No. 76
Monday, October 19, 2026
World
Which country saw its most violent night of anti-government unrest in years, with government buildings torched during protests over inflation and inequality?
- Belgium
- Spain
- France
- Italy
France saw rioting erupt from protests on October 17, with government buildings torched and deaths reported.
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Business
Anthropic is offering Blackstone a high yield to anchor part of a $60 billion debt package financing the acquisition of what kind of hardware?
- Data center servers
- Oil tankers
- AI chips
- Solar panels
The 'Project North Star' financing deal is meant to fund Anthropic's acquisition of Google-developed AI chips (TPUs).
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Science
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope found a strange bulge in the atmosphere of which type of distant object?
- A comet
- A rocky moon
- A gas giant exoplanet
- A red dwarf star
The bulge was found in the atmosphere of WASP-17b, a gas giant exoplanet about 1,300 light-years away.
ScienceDaily
Tech
Elon Musk unveiled a new version of which Tesla vehicle, demonstrating a prototype that could briefly leave the ground using thrusters?
- Model 3
- Model S
- Roadster
- Cybertruck
Tesla unveiled its long-delayed new Roadster, showing off rocket-inspired thrusters and flight-like capabilities.
CNN · read the story
Sports
Ohio State ended a 22-game winning streak, the longest active streak in the country, by defeating which team?
- Indiana
- Oregon
- Penn State
- Michigan
No. 4 Ohio State beat No. 5 Indiana 19-15, ending Indiana's 22-game winning streak.
Associated Press · read the story