Current Events February 2024 Flashcards by Stephen Hanson

Obituary
Who was one of the world’s most accomplished stop-motion filmmakers.
He began his animation career in the 1980s at Portland’s Will Vinton Studios, working on projects including “Claymation Christmas Celebration,” “The PJs,” and a TV special about the Claymation characters “California Raisins.” Later, he served as animation director for Wes Anderson’s “Fantastic Mr. Fox” and was co-director for “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio,” for which he won an Oscar last year for best animated feature film.

Mark Gustafson

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Who was the actor and former professional football player known for playing, Apollo Creed from ‘Rocky passed away in his sleep in February.
The beloved actor, who also had roles in “Predator,” got his big-screen break in 1976, when he landed the role of Apollo Creed in “Rocky,” He continued his role in three other “Rocky” movies. He also landed parts in Adam Sandler’s “Happy Gilmore” in 1996 and on the small screen in “The Mandalorian.” He was nominated for an Emmy in 2021 for Outstanding Guest Actor for the recurring role as Greef Karga in “The Mandalorian.”

Carl Weathers

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Who was the Namibia President who died in February. He pushed for Africa on the world stage. Namibia’s president and founding prime minister died at age 82 while receiving treatment for cancer, and the southern
He played a central role in what has become one of Africa’s most stable democracies after returning from a long exile in Botswana and the United States as an anti-apartheid activist. He was the country’s third president since it gained independence in 1990 following more than a century of German and then apartheid South African rule.
He had been president since 2015 and was set to finish his second and final term this year.

Hage Geingob

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Who was a major country music star who sold tens of millions of records, has died at the age of 62. He rose to fame in the 1990s with songs such as Should’ve Been a Cowboy which topped the country music chart. Over a more than 30-year career, hits including Who’s Your Daddy, Red Solo Cup, God Lover Her and Made in America were enjoyed by millions. His songs frequently made reference to patriotic themes, most controversially with the song Courtesy of the Red White and Blue (The Angry American), released shortly after the 9/11 attacks, President Trump awarded him a National Medal of the Arts in 2021.

Toby Keith

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Who was Chile’s former president dies in a helicopter crash. He led for two terms He was perhaps best known abroad for his role overseeing the spectacular rescue in 2010 of 33 miners who were trapped underneath the Atacama desert. He was known as a successful businessman whose first term was boosted by rapid economic growth. After leaving the presidency, He remained active in politics, speaking out on issues like the attempt to draft a new constitution - which ultimately failed.

Sebastian Pinera

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Who was the longtime conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, has died at 88. In his Boston career, which spanned nearly three decades, he was both a celebrated and controversial figure. When he arrived to lead the BSO in 1973, he was different from the start. He often wore a tunic at the podium, rather than a tux. He had a moptop head of hair and hanging around his neck were love beads. His rise paved the way for other Asians to break into a genre dominated for centuries by white men.

Seiji Ozawa,

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Who was the Marathon world record-holder has died in a car crash. Marathon world record-holder, who was set to be a superstar of long-distance running and was a top contender for gold at the Olympics in Paris this year, was killed along with his coach in a car crash in Kenya.

Kelvin Kiptum

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Sports
Formula 1
Who is the driver Ferrari confirmed will join their team in 2025. This, seven-time world champion and winner of a record 103 races, will drive for Mercedes this coming season.

Lewis Hamilton

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(American Football) What new American Football League announced inaugural season schedule with March 30 kickoff. This new league is made up of teams from the former United States Football League (USFL) and XFL teams.

United Football League (UFL)

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Sports
(College Basketball) Who is
UConn’s Women’s Head Coach who became third college coach in history to reach 1,200 career wins. He joined an elite group of college basketball coach.

Geno Auriemma

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(American Football) Who is Quarterback of the Baltimore Ravens that won NFL MVP award for second time.

Lamar Jackson

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(Professional Basketball)
What player is immortalized with a 19-foot bronze statue outside the Lakers’ downtown arena.

Kobe Bryant

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(Soccer/Football) What country won Africa Cup of Nations Final: by defeating Nigeria 2-1? This is this country’s 3rd Cup Championship.

Cote d’Ivoire

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(Soccer/Football) What country won AFC Asian Cup Final? This country defeated Jordan 3-1 to win the AFC Asia Cup, Asia’s Football Championship. This is this country’s 2nd cup championship.

