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A new bill aimed at reducing the use of this material in our national parks just passed through the House of Representatives.
What is plastic?
Leaders from around the globe gathered in this Swiss city this week for a major summit to discuss plans for fighting climate change.
What is Geneva?
NASA's Artemis program, which plans to send humans back to this destination, announced a new target launch date for its next practice mission.
What is the Moon?
The WNBA Finals concluded, with this city's team, the Dream, winning the basketball championship for the first time ever.
What is Atlanta?
A famous pop star, known for her dedicated fans called "Swifties," surprise-released a new album that immediately went to number one.
Who is Taylor Swift?
On Monday, the President signed a bill creating a new federal holiday called National Innovation Day, which will be celebrated on the first Monday of this month.
What is October?
Archaeologists in this country made headlines by announcing the exciting discovery of a tomb belonging to a previously unknown ancient queen.
What is Egypt?
NASA's Perseverance rover found evidence of ancient organic molecules in a rock sample on this planet, a key sign that life may have once existed there.
What is Mars?
It was officially announced that the 2030 Winter Olympics will be hosted by this U.S. city, which also hosted the games back in 2002.
What is Salt Lake City, Utah?
The first movie trailer for a much-hyped, live-action remake of this classic animated Disney film about a princess who lives under the sea was released.
What is The Little Mermaid?
After a meeting this week, the Federal Reserve, which manages the country's economy, announced it would keep these rates steady to help control prices.
What are interest rates?
Showing improved friendship, the leaders of Japan and this neighboring Asian country met to sign a new trade agreement.
What is South Korea?
This popular video-sharing app, famous for its short clips and dance challenges, released a new feature that lets users collaborate on making mini-movies.
What is TikTok?
This league, featuring teams like the Cowboys and the 49ers, just finished Week 4 of its season.
What is the NFL
A new viral trend called the "Cosmic Slide" has taken over social media, where users perform this activity to a popular song.
What is a dance?
The highest court in the U.S. announced it will soon hear a major case about how much of your personal information these companies are allowed to collect and use.
What are social media companies?
An underwater volcano erupted in the Pacific Ocean, forming a brand new island near the coast of this Polynesian island nation.
What is Tonga?
A major tech company revealed a new artificial intelligence tool that can create realistic video clips based only on a user's typed text.
What is AI?
As the regular Major League Baseball season ended, a player for this New York team finished with the most home runs in the league.
Who are the Yankees?
At the Emmy Awards for television, a fantasy show called "Age of Dragons" won the top prize for Outstanding Drama Series, beating out all its competitors.
What is an award show?
The two leading candidates for the Senate in a key state held one of these face-to-face contests, where they argued about their plans for the economy.
What is a debate?
A report from this organization, a part of the United Nations, warned about food shortages caused by recent droughts in parts of Africa.
What is the World Food Programme?
The James Webb Space Telescope captured a breathtaking new image of Earendel, which holds the record for being this.
What is the most distant star ever observed?
In a huge upset at a major tennis tournament in Shanghai, the world's number one ranked male player was defeated in the final by one of these young, non-favored players.
What is a teenager (or an unseeded player)?
It was confirmed that a famous Australian actor will once again play the clawed superhero Wolverine in an upcoming movie, a role he first played over 20 years ago.
Who is Hugh Jackman?