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100

On June 29th, the Supreme Court rejected the use of this practice by colleges and universities around the nation. 

Affirmative Action

100

Led by the two-time M.V.P. center Nikola Jokic, this team clinched their first N.B.A. title, beating the Miami Heat, 94-89, in Game 5 of the finals on June 12.

Denver Nuggets

100

Elon Musk made one of the most visible changes to Twitter since he took control of the social media company last fall by replacing its widely recognized bird logo with this symbol.

100

A five-day summer festival was held in Scotland to celebrate this popular dog breed. The first puppies of this breed were born in the Scottish Highlands in 1868.

Golden Retriever

100

In the first week of June, noxious smoke enveloped much of the eastern U.S., turning the sky over New York City orange. This was the source of the smoke.

wildfires in Canada

200

President Biden signed the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 into law on June 3, ending, for now, the threat of this economic calamity.

a default on national debt

200

The PGA Tour, the dominant force in men’s professional golf for generations, announced in June it would merge with LIV Golf, a league backed by this country.

Saudi Arabia

200

Pat Sajak, who has been one of the most familiar faces on American television for over four decades announced in June that he would retire next year. Sajak is the host of this game show.

Wheel of Fortune

200

Over 270 people in eastern India were killed on June 3 as a result of this type of disaster. 

train crash

200

Dev Shah, a 14-year-old eighth grader from Largo, Fla. became the 2023 Scripps Spelling Bee champion by spelling the work "psammophile" correctly. A "Psammophile" is a plant or animal that thrives in this type of soil.

Sandy

300

On Aug. 1, former President Donald J. Trump was indicted in connection with his alleged efforts to do this. 

Overturn the presidential 2020 election results

300

Numerous surfers in this US state have been victims of a crime at sea: boardjacking. The culprit is a female sea otter (known as Otter 841), who approaches the wave riders, seizing and even damaging their surfboards in the process.

California

300

One July 13, this union approved a strike for the first time in 43 years, bringing the $134 billion American movie and television business to a halt over anger about pay and fears of a tech-dominated future.

SAG-AFTRA or actors union

300

On June 9, four children who had survived a plane crash were found alive after 40 days in a rainforest in this country. 

Colombia

300

The search for a lost submersible watercraft with five people on board captured the world’s attention in June. The vessel was carrying the group to see this. 

Wreckage from the RMS Titanic

400

This Florida governor had to reorganize and refocus his struggling campaign in hopes of becoming the Republican nominee for president in 2024.

Ron Desantis

400

The 2024 Women’s World Cup, the 32-team festival of soccer, is underway and continues until the final in Sydney on Aug. 20. These are the countries that are hosting. 

Australia and New Zealand

400

In July, Hollywood had the biggest opening weekend since the beginning of the pandemic thanks to the release of these two movies. 

Barbie and Oppenheimer

400

Russian mercenary military leader Yevgeny Prigozhin, was in the news in June for defecting to what country.

Ukraine

400

Under new energy-efficiency rules that took effect on Aug. 1, shoppers in the United States will no longer be able to purchase most types of these. 

Incandescent light bulbs

500

President Biden has designated a monument near this natural wonder in order to permanently prevent Uranium mining in the area.

Grand Canyon

500

Global soccer icon Lionel Messi started playing for which Major League Soccer team in the United States. 

Inter Miami

500

She became the first woman solo director of a film that has made $1 billion at the global box office.

Greta Gerwig

500

In August, the Biden administration banned US investment in sensitive high-tech industries in this this country. 

China

500

A large new study released on July 24 suggests that elite colleges are more than twice as likely to admit students who come from this type of family.

very wealthy