Qatar

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(American Football) What team defeated the San Francisco 49ers in double overtime to win Super Bowl LVIII (58) at Alegent Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada. This is this teams 3 Super Bowl win in the last 5 years.

Kansas City Chiefs

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(American Football)
Who was named the Super Bowl MVP for the 3rd time.

Patrick Mahomes

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(American Football)
Who became the fifth head coach to win at least three Super Bowl titles,

Andy Reid

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(American Football)
What city hosted the Super Bowl for the first time in 2024.

Las Vegas, Navada

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World Elections
What Centeral American country’s President Nayib Bukele secured reelection in landslide win:. Buklele secured a thumping victory after voters cast aside concerns about erosion of democracy to reward him for a fierce gang crackdown that transformed security in the Central American country.

El Salvador

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World Elections
What Central Asian country’s President Ilham Aliyev won a landslide re-election win. Aliyev, who succeeded his father Heydar as president in 2003, has typically taken over 85% of the vote in elections that rights groups have said are neither free nor fair.

Azerbaijan

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USA Elections
Who won South Carolina’s Democratic presidential primary. It is the first official nominating contest for the party, and one that Democrats hope sends a message to Black voters. Williamson were also on the ballot.

Joe Biden

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USA Elections
Which Republican Presidential Candidate was trounced by the ‘none of these candidates’ option in Nevada’s Republican primary. This candidate became the first presidential candidate from either party to lose a race to “none of these candidates” since that option was introduced in Nevada in 1975.

Nikki Haley

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USA Elections
Which Democratic Presidential candidate has easily won Democratic presidential primary in Nevada, his second lopsided victory in four days.

Joe Biden

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USA Elections
Which Presidential Candidate’s ballot eligibility is headed to the Supreme Court.

Donald Trump

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USA Elections Which candidate won Nevada Republican caucuses. a victory that was effectively guaranteed when his lone remaining well-known rival chose not to compete for the state’s delegates.

Donald Trump

(WORLD NEWS) In what Middle eastern city did Nikken Sekkei CompleteWorld's Longest Cantilever Skyscraper. It was designed to be a symbol of this city's growth and expansion, the project offers easy access to the downtown region.

Dubai

(WORLD NEWS) Who is the first Irish nationalist to lead Northern Ireland's government. Sinn Fein nominated this woman was as first minister in the government that under the terms of the 1998 Good Friday peace accord shares power between Northern Ireland's two main communities

Michelle O'Neill

(US NEWS) Groundhog Day: What did Punxsutawney Phil predicted this Goundhog Day? The world's most famous groundhog, Punxsutawney Phil, did not see his shadow after emerging from his den in Gobbler's Knob, Pa. This is only the 6th time in the last 50 years Phil has predicted this event.

Early Spring

(WORLD NEWS) What discease was King Charles III diagnosed with in February?

cancer

(US NEWS) What political organization did Ronna McDaniel offers to resign from as chairwoman. She has faced pressure to resign over the party's poor performance in recent elections and lackluster fundraising.

Republican National Committee

(WORLD NEWS) - February marked the beginning of Lunar New Year. On the Chinese Lunar Calendar, What animal or mythical creature is represented by 2024.

Year of the Dragon.

(WORLD NEWS) What Country's president, Katalin Novák, resigned over a pardon to a man convicted in a child sexual abuse case.

Hungery

Entertainment Who won the 2024 GRAMMY Awards Record of the Year for her song "Flowers"

Miley Cyrus

Entertainment Who won Album of the Year at the 2024 Grammy Awards for her album "Midnights,"

Taylor Swift

Entertainment The 2024 Grammy for Song of the Year, "What Was I Made For?" by Billie Eilish was from what movie

Barbie

Entertainment What record long TV show is Sam Waterston leaving after 20 years?

Law and Order

Entertainment What straeaming service did Joe Rogan inks multiyear deal? The Joe Rogan Experience,” had been a this streaming service exclusively since 2020.

Spotify

Entertainment What image won the top Wildlife Photographer of the Year People’s Choice Award? British amateur photographer Nima Sarikhani called it an honor to win the award for the dreamy scene “Ice Bed,” captured off Norway’s Svalbard archipelago

Napping polar bear on an Iceberg

Entertainment Who delivered a hit-heavy half-time show at the Super Bowl - with help from will.i.am, Alicia Keys, Ludacris... and a pair of roller skates.

