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No. 86

Thursday, October 29, 2026

World

A deadly high-speed train collision this week occurred in which country?

• Spain
• Portugal
• France
• Italy

Two high-speed trains collided in the Toledo region of Spain, killing at least 68 people.

ABC News (Australia) · read the story

Politics

At a Texas rally, Trump announced he was terminating Biden-era regulations targeting what?

• Offshore oil drilling permits
• Coal plant carbon emissions
• Methane emissions from oil and gas drilling
• Vehicle fuel efficiency standards

Trump announced the end of Biden-era methane emission regulations on oil and gas drilling during a rally in Lubbock, Texas.

The Washington Times · read the story

Science

An Ebola outbreak surpassing 10,000 confirmed cases this week was centered in which country?

• Uganda
• Nigeria
• Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Guinea

Confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo surpassed 10,000, making it the second-largest outbreak on record.

Al Jazeera · read the story

Tech

The DOJ opened an antitrust inquiry into Nvidia's planned acquisition of which AI company?

• Hugging Face
• Mistral AI
• Groq
• Scale AI

The Justice Department is scrutinizing Nvidia's $12.9 billion planned acquisition of Hugging Face.

CNBC · read the story

Sports

Which England striker won the 2026 Ballon d'Or, the first Englishman to win it in 25 years?

• Marcus Rashford
• Bukayo Saka
• Jude Bellingham
• Harry Kane

Harry Kane won the 2026 Ballon d'Or, becoming the first English winner of the award since 2001.

Forbes · read the story