How well do you keep up with the world around you? Take this week’s quiz to test your knowledge of recent national and world events.
Answer FIVE Geography questions each week based on major news events.
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India and Pakistan announce truce in latest conflict
Federal vaccine testing change concerns some medical experts
Just about all federal actions come with controversy these days, and that's true about a change in how new vaccines are tested. The secretary of health and human services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., now requires extra trials in which some people get...
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Pope Leo appeals for 'no more war'
Pope Leo XIV appealed to the world's major powers for "no more war" in his first Sunday message to crowds in St. Peter's Square since his election as pontiff last week. Speaking in fluent Italian, the Chicago-born pope said the world was living throu...
This week's word in the news: EVANGELIST
DEFINITION:
FOUND IN THE NEWS:
Trump portrayed Means — a 37-year-old Stanford medical school graduate and author who describes herself on LinkedIn as a “former surgeon turned metabolic health evangelist” — in his announcement as fully in sync with Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s mission to “Make America Healthy Again.”
The Los Angeles Times -- 05/12/2025
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