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

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Furious Kenyans protest U.S. Ebola facility

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Kicking it: 11 U.S. cities host World Cup soccer matches for next five weeks

North America is the center of sports through mid-July as 48 soccer teams from across the globe compete in the world's biggest sporting event. We're talking about 48 teams and 104 World Cup games across 16 cities in the U.S., Canada and Mexico, ...

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Tap the wealth of information in your newspaper as a teaching tool:

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Diversity, multiculturalism, worldwide events. You'll find plenty for classroom discussions in this listing of events.

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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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Violence erupts during Knicks championship celebration

After the celebration of the New York Knicks winning the NBA championship turned violent, police in riot gear confronted people climbing onto vehicles, smashing windshields, and setting a school bus on fire in Times Square. Violent riots after sporti...

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