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An individual has made an emergency request with the Supreme Court to intervene in a dispute he is undergoing. Who asked the Supreme Court for help?

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Former President Donald Trump wants the court to intervene when it comes to the dispute over materials marked as classified that the FBI seized from Trump’s home in Florida

New York Yankees star Aaron Judge broke the record for single-season home runs in the American League. How many home runs has Judge hit to make this new record?

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Aaron Judge got his 62nd home run of the season, which breaks the record he recently shared with Roger Maris.

The city of Paris has decided to boycott airing World Cup matches on TV screens in public. What is the reason for Paris’ boycott?

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Paris will not broadcast World Cup matches on giant screens in public fan zones amid concerns over rights violations of migrant workers and the environmental impact of the tournament in Qatar.

Who said they would buy Twitter Inc. for $44 billion?

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk agreed to move forward with his $44 billion deal to buy the social media platform. The news caused Twitter shares to rise more than 12.7%.

The United States is starting the fiscal year with a record of debt. What figure has the U.S. gross national debt surpassed?

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The United State’s gross national debt surpassed $31 trillion.

A company has made an $85 million settlement with the state of Arizona over tracking users’ locations. Which company is to pay a record $85M settlement to Arizona in a consumer fraud case?

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Arizona’s costly settlement with Google comes after the company allegedly tracked people’s location in a “deceptive and unfair” manner in order to sell advertisements.

A fast-food company has temporarily beaten back a lawsuit by 52 Black former franchise owners who claim the company set them up for failure by putting them in crime-ridden, low-income neighborhoods. Which fast-food chain defeated Black franchisees’ bias lawsuit?

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A federal judge in Chicago dismissed the 2020 lawsuit, which sought up to $1 billion in damages against McDonald’s Corp.

A celebrity has claimed her former husband choked a child and struck another one of her kids in the face. Which celebrity has been accused of the abuse?

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In a suit filed by Angelina Jolie’s lawyers in the couple’s legal battle, Jolie claims Brad Pitt got violent with their kids during a 2016 flight on a private jet only a couple of days before she filed for divorce.

Which country singer has died?

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“Coal Miner’s Daughter” singer Loretta Lynn died at 90.

Three scientists won the Nobel Prize in chemistry. What did the three scientists do to win the Nobel Prize in chemistry?

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The chemists developed a way of “snapping molecules together,” which can be used to design better medicines. Some can better target diseases.

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