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..?.. surpassed Brazil as the country with the second-highest number of COVID-19 cases in the world.
India
Nigeria
North Korea
Russia
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Novak Djokovic, became the first No. 1 disqualified from a Grand Slam singles tournament after he
threatened the umpire after calling a potential serving ace a fault
pushed his opponent during a changeover
inadvertently struck a line judge with a ball hit in frustration
used a profanity toward a fan
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Twitter said on Sept. 1 that it would , as part of an effort to clean up a feature that has been used for disinformation
prohibit the use of non-copyrighted images
create a more rigorous authentication process for its blue verified badges
ban certain keywords from its hashtags
add more context to its trending topics
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Scientists have detected the gas phosphine in the atmosphere of ..?.., indicating the possibility of microbial life
Jupiter
Venus
Mars
Neptune
5
Bahrain became the second Arab country to normalize relations with ..?.. in the last 2 months.
Israel
Russia
The U.S.
China
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The U.S. Gulf Coast prepared for Hurricane ..?.., the second hurricane in a month.
Rebecca
Sally
Tammy
Sam
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Which of the following states has NOT been battling to contain mega-wildfires that have burned across the west?
California
Washington
Alaska
Oregon
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On 9/2 President Trump suggested that people in North Carolina stress-test the security of their elections systems by
showing up to polling places with weapons
trying to vote the day after the election
voting twice
using fake I.D.s to identify themselves
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The Canadian TV show “..?..” won every comedy award at the 2020 Emmys, Outstanding Comedy Series and all four actors
Wynonna Earp
Letterkenny
Schitt’s Creek
Workin’ Moms
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..?..” magazine endorsed a presidential candidate for the first time in its 175-year history.
Life
Newsweek
Time
Scientific American
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..?.., the oldest justice on the Supreme Court, died of cancer at the age of 87.
Clarence Thomas
Samuel Alito
Sonia Sotomayor
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
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On Sept. 8, a fast-moving fire destroyed most of Europe’s largest , on the Greek island of Lesbos.
embassy
hospital
military base
refuge camp
13
The family of Breonna Taylor, who was shot by police in her home, received a $12 million settlement from the city of ..?
Nashville
Louisville
St. Louis
Cincinnati
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Disney’s live-action remake of “Mulan” has drawn new waves of criticism and calls to boycott for .
satirizing the current Chinese government and its leader Xi Jinping
being filmed in China where Uighur Muslims have been detained in camps
casting a white actor in a lead role
rewriting the end to the original animated film
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The U.S. reached the tragic milestone of ..?.. deaths from COVID-19.
200,000
1 million
50,000
100,000