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Disney will debut a new look for Minnie Mouse, ditching her polka-dotted dress to coincide with Women’s History Month in March. What will take its place?

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Minnie has worn the same white gloves, white bloomers, and matching red polka-dot dress and hair bow since 1928. Stella McCartney’s design will debut at Disneyland Paris.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk sent shares of DogeCoin up 8% by agreeing to do something if McDonalds accepted his cryptocurrency as payment. What did he offer to do?

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Musk’s offer came after McDonald’s started bantering with cryptocurrency accounts on Twitter.

A European nation is selling a former CIA “black site” in whose soundproof, windowless rooms terrorism detainees were tortured from 2005 to 2007. Where would you find it?

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“Detention Site Violet” was one place where the CIA could torture prisoners outside the U.S. without criminally charging them. It’s near the Lithuanian capital city Vilnius.

Saudi Arabia restored diplomatic relations with a country, 33 years after ties dissolved because a palace cleaner stole royal jewels worth $20 million. Where was the cleaner from?

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A Thai cleaner stole the jewels in 1989, including a 50-carat blue diamond. Three Saudi diplomats were killed trying to locate the gems.

U.S. President Joe Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy had a disagreement during a Thursday phone call. What was it about?

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Biden and his administration have said publicly that an invasion is imminent; Zelenskiy wants to calm the markets and discourage panic at home.

Which former senior Trump administration adviser is the latest to publish a memoir, due to hit retailers in May?

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Conway’s book is likely to touch on the unique strain that came with her marriage to a vocal and persistent Trump critic.

A celebrity chef says he has hired “teams of cultural appropriation specialists” to make sure his recipes don’t offend anyone in the public. Who’s going the extra mile?

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Jamie Oliver says his 2011 recipe for an Indian-inspired “Empire roast chicken,” for instance, is now called “spiced roast chicken.”

A Federal court banned a YouTuber from playing an online game that most of his videos are about, after the game’s maker accused him of making terroristic threats. Which game is it?

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The Roblox Corporation claimed Ruben Sim created a “cybermob” to terrorize company employees and players. A judge also ordered him to pay the company $150,000.

The NBA All-Star Game isn’t until February 20, but the league has already named team captains. Which TWO of the following players got the nod?

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James will return to Cleveland, Ohio as the Western Conference captain, and Durant will helm the East. They earned more fan votes than anyone else.

NBC News has chosen a new anchor to host the popular 11:00 p.m. hour that Brian Williams left vacant on MSNBC. Who is getting the plum slot?

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Ruhle, best known as a financial journalist, will leave her 9:00 a.m. time slot to “Morning Joe,” which will become an hour longer each morning.

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