Usher

Science What Alien-Looking Fossil of this living organism has been uncovered in this Canada: It's 'Unlike Any of Those That Live at the Present'. A team of researchers found a 350-million-year-old fossilized species that looks like something out of Dr. Seuss. The fossils are some of the oldest-known examples of this organism and were discovered in what was once an ancient lake in northeastern Canada.

Trees

Science What type of Nuclear Energy new record brings dream of clean energy closer. This type of Nuclear Energy has produced more energy than ever before in an experiment, bringing the world a step closer to the dream of limitless, clean power. The new world record has been set at the UK-based JET laboratory.

Nuclear Fusion

Business What car company is recalling another 2.2 million vehicles for warning lights that are too small.

Tesla

Business What device launched in the U.S., with in-store pickups, demo sessions, and deliveries to customers now underway in the country. It offers mixed reality headset offers both augmented and virtual reality features, and it is controlled with a combination of your eyes, hands, and voice.

Apple Vision Pro

Business Who was the CEO who apologized to families who say their children had been harmed by social media, during a fiery hearing in the US Senate.

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg

Business What Social Media Company turned 20 years old. From Mark Zuckerberg's dormitory to a $1trn company

Facebook

Business Who was the CEO who became 4th Richest After Wealth Soars By $28.1 Billion. He is now worth $170.5 billion, the richest he's ever been, and surpassed Bill Gates to move into the fourth spot on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.

Mark Zuckerberg

Business What is the name of the Google A.I.-Driven Chatbot and Voice Assistant that was released in February?

Gemini

Business What musiciaian's estate sold Sony Music Group $600 Million for half of his music catalog. The deal would also be the biggest ever for the work of a single musician.

Michael Jackson

Business What coumpany's stock did Jeff Bezos sell nearly 12 millionshares to make $4 billion.

Amazon

Natural and Man-Made Disasters In what country were more than 60 people killed as forest fires rage in this country?

Chile

Natural and Man -Make Disasters What is the name of the Atmospheric river that lashed California with heavy rain and wind.

Pineapple Express

Natural and Man-Made Disasters In what state was a Magnitude-4.6 earthquake felt from coast to inland areas. There were no immediate reports of significant damage.

California

Natural and Man-Made Disasters What state was shaken by 13 earthquakes over 25 minutes. Several earthquakes, the largest of which registered a magnitude of 5.0.

California

Natural and Man-Made Disasters In what country were at least 68 people are now known to have died after a landslide swept through a gold mining village Landslides are a frequent hazard across much of this country because of the mountainous terrain, heavy rainfall, and widespread deforestation from mining and illegal logging.

Philippines

Natural and Man-Made Disasters What caribbian country was hit by mystery ship oil spill. The country is considering declaring a national emergency over a huge oil spill from a ship that ran aground and overturned this week. At least 15km (nine miles) of this country's south-western coast have been affected, including some of the this country's pristine beaches.

Trinidad and Tobago

Natural and Man-Made Disasters What is the name of the storm system that hit New York City and Northeast metros causing them tp brace for disruptive heavy snow?

Nor’easter

Entertainment Who is the entertainer who said she's leaving 'American Idol' after seven seasons amid 'very exciting year'.

Katy Perry

Entertainment What histoic event did Super Bowl 2024 pass as the most watched US event.

Apollo 11 Moon Landing

WORLD NEWS On what historic European cathedral was New golden rooster, cross unveiled after rebuilding it after brutal 2019 fire.

Notre Dame Cathedral

02/2024 (US NEWS) Who was the Homeland Security secratary that the House of Representitives voted to impeach. He is the first cabinet member to face impeachment in nearly 150 years.

Alejandro Mayorkas

World Elections In what Southeast Asian Island country did Prabowo Subianto claim victory in its 2024 Presidential election.

Indonesia

Natural and Man-Made Disasters In what Middle eastern country was a landslide at a gold mine that has left nine workers unaccounted for and triggered concerns of cyanide contamination in the Euphrates river.

Türkiye

Science On what astronomical body surface has water molecules been discovered on an astronomical body's surface.? The discovery of water molecules on the this type of Astronomical body might help scientists understand how water came to be common on Earth.

An Asteroid

Sports (American Football) What 7 players were inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame

Dwight Freeney Devin Hester Andre Johnson Julius Peppers Patrick Willis Randy Gradishar (senior) Steve McMichael (senior)

World Elections What Nordic country's Ex-Prime Minister, Alexander Stubb won won the presidential election. Mr Stubb, 55, takes a hardline approach towards Russia, with which the Nordic nation shares a long land border.

