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.
Answer FIVE Geography questions each week based on major news events.
This Week's lesson:
Student party ousts opposition leader in Serbia
Tuesday elections may bring turning point if Democrats gain majority in all or part of Congress
Final votes will be cast Tuesday in elections spanning every state. Tens of millions of voters have already cast advance ballots for Congress, governors and state legislators, as well as for mayors, school boards and other local offices. The mos...
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Diversity, multiculturalism, worldwide events. You'll find plenty for classroom discussions in this listing of events.
Brands are encouraging models to sign away their AI rights
Contracts are asking models to sign away their rights, allowing brands to alter which body parts appear in the images. The fine print reveals that brands are permitted to use a digital replica of the model. Brands can control how a model’s likeness i...
This week's word in the news: DISABILITY
DEFINITION:
FOUND IN THE NEWS:
The agreement last week between Disability-rights groups and Secretary of State Shirley Weber follows an Oct. 2 ruling by U.S. Magistrate Judge Sallie Kim of San Francisco that the current system violates the Americans with Disabilities Act and other laws.
San Francisco Chronicle -- 11/02/2026
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