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The attack on October 7th by this Islamist group triggered a ground invasion of the Gaza strip
Hamas
Her concert tour was estimated to generate close to $5 billion in consumer spending in the US alone
Taylor Swift
He joined the Dodgers with a 10-year, $700 million contract that is the largest in MLB history
Shohei Ohtani
Travis Kelce, tight end for this NFL team, is now one of the most famous football players in the world as a result of new relationship with Taylor Swift
Kansas City Chiefs
The longest-serving U.S. senator from California and the longest-tenured female senator in history
Dianne Feinstein
Biden and Xi met in November during the 2023 APEC Leaders’ Forum in this American city
San Francisco
On May 30, this company joined the $1 trillion market cap club for the first time, making them the 5th in the US to do so
Nvidia
In February, Lebron James passed this player’s record of 38,387 points to become the NBA’s all-time scoring leader
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
This fantasy RPG beat out contenders like Super Mario Bros Wonder and The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom to win Game of the Year
Baldur’s Gate 3
In October, he was found unresponsive in a hot tub at his home in Los Angeles and was later pronounced dead
Matthew Perry
In early August 2023, a series of wildfires broke out in Hawaii, killing at least 100 people predominantly on this island
Maui
Despite the FTC’s attempts to block Microsoft’s acquisition of this developer, the ~$70 billion deal closed in October
Activision Blizzard
She was the first American teenager to win the US Open since 23-time major champion Serena Williams took the title in 1999
Coco Gauff
The relationship between Ethan Slater and this pop singer has come under fierce scrutiny because of the pair’s messy previous relationships
Ariana Grande
For his role in negotiating the end of the Vietnam War, he was awarded the 1973 Nobel Peace Prize
Henry Kissinger
This submersible went missing June 18 and was doomed in a "catastrophic implosion,” leading to the death of 5 people on board
Titan
On March 10, the government seized this bank after clients pulled out more than $40 billion of their deposits
Silicon Valley Bank
He was crowned Formula One world champion for the third time, securing the title in the sprint race at the Qatar Grand Prix
Max Verstappen
A Netflix documentary was released this year about this soccer star and his wife, who opened up about their marriage struggles the 2000s
David Beckham
His name on many college campus buildings, he helped Buffett build Berkshire Hathaway into an investment powerhouse
Charlie Munger
He took over as Speaker of the House after Kevin McCarthy was ousted from the position in October
Mike Johnson
This union, representing more than 10,000 American workers, clashed with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers in a strike that lasted 148 days
Writers’ Guild of America (WGA)
PGA announced a merger to much controversy with LIV Golf, a golf league funded by this country
Saudi Arabia
This post-apocalyptic drama television series became the first live-action video game adaptation to ever receive major awards consideration
The Last of Us
The first woman to serve on the US Supreme Court
Sandra Day O’Connor