Answer FIVE Geography questions each week based on major news events.
This Week's lesson:
Poland's schoolchildren take mandatory firearms lessons
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.
Long hours on social media or video games can put teens at risk, mental health experts warn
Prominent health experts in the United States and other nations issue new warnings about potential drawbacks from heavy use of social media and video games by students. The World Health Organization (WHO) cites a "sharp rise in problematic socia...
Drones, planes or UFOs? New Jersey residents react to sightings
That buzzing coming out of New Jersey? It's unclear if it's drones or something else, but for sure the nighttime sightings are producing tons of talk and a raft of conspiracy theories. Some politicians have urged shooting down unmanned aircraft. But,...
This week's word in the news: OUTAGE
DEFINITION:
FOUND IN THE NEWS:
A balloon that came in contact with a transmission line was the cause of the outage, said an NV Energy spokeswoman.
The Las Vegas Review-Journal -- 12/16/2024
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