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Do you know your news? Oct. 6

1.) After the news of President Donald Trump’s positive COVID-19 test, the president was admitted to the hospital for observation. Dr. Mark Meadows said he is optimistic that Trump will return to the White House soon.

a. True

b. False

2.) An Ogden man was charged with what three crimes Sept. 30 after he was found in AAMCO that morning?

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An Ogden man was accused of three different crimes at AAMCO on Sept. 30. Image from Pixabay.

a. Murder, burglary and indecent exposure

b. Assault of a police officer, burglary and criminal mischief

c. Burglary, assault and drug possession

d. Harassment, identity theft and vandalism

3.) With Trump sidelined with COVID-19 the _________ for the upcoming debates, especially the Oct. 7 VP debate, has increased.

a. pressure

b. excitement

c. joy

d. time

4.) Ogden School District has become more concerned that students are not getting tested for COVID-19. The school board has decided to increase ________________ to encourage those with symptoms to get tested.

a. funding in the school

b. mask wearing

c. education on the virus

d. contact tracing

5.) With October being ________________ month the Weber State Women’s Center will hold virtual events to help bring more awareness to the community.

a. suicide awareness

b. Hispanic Heritage

c. breast cancer awareness

d. domestic violence awareness

1) The correct answer is A, true. According to The Washington Post, the decision to discharge will be made after the early morning meeting on Oct. 5.

2) The correct answer is B, assault of a police officer, burglary and criminal mischief. According to KSL, the man was caught after a customer of AAMCO noticed broken class and called the cops.

3) The correct answer is A, pressure. According to The New York Times, Pence and Harris will face more scrutiny about how their presidential candidate will approach the pandemic and what this means for an anxious country.

4) The correct answer is C, education on the virus. According to The Standard Examiner, families in the school district often fall below the poverty line, are immigrants or don’t trust the government. All of these factors could play into children not being tested. The school board hopes education on the virus, emails to parents and other measures will encourage people with symptoms to be tested.

5) The correct answer is D, domestic violence awareness month. According to ABC4 the Women’s Center on Weber State University campus said that domestic violence is a growing issue especially with more people staying home due to COVID-19.

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