Answer FIVE Geography questions each week based on major news events.
This Week's lesson:
Brazil’s popular payment system upsets U.S.
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.
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. puts federal childhood vaccine advice under review
The future of national vaccine policy is uncertain under Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a longtime critic of immunization who is the president's secretary of health and human services. The federal government has canceled major contracts for vaccine rese...
Identical twins climb back in time for mountaineering experiment
British twins Hugo and Ross Turner are preparing to climb Nepal's Mera Peak, as part of a study testing clothing performance in extreme cold and low oxygen conditions. The twins will compare the performance of modern high-altitude gear to the type us...
This week's word in the news: ADVERSITY
DEFINITION:
FOUND IN THE NEWS:
Indeed, the Dodgers shrugged off the early adversity, with Ohtani allowing no further damage over a six-inning start; finishing his postseason pitching debut with nine strikeouts and four monumental scoreless frames after the second.
The Los Angeles Times -- 10/06/2025
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