Hilton to Sell NYCs Waldorf Astoria for &1.95B

Hilton sold the Waldorf Astoria to a Chinese insurance company for nearly $2 billion, planning to reinvest in US assets. The hotel will undergo renovations before a White House meeting on Ebola. The US is considering extra Ebola screenings at airports. An American journalist with Ebola arrived in Nebraska for treatment. In Hong Kong, pro-democracy protests are decreasing as student leaders and officials engage in talks, with protesters threatening to escalate if demands for free elections are unmet.

What is Hilton's plan after selling the Waldorf hotel?

• To acquire other US assets

• To exit the hotel industry

• To open a new hotel in China

• To invest in European assets

What major event is the Waldorf hotel preparing for with its renovation?

• The Olympics

• A United Nations conference

• A White House meeting on the Ebola outbreak

• A global economic summit

What measure is the US considering in response to the Ebola outbreak?

• Closing all borders

• Instituting extra screening at airports

• Mandatory vaccination for travelers

• Banning flights from Africa

Where is the American journalist who contracted Ebola being treated?

• In a specialized biocontainment unit in Nebraska

• In a quarantine facility in Texas

• In a New York hospital

• In a hospital in Liberia

What action did Hong Kong protesters threaten if their demands were not met?

• To ramp up demonstrations

• To leave the city

• To start a hunger strike

• To negotiate with other countries