Answer FIVE Geography questions each week based on major news events.
This Week's lesson:
Libya flooding leaves thousands dead and missing
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.
House Republicans will start inquiry into President Biden and his son Hunter’s business deals
Fourteen months before next year's election, Republicans in the U.S. House are preparing a inquiry into President Joe Biden that could bring a vote on whether he should face a Senate impeachment (removal) trial. Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif.,...
New technology aims to put a whole new spin on space travel
A company called SpinLaunch is building and testing a new technology – a super slingshot aiming to send satellites into obit around the Earth. The system uses a huge centrifuge to spin a launch vehicle inside a vacuum chamber. When it reaches superso...
This week's word in the news: TENDON
DEFINITION:
FOUND IN THE NEWS:
Aaron Rodgers has a torn left Achilles tendon and the 39-year-old New York Jets quarterback will miss the rest of the season, coach Robert Saleh announced Tuesday.
The Denver Post -- 09/18/2023
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⇒ Secondary (9-12)
Diversity, multiculturalism, worldwide events. You'll find plenty for classroom discussions in this listing of events.
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