No. 49
Tuesday, September 22, 2026
World
Which city hosted nearly 130 world leaders this week for the opening of the UN General Assembly's 81st session?
- Paris
- New York
- Geneva
- Washington D.C.
World leaders converged on New York for the UN General Assembly's General Debate.
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Politics
President Trump said his proposed triumphal arch, whose legality a federal court is weighing, would be built near which Washington D.C. landmark?
- The Washington Monument
- The White House
- The Lincoln Memorial and Arlington National Cemetery
- The U.S. Capitol
Trump proposed the arch be located between the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington National Cemetery.
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Tech
A fiber-optic line cut and circuit failure at which facility caused ground stops at Newark, JFK, LaGuardia, Teterboro and Philadelphia airports?
- LaGuardia control tower
- Philadelphia TRACON air-traffic control facility
- Newark Liberty command center
- JFK radar station
The outage originated at the Philadelphia Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON) facility.
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Sports
Which team was reported to be seeking a third-straight World Series title as MLB's postseason approached?
- New York Yankees
- Boston Red Sox
- Los Angeles Dodgers
- Atlanta Braves
The Dodgers were noted as seeking a third-straight World Series title heading into the playoffs.
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Culture
Paramount Skydance settled an antitrust lawsuit with state attorneys general over its acquisition of which media company?
- Sony Pictures
- Lionsgate
- NBCUniversal
- Warner Bros. Discovery
The settlement cleared a hurdle for Paramount Skydance's $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery.
The Hollywood Reporter · read the story