Finland

World Elections In what South Asian Country did Nawaz Sharif and Bilawal Bhutto Zardari's parties reached a deal to form a government after a disputed election?

Pakistan

Science What Island Is Literally Rising From The Ocean as It Loses Its Fringe of Glaciers.

Greenland

Sports (Auquatics/Swimming) Who is the swimmer from China that set the world record in the 100m freestyle with a time of 46.80 at the World Aquatics Championships in Doha, Qatar.

Pan Zhanle

Entertainment Who is the musician that released his first new song in nearly 20 years with “Turn the Lights Back On”.

Billy Joel

Business What Country has lost its spot as the world’s third-largest economy to Germany, as the Asian giant unexpectedly slipped into recession.

Japan

World News This country's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese: announces engagement to Jodie Haydon. He is the first leader from this country to get engaged while in office.

Australia

Sports (NASCAR) What automaker swept the front row of this year's Daytona 500?

Ford

World News Where did India’s Prime Minister Modi inaugurate this country's first Hindu temple cementic a stronger relationship between India and this Arabian country.

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE)

Sports (Football/Soccer) What Football/Soccer player, considered one of the world's best players told his club, Paris St-Germain he intends to leave the club at end of season?

Kylian Mbappe

Science What grain did Scientists grow 'meaty' version of? This type of grain hybrid food for protein kick. The researchers say the food may serve as "relief for famine, military ration, or even space food" in the future.

Rice

Natural and Man-Made Disasters What state's beaches brace for monster waves reaching 30-50 feet. A sizable northwest swell will continue to pound the shores of this state, potentially resulting in waves up to 30-50 feet in height?

Hawaii

US NEWS What important national doccument did climate protesters dump red powder on causing National Archives close? The encasement protected the this document from any damage, the National Archives said in a press release.

U.S. Constitution

Entertainment What musician, one of the best selling musicians of all time, sold his song catalog including his hits Maggie May, You wear It Well, Hot Legs, Do Ya Think I'm Sexy, and Love Touch to name a few to Irving Azoff’s Iconic Artists Group for Nearly $100 Million.

Rod Stewart

World News What Russian President Putin critic, died in Arctic Circle jail. Seen as President Vladimir Putin's most vociferous critic was serving a 19-year jail term on charges widely considered politically motivated.

Alexei Navalny

Sports (Basketball) What woman breaoke NCAA women's basketball all-time scoring record.

Caitlin Clark

(WORLD NEWS) With what countries did Ukraine's Zelenskyy sign security agreements with, securing a strong signal of long-term backing as Kyiv works to shore up Western support nearly two years after Russia launched its full-scale war.

France and Germany

Entertainment What celebrity effect hits the Super Bowl as FIVE MILLION more female viewers tuned in for the big game in Las Vegas than last year's... despite the popstar only being shown for 54 seconds?

Taylor Swift

Entertainment What famous comic strip and animated show is now making a tv show about it's long neglected Black character,Franklin? The Apple TV+ special explores the character’s origin as a young boy from a military family who likes baseball, space and listening to Stevie Wonder, we come to learn.

Peanuts

Entertainment What musician reunited with a famous bass stolen 50 years ago after an online campaign to help find the lost musical treasure?

Paul McCartney

Sports (Baseball) Who is MLB’s first-ever female primary play-by-play announcer? She says her role opens ‘door for the next generation. She has been named the primary play-by-play announcer for the Oakland A’s, making her the first woman to hold such a position in Major League Baseball history.

Jenny Cavnar

World News Who is the European Union President who vows to defend democracy in bid for second term. She said her election campaign wanted to make it clear to Russian President Vladimir Putin and far-right parties in Europe that "democracy in Europe is in their way."

Ursula von der Leyen

Natural and Man-Made Disasters What South American Country floods have killed dozens. Hundreds of towns and villages in this South American Country have been put under alert as torrential rains continue to wreak havoc in the South American country.

Bolivia

Science What did veternarians at a Texas zoo deliver via cesarean section after its mother suffered from a medical issue called preeclampsia. It is the first animal of its typeto be born via cesarean section in the zoo's 115-year history.

Gorilla

Sports (NASCAR) What race was delayed two days due to rain and poor weather at the race site

Daytona 500

Sports (NASCAR) What driver outlasted late-race action to win 2024 Daytona 500. This driver gave team owner Rick Hendrick something extra to celebrate in the 40th anniversary year of Hendrick Motorsports.

