Current Events Summer 2020

On July 15, hackers breached some of Twitter’s most prominent accounts, as part of a _______ scam:

Athletes from N.B.A., W.N.B.A., Major League Baseball and Major League Soccer boycotted games on Aug. 26 in response to:

Chief executives of 5 ___ worth $5 trillion combined faced criticism from US lawmakers for unfair market tactics.

Destruction of tropical forests worldwide increased last year, led by... which was responsible for more than a third.

In mid-July Federal agents stormed into this US city to arrest BLM protesters, causing outrage among many citizens.

On Aug. 5, a pair of explosions killed at least 150 people, and injured more than 6000, in this city:

On July 20, scientists said these animals could become extinct by the end of the century as a result of melting sea ice:

On August 11, this country announced it had become the first in the world to approve a coronavirus vaccine:

Disney on July 24 announced that it would delay the release of this movie and push back three more of these movies...

On Aug. 26, the United States celebrated the 100th anniversary of the ___ a major victory for generations of Americans.

On August 7, private company SpaceX helped two astronauts safely make the first ___ landing since 1975.

Across southern Asia, millions of people have been hit hard by ___this summer that have caused unprecedented damage:

On July 20, to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, Saudi Arabia cancelled this, for what may be the first time ever:

How many people are estimated to have participated in Black Lives Matter protests this summer?

After protesters in ____ continued year-long protests, Chinese president Xi Jinping opened a new security crackdown.

The NBA resumed at the end of July. Where is "the bubble" where all games are played located?

This service dominated the 2020 Emmy nominations on July 28, smashing the record for most nominations of any network.

On July 13, this sports team announced that it would retire its name, which had long been considered offensive:

Which state did NOT experience record numbers of daily new coronavirus cases during June and July?

Prime Minister ___ of ___ said on Aug. 28 that he was resigning because of ill health.

On Aug. 6, the Trump administration announced restrictions on two social media networks, escalating conflict with China.

On June 10, NASCAR said that it would ban this from its events and properties.

This year marks the 40th anniversary of this famous Canadian's inspirational efforts to raise funds to fight cancer.