No. 70
Tuesday, October 13, 2026
World
Pakistan's president declared a state of emergency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, suspending a provincial government led by the party of which jailed former prime minister?
- Shehbaz Sharif
- Shahbaz Gill
- Nawaz Sharif
- Imran Khan
The suspended government was run by Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party, ahead of a planned march on Islamabad.
The Washington Post · read the story
Politics
The Justice Department opened an antitrust investigation into five major TV networks over their joint decision to do what?
- Merge their streaming services
- Withhold participation in the White House press pool
- Coordinate ad pricing
- Share election polling data
The probe targets whether Fox, CNN, ABC, CBS and NBC violated antitrust law by jointly withdrawing from the White House press pool to protest restrictions on CNN.
The Washington Post · read the story
Business
Which U.S. stock index closed at 51,521.28 this week, even as it remained about 5% below its August record?
- Nasdaq Composite
- S&P 500
- Russell 2000
- Dow Jones Industrial Average
The Dow gained 253.38 points to close at 51,521.28, though it remains down 5% from its early-August record high.
CNBC · read the story
Science
Which U.S. state declared a statewide disaster emergency this week over a worsening measles outbreak?
- New Jersey
- Pennsylvania
- Massachusetts
- New York
Governor Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency in New York as measles cases surged amid the nation's worst outbreak in over 30 years.
Bloomberg · read the story
Tech
A massive data breach exposing medical records of nearly 20 million people was traced to legacy Cerner servers belonging to which company?
- Epic Systems
- Oracle Health
- UnitedHealth Group
- Cigna
Stolen credentials opened legacy Cerner servers owned by Oracle Health, exposing medical data for nearly 20 million people.
Gizmodo