The Week of November 14, 2021 by CoenM

What VERMONT DEMOCRAT announced that he would not seek a ninth term in the US Senate? He is currently the longest-serving member of that chamber.

Protests against new Covid-19 restrictions turned violent across Europe, including Austria, Belgium and what COUNTRY that saw two football matches interrupted - fans are not allowed currently - and several arrested in the southern towns of Roermond and Stein for torching a school and throwing fireworks?

A Wisconsin jury acquitted Kyle Rittenhouse of all charges stemming from his killing two people and injuring a third in the aftermath of the police shooting of what MAN in Kenosha?

One week after the end of the COP26 climate conference, the Biden administration announced the largest sale of oil and gas leases in US history, covering 80 million acres in what BODY OF WATER?

What COUNTRY admitted to an anti-satellite missile test whose debris put the International Space Station on emergency footing? Two of the current crew members on the ISS hail from the country.

What PHARMACY CHAIN announced that it would close down 900 stores over the next three years? The chain cited changes in "consumer buying patterns" for the closures.

What CALIFORNIA REPUBLICAN gave the longest speech in the history of the US House of Representatives, speaking for more than eight hours to delay a vote on the Build Back Better social services bill?

What US CITY saw a coordinated robbery of several high-end stores in its Union Square shopping area? Upwards of 80 people participated in a robbery at a Nordstrom’s in nearby Walnut Creek the following day.

China's foreign ministry said they were "not aware" of the controversy involving Peng Shuai, an athlete in what SPORT, who has been missing after publicly accusing a high-ranking member of the Chinese government of sexual assault?

Your HallR mini-theme of the week (TM): Not So Cold Cases. Muhammad Aziz and the late Khalil Islam were cleared in the murder of what CIVIL RIGHTS LEADER in 1965? The pair were convicted even though the confessed assassin, Mujahid Halim, stated that the pair were innocent and named other co-conspirators who were not prosecuted.

The FBI reported that they were still analyzing the results of a search in New Jersey for the body of what LABOR LEADER? The search was prompted by the deathbed confession of Frank Cappola, who said his dad was forced to bury a steel drum by a group of unidentified men.

A self-portrait by what ARTIST sold at auction for $34.9 million, setting a record for a painting by a Latin American artist? That record had previously been held by her husband.