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in PoliticsWho was fired due to the Jan. 2023 Tyre Nichols incident?
Answer: The attack on Tyre Nichols on Jan. 7, 2023, led to five Memphis police officers being charged with second-degree murder and other crimes. By Jan. 31, 2023, two more Memphis police officers were suspended, and the Memphis Fire Department fired three emergency response workers for failing to assess Nichols’ condition._x000D_
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in PoliticsWhy did Donald Trump sue Bob Woodward and the publishers of “The Trump Tapes”?
Answer: On Jan. 30, 2023. Donald Trump sued Bob Woodward, claiming he didn’t have permission to release the interview recordings he made for the book “Rage.” The lawsuit says Trump agreed to be interviewed between Dec. 2019 and Aug. 2020 for a book Woodward was working on, but only for that book. According to Trump’s…
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in PoliticsWhich countries agreed on Jan. 2023 to continue military support to Ukraine in close Euro-Atlantic coordination?
Answer: In a coordinated effort by the West to help Kyiv break combat deadlocks as Russia’s invasion reaches its 12th month, Germany and the United States are sending battle tanks to Ukraine. France, the UK, the US, Poland, Germany, the Netherlands, and Sweden agreed on Jan. 25, 2023, to continue military support for Ukraine._x000D_
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in PoliticsHow old was Jacinda Ardern when she became New Zealand’s Prime Minister?
Answer: Announcing her resignation on Jan. 19, 2023. Jacinda Ardern will not run in New Zealand’s Oct. 14, 2023, general election. She’ll be a lawmaker until then. Ardern was a role model for women worldwide after becoming Prime Minister in 2017 at 37. Despite being lauded globally for her handling of the Coronavirus pandemic, Ardern…
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in PoliticsWhat charges was Maria Ressa, the founder of Rappler, acquitted of in the Philippines?
Answer: On Jan. 18, 2023. Maria Ressa, a veteran journalist and Nobel laureate, was acquitted of tax evasion charges in the Philippines, where she is regarded as the “face of the free press.” Rappler, her news outlet, has been known for its in-depth coverage of Rodrigo Duterte’s deadly drug war. In what’s considered a silencing…
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in PoliticsHow many classified documents were discovered by Biden’s attorneys in his old office in November 2022?
Answer: The attorneys of US President Joe Biden found less than a dozen classified records at the Penn Biden Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement in November 2022. When they found the materials, they told the US National Archives, turned them over, and said they’d cooperated with the Justice Department and the Archives._x000D_
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in PoliticsWhat was one of the companies Trump reported owning in 2020 called?
Answer: One of the 150 companies Trump reported in 2020 was called “Unreimbursed expenses.” This company claimed losses of $438,000 through gift card redemptions, and the Joint Committee on Taxation called on the IRS to investigate.
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in PoliticsAccording to his tax returns, how many foreign countries did Ex-US President Trump have accounts in until 2018?
Answer: The House of Representatives released Donald Trump’s tax returns on Dec. 30, 2022. The thousands of financial documents became the subject of a lengthy legal battle after Trump broke a precedent by not releasing his tax returns while running for president. According to his tax returns. Trump had accounts in China, the United Kingdom,…
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in PoliticsWhich British Prime Minister had the most extended term in office in the 21st century?
Answer: Serving as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007, Tony Blair is the British PM with the longest term in the 21st century – even if we’re only counting his seven-plus post-millennial years in office. David Cameron’s term, which started in 2010, was 6 years, 63 days long
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in PoliticsAccording to the Jan. 6 House Committee Hearings what did Donald Trump’s “Election Defense Fund” fund?
Answer: According to the Jan. 6 House Committee Hearings, Donald Trump’s supporters donated $250 million to a non-existent “Election Defense Fund” after the election. The committee investigator said millions of donated dollars flowed into a super PAC that Trump set up just days after the election, sending millions to charitable foundations and political groups run…
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in PoliticsWhy did Russian journalist Dmitry Muratov auction off his Nobel Peace Prize medal?
Answer: Dmitry Muratov, co-winner of the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize and editor of Novaya Gazeta, one of Russia’s last major independent newspapers, auctioned off his Nobel medal for a record $103.5 million to raise money for UNICEF’s humanitarian response for Ukraine’s displaced children. The auction of Muratov’s medal broke the record for any Nobel medal…
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in PoliticsBoris Johnson quoted which famous ’90s movie series at the end of his final “Prime Minister’s Questions” in the British parliament?
Answer: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson signed off his final “Prime Minister’s Questions” parliamentary appearance on July 20, 2022, with the line “hasta la vista, baby,” made famous by Arnold Schwarzenegger in the 1991 movie “Terminator 2: Judgment Day.” The line roughly translates as “see you later.”
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in PoliticsWhat’s Iran’s stand on the Russian invasion of Ukraine?
Answer: In a meeting in Tehran with Russia’s Vladimir Putin and Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan on July 19, 2022, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said that if Russia hadn’t sent troops into Ukraine, it would have faced an attack from NATO in the Crimean Peninsula. Khamenei added that the West opposes an “independent and strong”…
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in PoliticsIn July 2022, Joe Biden visited Saudi Arabia. Which middle eastern country did Vladimir Putin visit in the same week?
Answer: President Joe Biden, on July 16, 2022, capped a four-day trip to Israel and Saudi Arabia – where he met with leaders of the Arab world on his first trip to the Middle East since taking office. Three days later, on July 19, Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan and…
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in PoliticsWhere was Ivana Trump buried?
Answer: Donald Trump’s first wife was buried In July 2022 near the first hole of Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey. Ivana Trump, who died at 73 after a fall at her home in Manhattan, is the first person known to have been buried at the golf course
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in PoliticsWhere was this picture of Pope Francis taken?
Answer: Pope Francis gave a sweeping apology to Indigenous people on their land in Canada on July 25, 2022, for the church’s part in running residential schools that became centers of horrible abuse for over a century until 1996. He called the abuse a “disastrous error” that impaired Indigenous people, their culture, and values. After…
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in PoliticsWhere did Queen Elizabeth II appoint Liz Truss as Prime Minister?
Answer: For the first time in her 70-year reign as queen, Elizabeth II appointed a new prime minister away from Buckingham Palace. Liz Truss became the UK’s Prime Minister in Balmoral Castle, Scotland, on Sept. 6, 2022, where the queen, who suffered from mobility issues during her final days, was taking her summer break
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in PoliticsWho did Britain’s new Prime Minister Liz Truss speak with In her first call with a foreign leader?
Answer: Britain’s new Prime Minister, Liz Truss, spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Sept. 6, 2022, in her first call with a foreign leader. She accepted an invitation to visit Ukraine and restated her support for the country in its war with Russia.
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in PoliticsHow many mass shooting incidents did the US see on July 4th, 2022?
Answer: At least five incidents of mass shootings – with four or more persons shot at one location – occurred in the US on July 4th, 2022. The deadliest was in Highland Park, Illinois, where seven people were killed, and 30 others were wounded at an Independence Day parade
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in PoliticsIn the wake of the massacre in Uvalde, Texas, where was the sale and purchase of handguns banned?
Answer: A week after a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers in their classroom in Uvalde, Texas, Canada’s government introduced legislation to implement a “national freeze” on the sale and purchase of handguns (and some toys that look like guns.) Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told reporters, “We need only look south of the border to…
