No. 58
Thursday, October 1, 2026
World
US military forces completed a withdrawal this week from which country, ending a presence that began with the 2003 invasion?
- Iraq
- Yemen
- Afghanistan
- Syria
US forces completed their withdrawal from Iraq, ending two decades of military presence that began with the 2003 invasion.
The Washington Post · read the story
Politics
Which former special counsel testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee defending his prosecutions of President Trump?
- Robert Mueller
- David Weiss
- Jack Smith
- Merrick Garland
Jack Smith testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee, defending his two criminal indictments of Trump.
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Business
A leaked IPO prospectus revealed which AI company warned its models could pose an 'existential risk to humanity'?
- Anthropic
- xAI
- Google DeepMind
- OpenAI
Anthropic's leaked IPO prospectus warned its AI models could pose a 'catastrophic or existential risk to humanity.'
CNN · read the story
Science
NASA and Boeing announced plans for an unpiloted test flight of which troubled spacecraft by year's end?
- Dragon
- Dream Chaser
- Starliner
- Orion
NASA and Boeing announced an unpiloted test flight of the Starliner spacecraft, aiming for a crewed flight in 2028.
Spaceflight Now · read the story
Tech
A data breach exposing Social Security numbers of nearly 3 million people hit which agency's personnel database?
- The IRS
- The Social Security Administration
- The Pentagon
- The Department of Education
A breach of the Pentagon's Defense Manpower Data Center exposed personal information of nearly 3 million current and former military personnel.
ABC News · read the story