Current Events for Candy - December 2023

__________ suspended his 2024 Campaign. He entered the Republican presidential race as a rising star with substantial financial resources, but struggled to break out of the pack of Trump challengers.

• Ron DeSantis

• Tim Scott

• Vivek Ramaswamy

• Mike Pence

Before Thanksgiving, the presidents of the world's largest 2 economies met at a high level summit. President Joe Biden met with the President of __________ in San Francisco.

• Japan

• Russia

• China

• Great Britain

A federal corruption investigation is scrutinizing whether the Turkish government benefited from donations to __________ Mayor Eric Adams' campaign.

• New York City

• Los Angeles

• Houston

• Miami

A new policy was approved that bans Chicago _________ from "active participation" in hate and extremist groups. The move came after there was an investigation — but took little or no action against — __________who were found to have connections to extremist and anti-government groups including the Oath Keepers, Proud Boys and Three Percenters.

• Elected Officials

• Teachers

• Police

• Health Care Workers

Scientists discovered a new type of stem cell in the __________. These stem cells help form and maintain the ______ and make a protein that acts as a "come here" signal to tumor cells. It may solve the mystery of why more cancer cells spread to the ________ than other bones and could help with treatments for cancer and osteoporosis.

• knee

• elbow

• jaw

• spine

Americans for Prosperity Action, an advocacy organization backed by billionaire Charles Koch and his network of wealthy conservatives, endorsed _________ as the Republican alternative to Donald Trump ahead of the Iowa caucus that begins the 2024 primary in less than 50 days.

• Ron DeSantis

• Vivek Ramaswamy

• Chris Christie

• Nikki Haley

The FBI is investigating the shootings of three young men of Palestinian descent who were injured near the University of __________ while visiting for a Thanksgiving holiday gathering, in what authorities said may have been a hate crime. he shootings come amid a spike in hate crimes across the United States since the start of the Israel-Hamas war.

• Massachusetts

• New Hampshire

• Vermont

• Connecticut

After decades of satellite surveillance by foreign governments and analysts, ___________ has sent its first spy satellite on a global orbit with a message that they are able to watch the White House and the Pentagon.

• China

• Turkey

• North Korea

• Nigeria

Tens of thousands of people are gathered for the United Nations ___________ Conference in Dubai. It runs until December 12th.

• Education

• Climate Change

• Health Care

• Trade

___________ states grew by more than 1.3 million people last year, making it the fastest-growing region in the U.S., according to data from the US Census Bureau.

• Southern

• Midwestern

• Western

• Northeastern