'Gets' is equally correct. A 'get' is a child...you sometimes find the word as 'git' when used unkindly...and 's' is the standard crossword abbreviation for 'son'. The verb 'gets' of course, means grasps/understands etc...ie 'shows intelligence'. When the result appears, it will most probably be 'news' that is the answer given, of course, but don't you just hate it when there are two perfectly acceptable answers?