The Week of June 9, 2024 by CoenM

What OPPONENT OF BENJAMIN NETANYAHU resigned from Israel's war cabinet, as he said he would if no plan for post-war Gaza was presented by June 8?

What PRESIDENTIAL OFFSPRING (first and last name, please) was found guilty on all three felony charges related to a 2018 purchase of a handgun?

The president of what EUROPEAN COUNTRY called for a surprise snap election after his part was roundly defeated by the far-right National Rally in European parliamentary elections?

What FRUIT COMPANY best known for its bananas was ordered to pay $38 million to the families of eight men killed by a Colombian paramilitary death squad, which it helped finance?

What US ATTORNEY GENERAL was held in contempt of Congress for not turning over interview tapes between President Biden and the special prosecutor investigating his handling of classified documents.

Transportation officials announced the main shipping channel for what US CITY is now fully reopened, 11 weeks after a cargo ship caused the collapse of the Key Bridge?

What RIVER's role in the upcoming Summer Olympics was placed in doubt due to elevated levels of E. coli? Local officials said they would work to make sure the bacteria levels were safe before the planned triathlon and swimming events take place.

What COUNTRY issued a licence to the Hvalur company to hunt 128 fin whales this summer? The country's Food and Veterinary Authority found that 41 percent of the whales killed in 2022 suffered in violation of the country's Animal Welfare Act.

What WORLD LEADER became the first to hold his office to address the G7 leaders, who were meeting in Italy? He spoke on the moral and ethical perils of AI.

Your HallR mini-theme of the week (TM): New Releases from the Supremes. The US Supreme Court ruled unanimously against the parties seeking to restrict access to the abortion drug mifepristone, but did so not on the merits but because the plaintiffs lacked what CONDITION, a demonstration that they were suffering direct harm that would continue if the court doesn't grant relief?

The Court split on ideological lines in reversing the ban on what FIREARM ACCESSORY, which uses the gun's recoil to push the trigger against the shooter's finger, allowing for near-machine gun rates of fire? The Trump administration banned the accessory after its use in a 2017 mass shooting at a country music festival in Las Vegas.

The crew of the initial Starliner flight to the International Space Station had their mission extended so they could deal with multiple small leaks of what GAS used to pressurize the RCS thrusters? While they are trying to fix the leaks, it is estimated that they have enough gas to return to Earth even if the leaks persist.