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Actor Bruce Willis announced he is stepping away from acting indefinitely as he has been diagnosed with a condition. What has Willis been diagnosed with?

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“Die Hard” star Bruce Willis is battling aphasia, a condition that affects one’s ability to express and understand both written and spoken language.

The United Nations is seeking its biggest-ever appeal for funds from a single country. Which country is the UN seeking a record $4.4 billion for?

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A massive number of Afghans don’t have enough food and some have allegedly resorted to “selling their children and their body parts” to get money for something to eat.

The White House and State Department announced that U.S. citizens will be able to select “X” as the gender marker on an official document starting in April. What will citizens soon be able to mark “X” on?

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The “X” gender marker will soon be on some passports which will be “unspecified or another gender identity.”

Britain is withdrawing its judges from a country’s top court because they feel keeping the judges there would “legitimize oppression” in the former British colony. Which country is Britain withdrawing its judges from?

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British judges will no longer sit on Hong Kong’s top court after doing so since Hong Kong was returned to China in 1997.

Netflix announced it is reimagining a movie franchise for its streaming platform. What movie franchise is becoming a Netflix original?

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Netflix’s “Spy Kids” reboot will “introduce the world to a new family of spies” and will be written, directed, and produced by the film’s original creator.

What space phenomena have astronomers discovered the farthest of?

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Astronomers have discovered the farthest star yet, which was formed nearly 13 billion years ago.

The University of Michigan named a former athlete an honorary captain for their football team’s spring game. Which former athlete got the honor from the Wolverines?

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Former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick was the NFL player who started kneeling during the national anthem to protest racial injustice.

A U.S. state is receiving $860 million from pharmaceutical companies to settle an opioid epidemic lawsuit. Which state is getting the case money?

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The CVS drug store chain is a part of the companies that are paying Florida, which will be giving the state $484 million.

Singer and TV host Kelly Clarkson has changed her last name. Instead of Clarkson, what is Kelly’s new last name?

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Her legal name is now Kelly Brianne being her middle name at birth.

Which of the following has the European Union proposed new rules to discourage people from buying?

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The EU wants consumers to stop buying disposable fast fashion and is calling for a mandatory minimum use of recycled fibers by 2030 and would ban the destruction of many unsold products.

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