The Week of April 17, 2022 by CoenM

A federal judge in Florida struck down the federal mask mandate for mass transportation, saying that what AGENCY did not have the authority to impose the mandate?

A combination of dredging and removing cargo freed the Ever Forward, which spent nearly a month stuck in what BODY OF WATER after it strayed from shipping channels and ran aground? It will be towed to the Annapolis Anchorage Grounds for inspection and to reload removed cargo.

Governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill to revoke the Reedy Creek Improvement district, which would end the ability for what COMPANY to provide private services for items like fire and public safety, as well as eliminate a tax break?

What OCEANIC COUNTRY signed a security pact with China, which gives China the ability to dock naval vessels there and deploy troops to help enforce "social order?" Australia had deployed troops there last November to help address protests against the country's prime minister, Manasseh Sogavare.

What CABLE NEWS CHANNEL announced it would be shutting down its streaming service barely a month after it launched? A change in management after the TimeWarner-Discovery merger led to a decision to put all of the new company's content on one platform.

Turkey closed its airspace to Russian planes flying to what COUNTRY, where it has had a military presence since 2015?

The early fire season continued in what US STATE, where the Tunnel fire in the northern part of the state has burned over 21,000 acres and threatens Sunset Crater National Monument and Coconino National Forest?

An explosion at an illegal oil refinery in what AFRICAN COUNTRY killed over 100 people? The country is the continent's largest producer of oil and gas, and is the most populous member of OPEC.

Russia claimed victory in the taking of what UKRANIAN CITY, though hundreds of fighters, along with civilians, are still holding out in the Azovstal steel plant?

Your HallR mini-theme of the week (TM): Hill Happenings. What LEADING REPUBLICAN in the US House of Representatives denied that he wanted Donald Trump to resign in the wake of the January 6 riot, only to have a tape air where he says "it would be my recommendation you [Trump] should resign?"

What FORMER US SENATOR FROM UTAH, whose seven terms made him the longest-serving Republican Senator in US history, died at the age of 88?

The Large Hadron Collider, run by what RESEARCH ORGANIZATION, was restarted after a three year hiatus for maintenance and upgrades?