The Week of January 14, 2024 by CoenM

After a second place finish in Iowa, Ron DeSantis decided to bypass New Hampshire to campaign in what SOUTHERN STATE with a February primary? The move didn't work out, as he suspended his campaign and endorsed Trump.

Iran and what OTHER COUNTRY traded missile strikes, with both claiming the attacks were targeting terrorists? Iran's strikes in Balochistan targeted Jaish al-Adl, a Sunni group that supports autonomy for parts of both countries.

Residents of what TEXAS TOWN called for a new criminal investigation into the police response to a school shotting that killed 19, based on a US Department of Justice report that wa highly critical of the response?

What COUNTRY became the fifth to land a spacecraft on the Moon? JAXA, its space agency, announced that the SLIM lander touched down with 100 meters of its intended target, but was having issues producing power.

The future of what ATHLETICS-FOCUSED PUBLICATION was put in doubt when its entire staff was laid off after a missed licencing payment? The magazine, which started as a weekly in 1954, became a monthly when it was purchased by Meredith along with other Time Inc. properties.

What ONLINE HOME GOODS RETAILER did not have just what 1650 of its employees needed, as it announced its third round of layoffs since last January? The cuts were announced by CEO Niraj Shah, who went viral last month by suggesting that employees work harder and blend work and personal lives.

A major cold snap saw the greatest power demand in the history of what FEDERALLY OWNED UTILITY? Demand topped 34,000 megawatts, while near-zero temperatures killed nearly 90 across the midwest and southeast.

What TECHNOLOGY COMPANY became the world's top seller of mobile phones in 2023, ending Samsung's 12 year run at the top? They sold over 234 million units, thanks to a market trend favoring high-end phones.

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's hospitalization was revealed to be related to cancer in what ORGAN, the same organ that King Charles III said he would get treated due to inflammation?

Your HallR mini-theme of the week (TM): (Un)Merged. What BUDGET AIRLINE's future was left in limbo when a US federal judge rejected its planned merger with Jet Blue?

What MUSIC WEBSITE would likely give its merger with GQ a 0.2, as it suffered widespread layoffs in a reshuffling? A Conde Nast property since 2015, those laid off include the site's editor in chief, Puja Patel.

A Northeastern University postdoc announed he discovered approximately 20 new pieces written by what AUTHOR, both under her own name and pseudonyms like E. H. Gould? She was previously known to have published stories and newspaper articles under names like A. M. Barnard and Tribulation Periwinkle.