The Week of June 22, 2025 by CoenM

Champion(s):

AbdalianA


Runner(s)-Up:

JCEurovision
Vive la République, vive la France!


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Questions:

Israel and Iran (and by extension the US) came to a cease fire in their conflict, but not before Iran made a pro forma strike against a US base in what MIDDLE EASTERN NATION? Iran apparently warned the country about the attack prior to carrying it out.

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Qatar

What STATE ASSEMBLYMAN won the Democratic nomination for New York City mayor, besting former governor Andrew Cuomo? Current mayor Eric Adams will join Cuomo as independent candidates in the November general election.

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Zohran Mamdani

NATO member countries agreed at its latest summit to aim for spending what PERCENTAGE of their GDPs on defense by 2035? None of the members currently meet the target, with the US coming closest by spending 3.2 percent of its GDP on defense.

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Donald Trump announced an end to trade negotiations with what COUNTRY over its plan to implement a digital services tax? The move would end a planned 30 day deadline for trade talks, announced when the country served as host of the latest G7 meeting.

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Canada

Upwards of 200,000 people marched in what EUROPEAN CAPITAL's Pride parade, crossing the Elizabeth Bridge in defiance of laws that banned the march? The laws passed by the parliament's Fidesz majority restrict freedom of assembly for events that violate a 2021 child protection law that equates homosexuality with pedophilia.

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Budapest

Texas politics blazed up a bit as governor Greg Abbott vetoed a bill that would have banned products that contain what ACTIVE SUBSTANCE in marijuana? Abbott also called for a special session of the state legislature to address regulating the substance.

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THC

Demonstrators in what ASIAN COUNTRY called for the resignation of prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra over a call she made to former Cambodian leader Hun Sen over a border conflict, calling him "uncle" and dismissing the actions of the military commander addressing the issue? Shinawatra's father - a former prime minister - and Hun Sen consider each other godbrothers.

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Thailand

What US SENATOR saw his proposed sale of thousands of square miles of federal land rejected for violating Senate rules? He had previously gotten in hot water over inappropriate social media posts regarding the killing of Minnesota legislator Melissa Hortman.

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Mike Lee

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration opened an investigation into what COMPANY's robotaxis - based on an existing car model rather than the Cybertaxi concept unveiled last year - after several documented instances of cars violating traffic laws and malfunctioning while driving during a test rollout in Austin?

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Tesla

Your HallR Memorial Mini-Theme of the Week: 6-3 6-3. The US Supreme Court ruled in Trump v. CASA to limit the ability of federal appeals courts to issue nationwide injunctions, but did not touch on the merits of the case involving what CONCEPT in the 14th Amendment?

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birthright citizenship

The Court also found that states could opt to not provide Medicade reimbursement for health care providers who offer abortion services, notably what NONPROFIT who was the defendant in the case, the largest provider of reproductive health services in the US?

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Planned Parenthood

Venice celebrated and protested the nuptials of what BILLIONAIRE and TV personality Lauren Sanchez? The wedding, with a cost of up to $50 million, added to complaints of overtourism and a lack of focus on the environmental issues threatening the city.

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Jeff Bezos