Recent News- 11/9/2023

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Choose one of these stories for a future WAA/potential evidence for an argument essay

Recent News -11/9/2023

Multiple Choice

Three of the following are recent headlines from The New York Times about the Israel-Hamas war. Which one is the made-up headline?

• “Blinken Meets Arab Ministers in Bid to Calm Outrage Over Gaza Airstrikes”

• “Israel Faces Hostage Dilemma in Gaza”

• “Israeli Troops Encircle Gaza City as Global Criticism of Strikes Mounts”

• “Qatar Brokers a Cease-fire Between Hamas and Israel”

Multiple Choice

The Texas Rangers won the World Series on Nov. 1 with a 5-0 victory against the Arizona Diamondbacks in Game 5. Why was this victory so special?

• Game 5 was the first no-hitter in World Series history.

• It was the first time any team had won the World Series in only five games.

• It was the first time the Rangers won the World Series.

• The World Series extended into November for the first time.

Multiple Choice

A six-week wave of strikes that hobbled the three largest U.S. _____ has resulted in tentative contract agreements.

• aerospace companies

• automakers

• banks

• school districts

Multiple Choice

The American Ornithological Society, the organization responsible for standardizing English bird names across the Americas, announced on Nov. 1 that it would rename certain bird species. Which ones?

• species that have gone extinct

• species that honor people

• species that include colors in their official names

• species with names that are difficult to pronounce

Multiple Choice

Ukraine’s top commander has acknowledged that his forces are _____ .

• locked in a “stalemate” with Russia

• poised for a significant breakthrough this month

• retreating along front lines in the south and east

• winning the war against Russia

Multiple Choice

Why was this band in the news this week?

• The band is going on tour for the first time in more than 50 years.

• The band released a recently finished recording from the late 1970s that is being billed as its “last song.”

• The band was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on Nov. 3 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn.

• The band added a fifth member, a female lead vocalist who also plays saxophone.

Multiple Choice

Sam Bankman-Fried was found guilty of seven counts of fraud and conspiracy. What had the case come to symbolize?

• the dangers of rushing into the subprime mortgage housing market

• the excesses of the volatile cryptocurrency industry

• the new reality of falling retail sales and changing shopping habits

• the problems with deregulation in the energy market

Multiple Choice

Federal health agencies released the results of an annual survey about high school students who reported using e-cigarettes. What did they reveal?

• The number of high school students who reported using e-cigarettes fell over the past year.

• The number of high school students who reported using e-cigarettes increased over the past year.

• Traditional cigarettes have become more popular than e-cigarettes among high school students.

• Vaping is no longer a problem among high school students.

Multiple Choice

What is going on in this picture?

• Californians celebrate turning the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge into the world’s longest pedestrian walkway.

• Protesters angry at a new 50-cent toll hike block the Mackinac Bridge in Michigan.

• Runners cross the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge at the start of the New York City Marathon.

• Thousands of people descended onto the Chesapeake Bay Bridge to mark its 70th anniversary.

Multiple Choice

The New York Times and Siena College polled registered voters in Nevada, Georgia, Arizona, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin about a possible Biden-Trump matchup in the 2024 presidential election. What do the six states have in common?

• They are all battleground states that may decide the outcome of the next presidential election.

• They are all states that lean strongly Republican.

• They are all states that lean strongly Democratic.

• They are the six states with the largest number of electoral votes.