2025 Summer News: Part 2

According to The Times, which generation known for JNCO Jeans, big hair, wired headphones and “Sex and the City” is cool again?

• Baby Boomers

• Millennials
• The Silent Generation

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In July, Sean Combs, also known as Diddy, was convicted of two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution. Mr. Combs is best known as what?

• A Hollywood executive

• A hip-hop mogul

• A real estate developer

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In July, Congress narrowly passed President Trump’s sweeping domestic policy bill.

Which of the following is NOT one of the legislation’s major provisions?

• The bill extends tax cuts enacted in 2017 that were scheduled to expire.

• The bill increases funding for defense and border security.

• The bill will lower the national debt.

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Rayyan Arkan Dikha, an 11-year-old boy who lives in Indonesia, went viral in July and helped popularize which phrase?

• Aura farming

• Boat flexing

• Rizz maxxing

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Catastrophic floods struck which state over the July 4 holiday weekend, killing at least 135 people, including dozens of children from a summer camp?

• Florida

• Louisiana

• Texas

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In July, Nvidia became the first public company to be worth $4 trillion. It is the world’s leading provider of what?

• Computer chips for artificial intelligence

• Electric car batteries

• Smartphone components

For the first time in nearly 20 years, the Transportation Security Administration is letting airline travelers do what at security checkpoints?

• Bring full water bottles

• Keep their shoes on

• Wear small backpacks

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What did the U.K. announce that it would allow 16- and 17-year-olds to do?

• Drink alcohol

• Join the military

• Vote

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The Times published the above graph in July. What does it show?

• After being declared eradicated two decades earlier, confirmed measles cases in America have hit a 25-year high.

• Measles outbreaks aren't anything to worry about.

• The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently announced that measles is no longer a problem in the U.S.

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In July, what did more than 100 aid agencies and rights groups, including Save the Children and Doctors Without Borders, warn was spreading across Gaza?

• Flooding

• Mass starvation

• Mumps

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