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Meta allegedly paid a political consulting firm to run a smear campaign against a social media platform. Which social media company did Facebook’s parent company reportedly pay to smear?

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A large U.S. newspaper obtained emails that they say revealed Meta paid to have negative local news stories and opinion pieces created to blame TikTok for harmful teen behavior.

In the month of March, a country has reported its biggest rise in inflation since 1985, marking a 37-year high. Which country reported this record-breaking inflation?

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Inflation in Spain increased over the 7.6% annual inflation rate as upcharges in electricity, fuel, food and beverages hit the country.

Which celebrity couple revealed they are expecting another child together?

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Hilaria & Alec Baldwin shared the news that they’re expecting their seventh child in a video they posted on Instagram.

Officials in a U.S. state are soon going to be asking citizens in the state to further cut back on their water use because of future drought-scare. Which state is going to cut back on water use even more?

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The cutbacks will come from city and local water districts, not directly from California Gov. Gavin Newsom's office.

New pictures of Pluto captured by NASA show something we did not know was on the dwarf planet. What was found in the Pluto images?

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A senior research scientist at the Southwest Research Institute said the images show a “field of very large icy volcanoes that look nothing like anything else we have seen in the solar system.”

Police in the United Kingdom are fining 20 people over parties held by a well-known British figure and his staff during coronavirus lockdowns. Who was throwing these parties?

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The parties were held by British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his staff.

NFL owners have approved a modified version of the game, however, it only changes in the postseason. What will be different in postseason games?

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Overtime for regular-season games will remain unchanged, however, in the postseason, both teams will now be guaranteed a possession in OT.

In London, officials said they’ve detained something owned by a Russian oligarch. What Russian-owned item was seized?

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The $49.67 million superyacht, which belongs to an unnamed Russian businessman, was detained to show that the U.K. takes “the strongest possible action against those seeking to benefit from Russian connections.”

Qatar is investing $5 billion in an African country as ties between the two improve. Which country is Qatar investing in?

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Egypt said the money package from the Middle Eastern country will “strengthen economic and investment cooperation between the two brotherly countries.”

The Federal Trade Commission has sued software company Intuit in federal court for advertising one of their softwares as free. Which software is involved in the lawsuit?

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The company is being sued for deceiving customers by using deceptive marketing practices that make it seem like TurboTax software is free when most users get charged when they file their income taxes each year.

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