcounterpointtoday.Whenheplayedfootballathisschool,thesamepersonkeptscoring.Brandonthinksit`sfairtolimitDemias,becauseeveryoneelsewouldgetthechancetoscore.Rosalieturnedthequestiononme,asking,Carl,iftheytoldyouthatyoucouldn`thaveasmuchscreentimebecauseotherreportersaren`tgettingenough,thenwhatwouldyoudo?That`sagoodquestion.Shesays,Itisliketellingateachernottoteach.Whataretheysupposedtodo?RyansaystheruleisOK,becauseotherkidsneedtoplay,too.Iftheyareplayingatthatyoungofanage,itisgoodtomakesureeveryoneplays.Andrewbelieves,Studentsshouldbeallowedtoplaynomatterhowgoodtheyareandtheyshouldnotbediscriminatedagainst