William Byron

Business What company is to buy Visio for 2.3 Billion Dollars. This company announced that it’s buying TV maker Vizio for $2.3 billion to shore up its advertising business and create a more potent rival to Amazon’s booming ad business.

Walmart

World News What West African country's military junta, which seized power in a coup in September 2021, has dissolved the government.

Guinea

Entertainment What singer's new hit Texas Hold 'Em is the first song by a black woman to debut at the top spot on the Billboard country chart.

Beyoncé

Science What first breeding population of an "incredibly rare" animal has been discovered in India? The species, which is native to the rivers of south and south-east Asia, is classified as critically endangered. The elusive animal was found on the banks of the Chandragiri River in Kerala, southern India.

Cantor's giant softshell turtle

World News What Central American country's former president, Juan Orlando Hernández, has appeared in a New York courtroom where he stands accused of protecting drug traffickers. Prosecutors say he ran the Central American nation like a "narco-state", accepting millions of dollars in bribes from cocaine traffickers.

Honduras

World News What is the tem used when Chinasends the U.S. a new delegation of the black-and-white bears.

“panda diplomacy”

Sports American Football What group unanimously approved a model that will guarantee the five highest-ranked conference champions' inclusion in the expanded 12-team field this fall, along with the next seven highest-ranked teams, the CFP.

The College Football Playoff Board of Managers

Natural and Man-Made Disasters In What country did Thick 3km ash cloud shoots from this country's Popocatepetl volcano during eruption. Officials warned that Popocatepetl's ash plumes have the potential to reach this country's capital city.

Mexico

(WORLD NEWS) What sport were Animal rights activists who took to the streets of Mexico City protesting after the return of this sport to the capital after almost two years?Seven other countries around the world also participate in this sport: Ecuador, Spain, Colombia, France, Peru, Portugal and Venezuela.

Bullfighting

Science What company achieved a Moon landing: the first US touchdown in 50 years? It landed near the moon's south pole, but fell over on landing.

Intuitive Machines

World News What country did Biden announces over 500 new sanctions for this country's war in Ukraine and Navalny's death?

Russia

Science What type of new species of snake did scientists working in the Amazon rainforest discover?

Northern Green Anaconda

Entertainment What Daytime talk show legend was diagnosed with primary progressive aphasia and frontotemporal dementia (FTD), her care team has revealed. This Daytime Talk Show Host hosted the popular, nationally syndicated show named after herself for over a decade. But it ended in 2022 amid the health struggles she has been facing.

Wendy Williams

World NEws What title did Bobi a dog from Portugal loose after a Guinness investigation. After a review, Guinness said it didn't have the evidence it needed to support Bobi's claim as the record holder.

World's Oldest Dog Ever

(US NEWS) What deal did the White House and tribal leaders hail ‘historic’ deal to restore salmon runs in Pacific Northwest. The Biden administration, leaders of four Columbia River Basin tribes and the governors of Oregon and Washington celebrated as they signed papers formally launching a $1 billion plan to help recover depleted salmon populations in the Pacific Northwest.

Columbia Basin Restoration Initiative

(WORLD NEWS) What Palestinian Authority leaders resigned?. The resignation comes as the Palestinian Authority (PA) comes under intense pressure from the United States to reform and improve its governance in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.

prime minister and government

Science Whee was a 'Mind-blowing' deep sea expedition uncovers more than 100 never-before-seen species and a huge underwater mountain off the coast? Scientists discovered a huge mountain that's home to a range of creatures. They believe more than 100 new species could be lurking down there.

Chile

Science Where did an 'extremely rare' lake popped up? The temporary lake, now called Lake Manly, in this unikely location was about 1 foot deep in some areas, according to officials, as of Feb. 14. But the water may not be around for very long.

Death Valley National Park

Business What is the name of the trillion-dollar company fueling the AI revolution? The California-based chip designer, whose products are manufactured in Taiwan, is helping lay the foundation for the AI revolution.

Nvidia

Natural and Man-Made Disasters What country had its biggest-ever cholera outbreak kills almost 700. I It began in the capital in October and has since spread to all of this country's provinces infecting more 19,000 people.

Zambia

World News (WORLD NEWS) Where did Africa's largest mosque open? President Abdelmadjid Tebboune officially opened The Great Mosque, the largest mosque in Africa. It is also the third largest in the world.

