Today’s news in 10 minutes
August 30, 2024
Today on CNN 10, we explain the current Listeria outbreak and what you need to know about your kitchen. Then, we see how the government in Namibia is trying to alleviate the pain of a the worst drought in 100 years. And, we travel to Flagstaff, Arizona, named the first international Dark Sky city - all this and more on today’s CNN 10!
WEEKLY NEWS QUIZ
1. Featured in Monday’s episode, which country recently experienced massive flooding that raised questions about a dam in neighboring India?
2. When are Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, the two astronauts stuck for months on the International Space Station, scheduled to return to Earth?
3. What protected species in South Africa is finding help from snorkelers who are freeing the animals from dangerous plastic debris?
4. Which Major League Baseball catcher was recently seen joining a neighborhood wiffle-ball game?
5. Which private company is hoping to send astronauts into altitudes higher than any human has traveled since the 1970s and conduct the first ever space-walk by a non-government mission?
6. What country has a new law that allows people to ignore work-related emails and texts when they’re off the clock?
7. What mosquito-borne virus caused a town in Massachusetts to suggest a curfew for public parks?
8. What two continents recently found over 200 similar dinosaur footprints?
9. On Wednesday, which company filed an anti-trust lawsuit against Google?
10. Which city in Arizona has become a destination for astrotourism?
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