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Common Core State Standard
RH.CCS.7 Grades 6-12: Students are asked to locate a country or geographical area on a map, connecting information with a specific location. Then, students answer a series of quiz questions based on a current news event happening in that location. Students must combine their prior knowledge with information presented in the question to determine the correct answers.

Kidnappings in France scare cryptocurrency traders -- 06/02/2025

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Q: A string of violent kidnappings targeting wealthy cryptocurrency holders and their families in France has led to a scramble to hire bodyguards and a call to change rules aimed at criminal transactions using the secretive digital “coins.” Where is France?

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