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A CNN exposé in The Atlantic revealed turmoil and employee distrust under the network’s brash new CEO, Chris Licht. Which of the following is NOT a reason for that turmoil?
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Anti-authoritarian protesters marched in Poland yesterday, advocating against a new government committee that has drawn comparisons to McCarthyism in the U.S. What authority does this committee have?
Hundreds of thousands of protesters marched through the streets of Warsaw and Krakow, and the EU has threatened to take action against Poland in response to the commission. But that is not the only trigger of these protests—many have voiced frustration with the government’s crackdown on abortion rights and the country’s double-digit inflation.
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The Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike has entered its sixth week. Which of the following is a demand by the WGA as part of the strike?
It’s all of them. The WGA has described how their lifestyle has been worsened due to the rise of streaming platforms, and how the use of generative A.I. in screenwriting poses an existential threat.
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A loud noise alarmed Washington D.C residents yesterday afternoon. Authorized by the U.S. Department of Defense, what was the cause of the noise?
A private plane entered restricted airspace and the pilot was unresponsive to incoming messages from the FAA. Fighter jets were then authorized to travel at supersonic speeds to catch up to the aircraft, causing the noise. The private plane crashed in a forest in southwest Virginia, and search efforts for the wreckage are ongoing.
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A woman walking on a California beach stumbled upon what you see in the photo. She shared it on Facebook where it was identified by a paleontologist. It’s about one-foot long and at least 5,000 years old—what is it?
It’s an ancient mastodon tooth. It was found in Santa Cruz eventually donated it to a local museum.
