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For the first time in 50 years, Congress held its first hearing on ____________. Fill in the blank.

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For many lawmakers, the bigger concern with UFOs is not that alien life is visiting Earth but that a foreign country like Russia or China might be employing a type of next-generation airspace technology.

Americans saw a unique event with the moon for the last time until 2025. What event did those in North America get to see if they looked at the moon this past weekend?

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The total lunar eclipse showed the moon in red and orange hues for about 1 1/2 hours.

The White House hit back at an individual after he sent multiple tweets at President Joe Biden talking about the current inflation. Who did a White House spokesperson accuse of “misdirection” with these tweets at President Biden?

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A White House said, “it doesn’t require a huge leap to figure out why” Jeff Bezos, the world’s second-wealthiest person, would oppose the president’s proposal to hike taxes on the super-rich and wealthy corporations.

What country has President Biden approved the return of troops to?

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Several hundred American troops will be redeployed to Somalia as part of counterterrorism efforts.

Who did U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warn about working with China?

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In a speech to the Brussels Economic Forum, Janet Yellen warned European countries must take a united approach to check China as “We have a common interest in incentivizing China to refrain from economic practices that have disadvantaged all of us.”

The Biden administration is sending $5 billion in federal aid to cities to address which of the following issues?

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The $5 billion will work towards getting cars to slow down, making more bike paths, widening sidewalks, and trying to get more commuters to use public transit.

A company’s CEO paid off the debt of this year’s graduates of the Otis College of Art and Design in Los Angeles. Which company CEO gave these students this special graduation gift?

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Evan Spiegel, Snap CEO and co-founder said he attended classes at Otis as a high school student.

The FDA has proposed a way to help end the baby formula shortage in the U.S. What is the FDA going to do to help fix the baby formula shortage?

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Foreign-made baby formula could be made available in the U.S., so the stock is “back to normal” within a few weeks, Califf said.

President Biden announced U.S. households could go online to get more free COVID-19 test kits. How many more test kits can Americans order for their homes this round?

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U.S. households were eligible to request four tests during each of the two earlier rounds; however, now they can order eight in one go.

Which city did President Joe Biden visit this Tuesday?

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President Joe Biden journeyed to Buffalo, New York, to meet with the families of victims of the mass shooting at the grocery store.

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