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Demonstrators gather to attend a protest against U.S. President Donald Trump ahead of the meeting of NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) heads of state and government on May 24, 2017, in Brussels, Belgium. (Romy Arroyo Fernandez/NurPhoto/Sipa USA/TNS)

Do you know your news from this semester?

Kara Mitchell April 18, 2018

1. The countries that ratified the Paris Climate Agreement met in December 2018 to discuss the climate rule book that was being drafted. Which major economy did not ratify the Paris Climate Agreement?a....

Employers should not base a new workers pay on past salary because that could exacerbate unequal pay between men and women, a federal appeals court has decided. (Dreamstime/TNS)

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Kara Mitchell April 11, 2018

1. On April 9, a federal appeals court ruled that a new worker’s pay should not be based on what?a. Prior experienceb. Past salaryc. Work history2. Which university is currently in a court battle...

U.S. Sec. of Veterans Affairs David Shulkin visited the Miami VA Medical Center in March 2017, where he spoke about efforts to improve delivery of care to veterans. The U.S. Office of Special Counsel asked Shulkin to ensure that all VA medical facilities are using the latest HIV testing procedures, a request that stemmed from a complaint lodged by a lab director at the Miami VAMC. (Roberto Koltun/Miami Herald/TNS)

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Kara Mitchell April 4, 2018

1. On March 30, which state made it illegal to purchase a firearm for those convicted of misdemeanor domestic violence?a. Texasb. New Yorkc. California2. David Shulkin was removed as Secretary of Veterans...

Senior Airman (Airman First Class at time of photo) Kara Mitchell shooting video during a military exercise on Camp Bullis.

Burn the cat diary, but save the dream

Kara Mitchell March 31, 2018

When I was a kid dreaming of what I would be as an adult, not once did I ever dream about joining the U.S. Air Force.Oh no. I had a simple, four-year plan to success.I devised this plan when I was 8 years...

Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.), Vice Chairman, U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, questions witnesses on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on March 30, 2017. (Ron Sachs/CNP/Sipa USA/TNS)

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Kara Mitchell March 28, 2018

1. Which major social media platform is under fire for a massive data breach?a. Instagramb. Twitterc. Facebook2. President Trump is denying rumors that he is struggling to hire who?a. A legal defense teamb....

Rescuers search through the rubble of the FIU pedestrian bridge collapse on Thursday, March 15, 2018, at SW 109th Avenue and 8th Street in Miami. (Roberto Koltun/El Nuevo Herald/TNS)

Do you know your news? March 22

Kara Mitchell March 21, 2018

1. A pedestrian bridge collapsed and killed six people at which university on March 15?a. Florida International Universityb. University of Floridac. Florida State University2. What medication shortage...

The coral restoration team, Rivah Winters, one of the Inventors-in-Residence at the Frost Museum of Science and Curator of aquarium content and marine science, along with Andrew Baker, an associate professor of marine biology and ecology at UM Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science are stress-testing coral in the Inventors Lab at the Frost Museum of Science to make reefs more climate change resilient.  (Emily Michot/Miami Herald/TNS)

Do you know your news? March 15

Kara Mitchell March 14, 2018

1. What are scientists at the Frost Museum of Science growing that could be a game changer in the fight against global warming?a. Colonies of super coralb. Beefc. Carbon storing plants2. Which country...

NRA spokeswoman Dana Loesch speaks during the Conservative Political Action Conference at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center on Friday, Feb. 22, 2018, in National Harbor, Md. Hosted by the American Conservative Union, CPAC is an annual gathering of right wing politicians, commentators and their supporters. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/TNS)

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Kara Mitchell February 28, 2018

1. President Trump wants to raise the age limit to buy guns to what age?a. 25b. 21c. 192. Democratic Senator Amy Klobuchar says social media platforms should be fined if they do not do what?a. Monitor...

Previews Week of Feb. 26

Previews Week of Feb. 26

Kara Mitchell February 24, 2018

Icebreaker Rodeo The 7th Annual Invitational Icebreaker Rodeo is being held on March 1, 2 and 3 at the Golden Spike Event Center in Ogden. High school and junior high students from all over...

A photo taken on January 10, 2018, shows the eight border wall prototypes between Mexico and the U.S., from Tijuana, Mexico. (Xu Rui/Xinhua/Sipa USA/TNS)

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Kara Mitchell February 22, 2018

1. Which city spent over $50,000 on crowd control police gear as a prototype of Trump’s border wall was being built?a. San Diegob. New Yorkc. Los Angeles2. John Cichy, a former cop from Schaumburg,...

Maria Contreras-Sweet during the 2014 Milken Institute Global Conference held Monday, April 28, 2014 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Javier Rojas/Prensa Internacional/Zuma Press/TNS)

News quiz Feb. 15

Kara Mitchell February 15, 2018

1. What has former White House senior aide Rob Porter been accused of?a. Embezzlementb. Lying under oathc. Domestic abuse2. Former Obama administration official Maria Contreras-Sweet is in talks to buy...

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President Wight named finalist at Idaho State University

Kara Mitchell February 8, 2018

Weber State University President Charles “Chuck” Wight may soon be trading his purple and white for orange and black.Idaho State University's presidential search committee held it’s 10...

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