Answer the questions below to the best of your ability without using outside resources. Outside references include (but certainly are not limited to) searching for an answer on the internet, looking at maps, using a calculator, or asking a friend (or foe) if they know the answer. Basically, you are relying on your brain (and maybe a pencil and paper).
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A man was arrested in what appeared to be another assassination attempt on Donald Trump, this time while he was playing golf on a course he owns in what FLORIDA CITY?
A courtroom in Reno is the setting for a trial involving what FAMILY, whose patriarch is trying to amend a trust created decades ago that gave all four of his children equal votes in the running of his media empire, to give more power to his son Lachlan, his chosen successor?
Israel widened hostilities against what COUNTRY, starting with exploding pagers and walkie talkies that killed dozens and injured thousands, followed by a strike against the capital aimed at senior figures in Hezbollah?
Ohio governor Mike DeWine penned a defense of what TOWN - his birthplace - calling out both Donald Trump and JD Vance for their repetition of lies about Haitian immigrants living in the town?
Meta announced it was banning several state media outlets from what COUNTRY from its platforms, citing their involvement in "foreign interference activity?" The ban builds on a throttling of activity in some areas after the start of the war in Ukraine.
This week saw what SATELLITE INTERNET SERVICE named as the partner with United Airlines to provide free wifi on its planes, while astronomers in the Netherlands stated that emissions from newer satellites are interfering with radio telescopes used for research?
As expected the US Federal Reserve cut its prime lending interest rate, doing so by HOW MUCH? You may express your answer as a percentage or in basis points.
What FOOD STORAGE COMPANY announced it would file for chapter 11 bankruptcy, citing "macroeconomic challenges?" The company moved on from its direct sales "home parties" to offer products in stores like Target, but sales did not improve.
What US LABOR UNION announced it would not endorse either Kamala Harris or Donald Trump for president? Several locals have chosen to endorse Harris, as did the union's president emeritus, James P. Hoffa.
A car crash into a pipeline valve sparked a fire in Deer Park, a suburb of what TEXAS CITY, that took 80 hours to extinguish? While there was damage to property, the only fatality was the driver who sparked the blaze.
Microsoft inked a deal with Constellation Energy to obtain electricity from what NUCLEAR POWER PLANT that saw one of its reactors have a partial meltdown in 1979? Microsoft entered the deal in order to get carbon-free power for the data centers behind its AI program.
The US Board of Geographic Names approved a request to change the name of the tallest mountain in what SUBRANGE OF THE APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS from Clingman's Dome back to its original Cherokee name, Kuwohi