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A celebrity hopped on stage at the Oscars and hit comedian Chris Rock in the face over a joke he said while presenting. Which celebrity hit Chris Rock?

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Will Smith smacked Chris Rock after he joked about Jada Pinkett Smith's buzzcut.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk tweeted that he is giving “serious thought” to creating his own version of which of the following?

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After claiming Twitter doesn’t allow for free speech, Elon Musk hinted at possibly creating his own new social media platform.

With “CODA” winning Best Picture at the 2022 Oscars, the film made history for being the first of it’s kind to win the big award. What type of film won Best Picture at the Oscars for the first time ever?

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Apple TV’s “CODA” was the first film made by a streaming service to win Best Picture.

President Joe Biden is set to propose a minimum 20% tax on households worth a certain amount of money. How much money will someone have to make to get this minimum tax?

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The minimum tax of 20% would involve households worth more than $100 million — which targets the top 0.01% of households.

A NFL team is going to be featured on the reality sports documentary HBO series “Hard Knocks” this summer for the first time in the show’s 17-season history. Which NFL team will finally be on the show?

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In five episodes, the show will follow the Detroit Lions at training camp and the preseason, which is scheduled to run Aug. 9-Sept. 6.

A D1 basketball team is facing six NCAA violations in total. Which men's basketball program is facing these violations?

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After an 18-month investigation, the Memphis Tigers men's basketball program is being accused of four Level I and two Level II NCAA violations ⁠— head coach Penny Hardaway is the only person officially named in the allegations.

Who met with Pope Francis earlier this week in Canada?

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The meeting was between the Pope and indigenous leaders from Canada to discuss abuse by Catholic priests and school workers they faced and to demand reparations after hundreds of unmarked graves were found outside some of the schools.

Walmart will no longer sell a certain product. Which type of product is Walmart cutting down on the sale of?

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The retail giant will no longer sell cigarettes in some of its stores in California, Florida, Arkansas and New Mexico.

El Salvador has declared a state of emergency. What is the state emergency for?

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Gangs killed 62 people just this past Saturday alone.

In California, thousands of workers have voted to authorize their union to call a strike against several companies. What type of workers in California have voted yes to a strike?

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About 47,000 grocery store workers in Central and Southern California may soon walkout as contract negotiations are set to resume this week among several major supermarket chains.

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