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The price of what has reached its highest level in 11 years?

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The price of silver is jumping as the online trading movement fueling the rise of shares in stocks such as GameStop has taken an interest in the metal.

Sales of what product were down 5.5% last year in Germany?

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Beer sales went down due to COVID-related closures of bars and restaurants.

Which Hershey brand has released its first new candy in 10 years?

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Whatchamacallit’s new Whozeewhatzit Bar has chocolate rice crispies and a layer of peanut butter crème coated in chocolate.

Which retailer closed its final two U.S. stores?

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Two Toys ‘R’ Us stores that opened in 2019 as part of a small comeback have now closed.

Who plays the main character in the new Apple TV original film “Palmer”?

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Justin Timberlake plays a former college football star and ex-convict who mentors a young boy.

Mexican soldiers rescued a toddler who was abandoned where?

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A 2-year-old Chilean girl was saved after falling into the Rio Grande, after the adults with her left to cross the river.

There is a shortage of what type of cereal?

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Supply issues and higher cereal demand amid the pandemic has led to shortages of Grape-Nuts.

Which nonprofit has elected a black president for the first time?

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After 101 years, the American Civil Liberties Union elected Deborah Archer, a black law professor at New York University with expertise in civil rights and racial justice.

A player from which baseball team is on the “MLB The Show 21” video game cover?

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San Diego Padres shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. made the cover of the game.

In which country did the military stage a coup to reverse recent democratization?

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Myanmar’s military detained senior politicians in a reversal of the progress toward democracy the Southeast Asian country had made after five decades of military rule.

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