The Week of September 17, 2023 by CoenM

Five Americans returned home after a prisoner swap with what COUNTRY, which saw the US send five of its residents back home? The deal also included unfreezing $6 billion, which will be held by Qatar and earmarked for spending on humanitarian needs.

What US STATE became the first in the nation to ban the use of cash bail? Judges still have the ability to detain defendants charged with violent crimes or who are a flight risk, and can impose release restrictions such as electronic monitoring or curfews.

The US Marine Corps put out a call to help locate one of what TYPE OF FIGHTER JET, which went missing in South Carolina after its pilot ejected? It took more than 24 hours to locate the plane's debris field, as the plane's transponders were not functioning.

Relations between India and Canada soured when Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau accused India of assassinating Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a Canadian citizen and leader of a movement to create an independent homeland out of Indian territory for members of what RELIGION?

What MEDIA MOGUL announced he would step down as the chairman of his news and entertainment companies? His son Lachlan will run both companies.

The US Department of Homeland Security announced it was granding temporary protected status to nearly half a million refugees from what SOUTH AMERICAN COUNTRY, which allow them to work legally in the US? Another quarter of million had previously been granted this status.

What NATO MEMBER said it would stop sending arms to Ukraine in order to "arm itself?" The move comes between tensions over an import ban of Ukranian grain and a looming general election.

What US SENATOR from New Jersey was indicted on corruption charges, allegedly receiving bribes to promote the interests of individuals and the Egyptian government? A previous prosecution on similar charges ended in 2018 with a hung jury.

What COUNTRY led another attack against Nagorno-Karabakh, legally part of their territory but controlled by ethnic Armenians since the breakup of the USSR? The country had blockaded the one road linking the region to Armenia for the last 10 months, claiming it was being used to ship arms into the region.

What US RELIGIOUS BUILDING unveiled two new windows honoring the fight for civil rights and social justice, which replaced windows featuring Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson?

China announced a "strategic partnership" with what MIDDLE EASTERN COUNTRY, and called for the end of sanctions levied against it since the start of its civil war in 2011?

The Rossiya 24 TV channel aired a trailer for a new show featuring what CONSERVATIVE AMERICAN TALK SHOW HOST? It is not clear if the show will feature original material or is a rebroadcast of his videos on X.