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in PoliticsAccording to President Joe Biden, which ‘meteor headed to crash’ into the US economy?
Joe Biden denounced “reckless” Republicans for pushing the US government towards a historic debt default in a televised address on Monday, Oct. 4, 2021, warning: “A meteor is headed to crash into our economy.”_x000D_
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in PoliticsIn the US, what is the Mann Act?
The Mann Act is an anti-sex trafficking law that prohibits taking anyone across state lines’ “for any immoral purpose.”_x000D_’
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in PoliticsRussia, on Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2021, threatened to block YouTube. Why?
On Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2021, Russia threatened to block YouTube after it removed Russian state-backed broadcaster RT’s German-language channels’ from its site, saying they had breached its COVID-19 misinformation policy. Russia accused YouTube of “unprecedented information aggression.” Separately on the very same day, Russia fined Google 6.5 million roubles ($89,534) for failing to delete content…
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in PoliticsHow many times was Angela Merkel named The World’s Most Powerful Woman by Forbes magazine?
German Chancellor Angela Merkel had remained at the top spot of Forbes Magazine’s The World’s Most Powerful Women list since 2006, except for 2010 when the former U.S First Lady Michelle Obama temporarily replaced her, including the last ten years in a row. That's a total of 14 years at the top of the list.
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in PoliticsWhat was printed on AOC’s dress at the 2021 Met Gala?
AOC (Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez) famously wore a white gown with the message “Tax the rich” in red to the 2021 New York Met Gala.
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in PoliticsWhat is Insulate Britain?
Insulate Britain is an environmentalist protest group campaigning to force the British government to insulate Britain’s leaky homes. The group argues that since the UK has the oldest and least energy-efficient housing stock in Europe, improving the quality of British homes is fundamental to achieve the Government’s climate change targets.
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in PoliticsWho is Anne Hidalgo?
Ana Marֳa “Anne” Hidalgo Aleu, 62, is the first woman to hold the office of the Mayor of Paris. A member of the Socialist Party, she was first elected in 2014.
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in PoliticsWhat are the 2021 Texas and Mexico abortion laws?
On Sept. 2021, a Texas law banning most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy went into effect the same week Mexico’s Supreme Court ruled to decriminalize abortions.
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in PoliticsWho was the Mayor of New York City at the time of the 9/11 attacks?
Rudolph (Rudy) Giuliani was New York City’s Mayor between January 1, 1994, and December 31, 2001. At the time of the 9/11 attacks, Oprah Winfrey called him “America’s Mayor,” while Time magazine declared him “Person of the Year” (pictured.) Twenty years later, New York state has suspended Giuliani’s law license amid his connections to Donald Trump.
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in PoliticsWhy was Osama bin Laden wanted by the US before the 9/11 attacks?
The US wanted Saudi-born terrorist Osama bin Laden extradited before the 9/11 attacks for the 1998 bombing of two US embassies in East Africa that killed 224 people. The Taliban refused to hand over Bin Laden to the US, saying he was “a good man and doesn’t want to harm anyone.”
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in PoliticsWhere is Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, “the principal architect of the 9/11 attacks” in 2021?
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, who was named "the principal architect of the 9/11 attacks" in the 9/11 Commission Report, is held by the United States at the Guantanamo Bay detention camp. He confessed to involvement in nearly every major al-Qaida operation, including the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center, the killing of journalist Daniel Pearl,…
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in PoliticsWhat was the United State’s longest war?
20 Years of fighting made the Afghanistan war the longest the US ever fought._x000D_
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in PoliticsHow many times did the word Islamophobia appear in the New York Times before Sept. 11, 2001?
The word “Islamophobia” had appeared only once in the New York Times before Sept. 11, 2001. Since then, it has been the focus of no less than 716 articles.
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in PoliticsWhat was Colin Powell’s job in 2001?
Colin Powell was the made a case before the United Nations for military action against Iraq, claiming that Saddam Hussein was building weapons of mass destruction. The United States and its allies waged war, an Iraqi court-ordered hangman killed Saddam, but the coalition forces found no such weapons. Powel left the Republican party after the…
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in PoliticsHow did President Biden react to allegations of sexual harassment against New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo?
US President Joe Biden called on New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo to resign Tuesday, Aug 3, 2021, after the New York state attorney general’s office released a new report on allegations of sexual harassment against the governor. The report detailed multiple allegations of sexual harassment, said that the Cuomo administration was a “hostile work environment,”…
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in PoliticsAccording to President Joe Biden, how are Social media platforms “killing people”?
When asked on Friday, July 16, 2021, if he had a message for platforms like Facebook where false information about the coronavirus vaccines has spread, President Joe Biden told reporters, “They’re killing people.” On Monday, July 19, 2021, Biden explained that he meant his rhetoric to pressure the social platforms to take action._x000D_
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in PoliticsWhat’s the (modern) meaning of the word imbecilic?
Merriam-webster dictionary defines imbecilic as something very stupid or foolish. We should note that the terms imbecile, idiot, and moron were formerly used as technical descriptors in medical and legal contexts. These words are no longer in use in neither and are now considered offensive._x000D_
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in PoliticsAccording to its constitution, a Philippine president may serve how many terms?
Under the Philippine constitution, a Philippine president can serve a single six-year term. That won’t stop Rodrigo Duterte. Get the facts!
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in PoliticsWhat’s Libya’s ex-dictator Muammar Qaddafi’s living son’s name?
Libya’s ex-dictator, Muammar Qaddafi’s son, is Seif al-Islam Qaddafi._x000D_
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in PoliticsWhat is the Havana Syndrome?
The Havana Syndrome is a mysterious attack on U.S. diplomats, supposedly with sonic weapons, causing hearing loss, memory loss, and nausea. U.S diplomats in Cuba’s capital, Havana, reported the first instance of the attack in 2016._x000D_