Current Events October 2019

Google said it achieved a breakthrough called “ ________ supremacy,” which could let computers do fast calculations.

The U.S. House voted along partisan lines to formalize the ..?...

Republicans ground the impeachment inquiry to a halt for hours by ___, sowing chaos and delaying a crucial deposition.

A summit of Roman Catholic bishops recommended that Pope Francis, pictured above, allow what?

The President announced that a commando raid in Syria killing Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi the founder of ___.

The Washington Nationals won the World Series, becoming the first D.C. team to do so since the 1924 ..?...

Former ..?.. congressman Beto O’Rourke dropped his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination.

Donald and Melania Trump changed their official residence from New York to ..?...

US federal budget deficit jumped 26 percent in the 2019 fiscal year to nearly ______ , reaching its highest point ever.

Social media company ..?.. announced it would ban all political advertising starting this month.

Teachers in Chicago, the ..?..-largest district in the country, ended their strike after the city agreed to a pay raise.

39 people found dead in a refrigerated truck in England were believed to be Chinese citizens, showing an example of ___.

The number of California residents  ____ climbed to 180,000 as the state battled wildfires driven by dry conditions.

Anti-government protests in ..?.. have so far resulted in more than 40 deaths over the last two months. 

A new study found that, by 2050, 3 times more people than previously thought could be affected by ____.

Stand-up comedian, actor, writer, and producer ..?.. will receive the 22nd Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada was reelected after an ugly campaign that became a referendum on his ___.

The New York City Council approved a ban on what?

A ban went into effect on climbing Uluru a famous national park attraction in ____.

Due to ongoing protests, Chile will not host the COP25 climate summit as planned. The summit will now be held in ..?...

Which presidential library is being threatened by wildfires in California?

Traditionally conservative Northern Ireland _______ , a head-snapping about-face.

Which headline from the NYT is a fake news story from the Onion?

. ..?.., the leader of the Labour Party in the UK, formally announced that he will challenge Prime Minister Johnson.