No. 43
Wednesday, September 16, 2026
World
Houthi rebels completed a rapid takeover of which country's Red Sea coastline this week, capturing the port city of Mokha?
- Somalia
- Sudan
- Yemen
- Eritrea
Houthi rebels tightened their grip on Yemen's Red Sea coastline, taking Mokha and Mayun island near the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.
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Politics
The Supreme Court blocked a new mail-in ballot regulation from which federal agency?
- The Department of Justice
- The Census Bureau
- The Federal Election Commission
- The Postal Service
The court's 7-2 ruling prevented a U.S. Postal Service regulation on mail-in ballots from taking effect.
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Science
The LUX-ZEPLIN dark matter detector that reported an unexplained particle signal this week is buried nearly a mile underground in which U.S. state?
- South Dakota
- Colorado
- Nevada
- New Mexico
The LUX-ZEPLIN experiment operates deep underground in South Dakota, where it recorded an anomalous interaction.
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Sports
Which team routed the Denver Broncos 31-10 in Patrick Mahomes' return from a torn ACL?
- Kansas City Chiefs
- Las Vegas Raiders
- Los Angeles Chargers
- Buffalo Bills
Mahomes led the Kansas City Chiefs to a 31-10 win over the Broncos in Week 1 of the 2026 NFL season.
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Culture
Which designer, nicknamed the 'Sultan of Sequins' for dressing Cher and Diana Ross, died this week at 87?
- Halston
- Oscar de la Renta
- Ralph Lauren
- Bob Mackie
Bob Mackie, known for his glittering costumes for stars like Cher and Carol Burnett, died Monday in Palm Springs.
CBS News · read the story