Newsy's Latest Headlines

Newsy's Latest Headlines

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Interactive Video

Business, Social Studies

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The video covers three main news stories: California's state of emergency due to fires caused by high winds, Iraqi protests against government corruption and unemployment, and Microsoft's $10 billion contract with the Pentagon for a cloud computing program aimed at modernizing military infrastructure.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the primary reason for Gavin Newsom declaring a state of emergency in California?

Flooding

High wind events causing fires

Earthquake

Drought

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What are the Iraqi protesters primarily demonstrating against?

Education reforms

Foreign intervention

Government corruption and lack of services

Environmental issues

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which company won the $10 billion contract to work on the Pentagon's cloud program?

Amazon Web Services

Google

Microsoft

IBM

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the purpose of the Pentagon's Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI) program?

To train military personnel

To modernize military computing systems

To build new military bases

To develop new weapons

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following companies did not bid for the Pentagon's cloud program?

Oracle

Amazon Web Services

Google

Facebook