Answer FIVE Geography questions each week based on major news events.
This Week's lesson:
The Balkans region grapples with the hottest summer in more than a century
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.
U.S. presidential rivals Harris and Trump debate in Pennsylvania on Tuesday
A high-stakes presidential campaign event will be watched nationwide Tuesday night, when Republican candidate Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Kamala Harris face off at 9 p.m. (Eastern time) for 90 minutes at the National Constitution Center ...
Vance says school shootings are a 'fact of life’
Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance said that school shootings are a “fact of life” and the U.S. needs to harden security to prevent more carnage like the Georgia shooting last week that left four dead and nine injured. Vance said further r...
This week's word in the news: PRIOR
DEFINITION:
FOUND IN THE NEWS:
Investigators learned Gray was interested in prior school shootings, including the 2018 Parkland, Fla., shooting and the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary shooting in Newtown, Conn.
The Boston Herald -- 09/09/2024
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