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Answer FIVE Geography questions each week based on major news events.

This Week's lesson:
Russia’s leader faces arrest warrant

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This Week's lesson:

Why TikTok faces possible U.S. government scrutiny . . . or even a ban

Talk about cracking down on TikTok gains momentum in Washington, D.C. The White House backs a new Senate bill that could let it ban the popular video-sharing app because it's based in China and raises spying concerns. The Biden administration, w...

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How well do you keep up with the world around you? Take this week’s quiz to test your knowledge of recent national and world events.

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Should police be able to use armed robots?

A proposal to allow San Francisco police to use potentially lethal robots in emergency situations outraged civil rights advocates, and city officials rejected the idea – for now. Police have used robots for bomb disposal and other high-risk situation...

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