CNN Weekly News Quiz: June 27, 2024
5 Things Weekly News Quiz
By Alexandra Banner and James Grant
Officials have warned that the Rapidan Dam located about 70 miles southwest of Minneapolis is in "imminent failure condition." Assessment and response efforts are underway as the area has seen significant damage and loss of infrastructure and property.
Districts across the country are moving to ban students from using cell phones during the school day. New York City Public Schools — the nation's largest district with around 1 million students — could ban cell phones by January. The Los Angeles Unified School District also announced plans to ban cell phones as early as 2025.
Two giant pandas from China are headed to the San Diego Zoo. China loans pandas to select countries under a program often referred to as “panda diplomacy” to display warming relations between nations. It is the first time the US has received a panda loan from China in more than 20 years.
A massive monolith made of reflective sheet metal was found jutting out of the rocks in a remote area near Las Vegas. Authorities have removed the structure — but how it got there is still unsolved.
Ice cream products from over a dozen brands including Friendly’s and Hershey’s were recalled over bacterial contamination concerns
The FAA is investigating a Southwest flight that flew nearly 500 feet above an Oklahoma town, triggering an altitude warning from air traffic control. It is the second recent incident involving a Southwest plane narrowly missing the ground after another flight this month came within 400 feet of crashing into the ocean.
An attempted coup in Bolivia failed Wednesday after President Luis Arce called on the public to mobilize in defense of democracy.
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange walked free after his 12-year battle against extradition to the US ended in a plea deal. Federal officials pursued Assange after his whistleblowing website published nearly half a million secret military documents relating to the US wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The Florida Panthers won their first NHL championship on Monday after defeating the Edmonton Oilers in a thrilling Game 7.
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