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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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Answer FIVE Geography questions each week based on major news events.
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Diversity, multiculturalism, worldwide events. You'll find plenty for classroom discussions in this listing of events.
NASA's Night Sky Network
A monthly column on the latest space discoveries and technologies for elementary students (Updated Monthly)
►Russia woos its poor neighbor for arms
►Google on trial: U.S. Justice Department accuses the search giant of illegal monopoly tactics
-- Front Page Talking Points Archive
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DEFINITION:
To disturb or disquiet; stir up; irritate; vex.
FOUND IN THE NEWS:
The Writers Guild of America and the major Hollywood studios are closing in on a deal that would end a 145-day strike that has roiled the film and TV business and caused thousands of job losses.
►The Los Angeles Times -- 09/25/2023
