Current Events August 2021

The Taliban has regained control of nearly all of Afghanistan. How did the US respond?

Who recently reduced plans for a 60th birthday party to just close friends (like Beyonce) and family (like Michelle)?

Why is NY Governor Andrew Cuomo resigning from his position?

Which senator was suspended from YouTube for a week after posting a video claiming that masks don't work against Covid?

Which city had the largest percent increase in population between 2010 & 2020, making it the 5th largest in the US?

According to Forbes, which female singer has reached billionaire status?

NASA is reporting that delays and cost overruns in developing which equipment could derail a return to the moon by 2024?

A UN report on climate change said recently it was “unequivocal” that what had “warmed the atmosphere, ocean, & land”?

Which country is facing one of the worst financial collapses since the mid-1800s?

Growing to more than 750 square miles in size, which fire is now the largest single-source blaze in California history?

Which government agency extended the eviction moratorium to protect renters hit hard by the resurgence of COVID-19?

About 100,000 people per day attended which music festival in Chicago despite concerns over the delta variant?

A 10-state bus tour featuring prominent Democrats is underway to promote President Biden. Which slogan is on the bus?

Which is the first state to require all teachers to be vaccinated or tested regularly for COVID-19?

Two years after a federal warning, which city has now incredibly replaced nearly of all its 23,000 lead water pipes?

This week, the three U.S. states with the most new coronavirus cases per capita were all located in which region?