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►Italy’s rising heat stresses cows and cheesemakers

Answer FIVE Geography questions each week based on major news events.

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Diversity, multiculturalism, worldwide events. You'll find plenty for classroom discussions in this listing of events.

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►Show of force: U.S. naval and air buildup near Venezuela signals possible military action

-- Front Page Talking Points Archive

This week's word in the news: MISMANAGE

DEFINITION:
To organize or control something badly; to manage incompetently or dishonestly.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
Grants had been mismanaged, he stated, and he questioned payments made to CEO Tim Bedwell’s wife, Michele, and her business partner, Adam Kent.
►The Las Vegas Review-Journal -- 11/24/2025