The Week of March 17, 2024 by CoenM

At least 137 people were killed in a terror attack at the Crocus City Hall music venue in what EUROPEAN CAPITAL? ISIS-K claimed resposibility, while a claim that Ukraine was involved was vehemntly denied by Ukraine.

The US Supreme Court and various federal appeals and circuit courts variously blocked and upheld SB4, what US STATE's controversal law that empowers state and local police to enforce immigration law?

What CARIBBEAN COUNTRY saw rare protests break out, including in the second largest city of Santiago, over electricity and food shortages? The government blames the ongoing US sanctions for its long-standing economic issues.

The US House passed a government funding bill that was signed by President Biden to avoid a shutdown, but in the aftermath of passing the bill what GEORGIA REPRESENTATIVE filed a motion to vacate the speakership of the House?

It was a week for leader resignations, as Irish Taoiseach Leo Varadkar stepped down for personal reasons, and what other COUNTRY's president, Vo Van Thuong, left office after less than a year into his term? His resignation is thought to be related to the country's ongoing anti-corruption campaign.

Governor Kay Ivey of what US STATE signed a law that would prevent the use of state funds for diverity, equity, and inclusion programs at state-funded institutions? The law also allows for the firing of anyone who violates it.

Russia once again turned its war in Ukraine against energy infrastructure, including a missile attack on the country's largest dam, which spans what RIVER? While the dam did not breach, it did stop sending electricity to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant for several hours.

Doctors at Massachusetts General Hospital performed the first ever non-experimental transplant of what ORGAN from a pig to a human? The transplant came 70 years after Boston's Brigham and Women's Hospital performed the first ever transplant of this organ.

The US Environmental Protection Agency announced it was implementing a ban on the chrysotile form of what MINERAL, the last one legal for importation and use in the US? A kown carcinogen, the mineral is still used in vehicle brakes and other products where friction causes high temperatures.

Your HallR mini-theme of thre week (TM: Tech Talk. What SOCIAL NEWS AND FORUM SITE had its initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange, netting just over $2 billion on its first day in the market?

The US Department of Justice sued what COMPANY over monopolistic practices related to its smartphones? The department alleges that its tech and business practices lock competitors out of its ecosystem, allowing it to charge higher prices.

What MEMBER OF THE BRITISH ROYAL FAMILY announced that she was being treated for an unspecified form of cancer? She had been out of the spotlight since abdominal surgery in January, which is when the cancer was discovered.