Algeria

World News This country's NATO accession was approved by Hungary’s parliament clearing the last hurdle before the historic step by the Nordic country whose neutrality lasted through two world wars and the simmering conflict of the Cold War.

Sweeden

Obituary What financier and member of the Rothschild banking family, has died at the age of 87. Born in Berkshire in 1936, he was educated at Eton College and went on to study history at Christ Church, Oxford. He joined the family bank in 1963 but left in 1980 after falling out with his cousin. He went on to build his own financial empire in the City of London, founding investment trust RIT Capital, which he chaired until 2019.

Lord Jacob Rothschild

Entertainment What singer Passed The Beatles for Most Weeks in Billboard 200’s Top 10 in Last 60 Years. Her 16 top 10 albums have logged a combined 384 weeks in the top 10, surpassing the Fab Four's 382.

Taylor Swift

(US NEWS) What New York Medical School Students see 'beacon of hope' in free tuition. The college's former professor, philanthropist, and widow of a major Wall Street financier announced to a packed auditorium that she was donating $1bn, with the intention of eliminating tuition fees for those studying medicine at this school in the Bronx.

Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Business What company has abandoned decade-long efforts to build an electric car, according to multiple media reports, calling time on a project that some saw as potentially transformative for the auto industry. Many employees working on the project, known internally as “Project Titan,” will be moved to the company’s artificial intelligence division.

Apple

Natural & Man-Made Disasters What state's Panhandle region saw Out-of-control wildfires prompting evacuations, cutting off power to thousands as strong winds, dry grass and unseasonably warm temperatures fed the blazes.

Texas

Business What company plans to close roughly 150 of its locations over the next three years in a strategy shift that leans more heavily on its luxury Bloomingdale's and Bluemercury chains. The company has been repositioning its portfolio to better adapt to the changing retail environment and compete with the likes of Target, Nordstrom and Kohl’s, which have been adding small-format stores over the past few years.

Macy's

Business What company unveied Galaxy smart ring for health tracking. The Galaxy Ring is set to launch later this year and will offer a simplified way to track many different body metrics and support wellness goals.

Samsung

Entertainment Philadelphia Orchestra’s Home to Be Renamed After the renowned opera singer and civil rights figure who broke ratial berriers and help pave the way for other Aftican American Artists. This opera singer, who was born in Philadelphia in 1897 and died in 1993, became the first Black singer to perform a leading role at the Metropolitan Opera in 1955, at a time when Black artists in the United States faced rampant racial discrimination.

Marian Anderson

US News What Senator, the longest-serving Senate leader in history who maintained his power in the face of dramatic convulsions in the Republican Party for almost two decades, will step down from that position in November?

Mitch McConnell

Science Around what planets did astronomers discover new moons? The three newly-discovered moons provisionally named — S/2023 U1, S/2002 N5 and S/2021 N1 — are the faintest ever found around these two planets using ground-based telescopes.

Uranus and Neptune

Science Who has NASA announced as the pilot for the Artemis II mission to the moon becoming the first African American to leave Earth’s orbit. He and three crewmates will be the first humans to visit the moon in more than 50 years.

Victor Glover

Obituary What humorously morose comedian who recently starred on ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm,’ died at 76. He was an acclaimed comedian known for exploring his neuroses in frantic, stream-of-consciousness diatribes while dressed in all-black, leading to his nickname “The Prince of Pain.". A regular performer in clubs and on late-night TV for decades, He played the reliably neurotic Prince John in “Mel Brooks’ Robin Hood: Men In Tights.” He re-introduced himself to a new generation opposite Larry David in HBO’s “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” kvetching regularly. Comedy Central named him one of the top 50 stand-up comedians of all time and he earned a berth in GQ magazine’s list of the “20th Century’s Most Influential Humorists.”

Richard Lewis,

Entertainment What social media app started removing more music from its platform as part of a continuing row over royalties with Universal Music Group (UMG). The social media app says up to 30% of what it calls "popular songs" could be lost. But some industry estimates say up to 80% of all music on the social media app could be muted.

TikTok

World Elections What Southeast Asian ruling party wins Senate election, paving the way for Hun Sen to act as its president.

Cambodia

World Elections In what did authorities announced results from the one-day parliamentary and local elections held the day before. The election was condemned by the United States as a “sham”. Only candidates belonging to the four officially registered parties that are loyal to the country's authoritarian leader, President Alexander Lukashenko, were allowed to compete in the polls.

Belarus