The Week of May 28, 2023 by CoenM

Russia issued an arrest warrant for what US SENATOR based on comments he made regarding Russian war deaths in Ukraine? The comments were made during the senator's meeting with Ukranian president Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv.

At least 30 UN peacekeepers were injured by protestors in what EUROPEAN COUNTRY? The protests follow local elections earlier in the spring, largely boycotted by Serbian residents, that saw ethnically Albanian candidates elected to office.

What US BASED CHIP MANUFACTURER became the latest company valued at over $1 trillion thanks to strong earnings reports? Sales have risen tremedously as its graphics processing units have become the backbone for AI platforms like ChatGPT and Bard.

An unexpected release of fluorescein, a chemical used to test local water networks, was behind a surprising green coloration of water in what HISTORIC ITALIAN WATERWAY? Historians noted a similar color change in 1968, done by an Argentine artist to promote ecological awareness.

The White House and Congress came up with a bipartisan plan to suspend the debt ceiling, though most members of what FAR RIGHT HOUSE CAUCUS voted against the plan? Members like Dan Bishop and Chip Roy have suggested the deal will prompt them to seek the ouster of Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy.

What FAMILY recieved full immunity from civil suits for their role in the opioid crisis as owners of Purdue Pharma in return for a $6 billion settlement? The family will also give up control of Purdue and are not protected from any potential criminal charges.

Fort Bragg, a US Army base in North Carolina named for a Confederate general, was official renamed Fort WHAT? A renaming commission member said the name reflects "the greatest American value."

At least 275 people were killed in what ASiAN COUNTRY when a passenger train hit a freight train, derailed, and had some of its cars hit another passenger train? A signal error is thought to be the cause of the crash.

DuPont and two related companies entered a $1.2 billion settlement over contamination of US public water supplies with what "FOREVER CHEMICALS" found in a wide range of commercial products? 3M is said to be working on its own $10 billion settlement.

Many Republican candidates for President were quick to condemn Donald Trump for his social media post congratulating what WORLD LEADER after his country was elected to the executive board of the World Health Organizaion?

A federal judge kicked off Pride month by ruling that what US STATE's law that severly restricted drag shows was unconstitutionally broad and vague?

This week saw the passing of Harald zur Hausen, the German doctor who won the Nobel prize for his work on how human papilloma viruses cause cancer in what STRUCTURE OF THE FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM?