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in PoliticsIn which of these ways is the Biden administration encouraging Americans to vaccinate against COVID-19 by July 4th?
Besides numerous state and local efforts to provide perks to drive Americans to get vaccinated, the Biden administration formed a partnership with the ride-sharing companies Uber and Lyft to give free rides to and from vaccination sites._x000D_
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in PoliticsHow is Ohio encouraging covid-19 vaccination?
The US state of Ohio encourages its residents to vaccinate against Covid-19 with a $1 million lottery prize (or a full-ride scholarship to a four-year university in the state for residents between 12 and 17 years of age.)_x000D_
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in PoliticsWhich government did Israel’s new PM Naftali Bennett describe as a “regime of brutal hangmen”?
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett condemned on Sunday, June 20, 2021, the election of hardline judge Ebrahim Raisi as Iranian president, saying his rule would be a “regime of brutal hangmen.”
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in PoliticsThe 2021 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference is also known as COP26. What does COP stand for?
COP stands for Conference of the Parties. COP26 is the 26th annual UN climate change conference, which will occur in November in Glasgow, Scotland._x000D_
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in PoliticsIt took US President Joe Biden a month to call Israeli PM Netanyahu after the 2021 inauguration. How long did he wait before calling newly elected Israeli PM Naftali Bennett?
US President Joe Biden called Prime Minister Naftali Bennett only two hours after being sworn in on Sunday, June 13, 2021. Biden took a whole month before calling former Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu after his January 20, 2021, inauguration.
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in PoliticsHow old was First Dog Champ Biden when he passed away?
President Joe Biden announced Saturday, June 19, 2021, that Champ, the older of the family’s two dogs, had died “peacefully at home” at 13. Champ’s passing leaves the Bidens with their younger German shepherd, Major, whom the family adopted from the Delaware Humane Society in 2018. The Bidens got Champ from a breeder after Biden…
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in PoliticsWhich city elected the world’s first non-binary mayor in 2021?
Bangor, a cathedral city and community in Gwynedd, and the oldest city in Wales, made history in this year’s local and mayoral election by appointing the first openly nonbinary mayor of any city in the world on May 10, 2021._x000D_
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in PoliticsHow many US states legalized the use of Marijuana by June 2021?
On Tuesday, June 22, 2021, Connecticut became the 19th state to legalize recreational marijuana and the fifth to do so in 2021 after New Mexico, New York, Virginia, and New Jersey._x000D_
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in PoliticsOn Friday, May 4, 2021, Nigeria banned Twitter. Why?
Twitter deleted a tweet from Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday, May 2, 2021. The company also suspended Buhari from using the platform for 12 hours. In response, on Friday, May 4, 2021, the Nigerian government announced its ‘”indefinite'” suspension of Twitter. On Saturday, the Nigerian government started blocking access to Twitter from within the…
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in PoliticsHow many US states recognize Juneteenth as either a state holiday or ceremonial holiday?
President Joe Biden signed legislation Thursday, June 17, 2021, establishing Juneteenth as a federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery, following a bipartisan Congressional bill. Under the new law, the federal holiday is known as Juneteenth National Independence Day in all 50 states. The legislation made Juneteenth the 12th federal holiday._x000D_
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in PoliticsWhen Prince Charles secretly nicknamed Meghan Markle “Tungsten,” to what was he referring?
Tungsten is A hard steel-grey metal (and the name of a popular color setting for digital photos)._x000D_
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in PoliticsWhich Prime Minister had a wealthy donor pay for the redecoration of his official residence in what became 2021’s “cash for curtains” scandal?
While all mentioned Prime Ministers are the subject of illegal donor-related inquiries, the one named “cash for curtains” in 2021 revolves around British PM Boris Johnson. The latter failed to disclose that a wealthy Conservative Party benefactor had paid for the redecoration of his official residence in London. Although Johnson later settled the bill, on…
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in PoliticsWho is Yair Lapid?
Yair Lapid is a former Israeli TV star, finance minister, and the head of the centrist Yesh Atid party. He is currently Israel’s Alternate Prime Minister and its Minister of Foreign Affairs and is considered the political mastermind behind Benjamin Netanyahu’s loss of power. Under the coalition agreement with Naftali Bennet’s Rightist party, he will become…
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in PoliticsWho is the woman who Republicans removed from the GOP’s conference chair after her continued criticisms of Trump?
US Republicans have voted to oust a top lawmaker, Liz Cheney, from her leadership post as the GOP’s conference chair on Wednesday, May 12, 2021, over her criticism of former President Donald Trump. Cheney has held the third-ranking position in the House of Representatives since 2019.
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Who committed the Armenian genocide?
The Armenian genocide was the systematic killing and deportation of Armenians by the Ottoman Empire (now Turkey) during World War I. Get the FAQts!
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Did ADL call to fire Tucker Carlson from Fox News?
The ADL calls to fire Tucker Carlson for his white supremacist comment. But is Tucker Carlson a White Supremacist?
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in PoliticsBidens’ dog Major made history in 2021 as what?
Bidens’ dog Major is the first animal shelter dog to live in the White House. He’s ten years younger than Champ, the other Bidens’ dog.
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in PoliticsRussian Poisoning: What was The Cell (AKA Kamera)?
Kamera (which means “The Cell” in Russian) was the poison laboratory of the Soviet secret services, operating until the late 1990s. Under Putin’s rule, there has been a surging wave of suspicious Russian poisonings.
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Who’s Australia’s Head of State?
According to Australia’s constitution, Britain’s monarch acts as its head of state. Get the FAQts!