The Week of December 17, 2023 by CoenM

The supreme court of what US STATE ruled that Donald Trump was ineligible to appear on the Republican primary ballot in that state due to violating the insurrection clause of the 14th Amendement of the US Constitution?

What WORLD CAPITAL saw a gunman kill 14 at Charles University before killing himself? While the shooter is linked to three additional killings - including his father - police are still trying to determine a motive.

A US federal judge ordered the disclosure of over 150 names found in court documents involving what CONVICTED SEX CRIMINAL who killed himself in a New York jail in 2019? The names may include victims, associates already known to the public, and individuals with no direct connection to legal proceedings.

In what EUROPEAN COUNTRY could residents of the town of Grindavík return home - though not to stay overnight - after a volcanic eruption ended without putting the town into danger of lava flows?

What SOCIAL MEDIA GIANT stopped offering news on its platforms in Canada, as a law requiring social media companies to pay news providers came into force? The company first started blocking new sites over the summer, while Google opted to pay C$100 million annually to news outlets.

Two versions of what POPULAR TECH DEVICE may be pulled off the market next week due to a lawsuit claiming its maker violated another company's patent on a pulse oximiter that uses light to determine blood oxygen levels?

Japan updated its military policy in a way that will allow it to export what MISSILE SYSTEM to the US so the US can export their own stocks of the system to Ukraine?

Just in time for Christmas, what US AIRLINE was hit with a $140 million fine for its meltdown during the 2022 holiday season, which saw it cancel nearly 17,000 flights and strand 2 million passengers?

What AFRICAN COUNTRY announced it was leaving OPEC in a dispute over planned production cuts? One of only two members from sub-Saharan Africa, the move was announced by Mineral Resources and Petroleum minister Diamantino Azevedo.

In what EUROPEAN COUNTRY did Alexander Vucic's SNS party nearly win an outright majority of seats in a snap parliamentary electoin? Opposition parties questioned the results due to alleged voting irregularities, with supporters taking to the streets the day after the election.

What JAPANESE ELECTRONICS GIANT was delisted from the Tokyo Stock Exchange after a 74 year run, due to a $15 billion sale to Japan Investment Corp? The company made a number of missteps in recent years, including backing HD DVD over Blu Ray and a series of accounting inaccuracies.

What TRANSPORT COMPANY, founded by Elon Musk with a vision of passenger travel on maglev trains in vacuum tubes, announced it was going out of business? The company was unable to overcome significant engineering challenges and the loss of backing by Richard Branson.