Answer FIVE Geography questions each week based on major news events.
This Week's lesson:
Trump and Putin set meeting in Alaska
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.
Billion-dollar cut in federal support for public TV and radio imperils stations nationwide
A drastic change affects TV and radio services that Americans have taken advantage of for nearly 60 years. At the request of President Trump, Congress recently voted to take back $1.1 billion promised earlier to the Corporation for Public Broadc...
College grad unemployment surges as employers replace new hires with AI
New research finds that for the first time ever the unemployment rate among recent college graduates has exceeded the national jobless rate, ballooning to 6.6% over the last 12 months. “This is kind of goes against what you would expect,” said Matthe...
This week's word in the news: SAGA
DEFINITION:
FOUND IN THE NEWS:
The hearing will conclude a three-year political saga that began in November 2022 when Peña lost an election, leading to a series of reprisal shootings targeting the homes of Albuquerque officials.
The Albuquerque Journal -- 08/11/2025
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