five questions, once a day

No. 16

Thursday, August 20, 2026

World

Which Gulf state accused Iran of firing two missiles at it, an accusation Iran denied?

The UAE accused Iran of launching two missiles at it, which Iran rejected as 'unfounded.'

CNN · read the story

Business

Which home improvement retailer reported second-quarter results that beat Wall Street expectations this week?

Home Depot's second-quarter results beat analyst expectations, though shares barely moved.

CNBC · read the story

Science

Data from which particle collider led physicists to report a previously unrecognized structure inside protons?

The finding came from collision data at Brookhaven's Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider.

ScienceDaily

Tech

Which AI company's Claude platform suffered a roughly 40-minute service disruption this week?

Anthropic's Claude platform went down for about 40 minutes due to authentication failures and degraded performance.

Tech Startups · read the story

Sports

Which golfer won the 2026 FedEx St. Jude Championship by eight shots at TPC Southwind?

Scottie Scheffler won the tournament with a runaway eight-shot victory, his 21st PGA Tour title.

Golf News Net · read the story

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