Current Events Oct 11 - Oct 18

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A _____________ state commission this week rejected the U.S. Space Force’s bid to increase the number of SpaceX rocket launches on the state’s central coast, citing concerns about the environmental impacts of the launches.

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California

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China employed a record 125 aircraft, as well as its Liaoning aircraft carrier and ships, in large-scale military exercises surrounding _______ and its outlying islands Monday, simulating the sealing off of key ports.

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Taiwan

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NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft is designed to explore its namesake, ________'s moon Europa.

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Jupiter

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Two giant pandas from China have landed, marking the first time _________ has welcomed a new set of furry diplomats from Beijing in 24 years.

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Washington, DC

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Former President Jimmy Carter turned ______ this month.

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Nearly half of all public high school students in Texas who earn college credits before they graduate are _________, a new study found. That makes Texas a national leader in closing the gap between _______ and non-_______ students who participate in dual credit programs.

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Hispanic

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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against a _______ pediatrician, accusing her of violating state law by providing gender-transitioning treatments to at least 21 teenage patients.

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Dallas

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Certain provisions of a sweeping 2021 ________ voting law that restrict voter assistance violate the federal Voting Rights Act and cannot be enforced, a federal judge ruled Friday. Among the rules struck down by U.S. District Judge Xavier Rodriguez was a ban on compensation for anyone who assists a voter and a requirement for anyone who assists a voter to sign an oath under penalty of perjury that the voter qualifies to receive help.

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Texas

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U.S. inflation last month reached its lowest point since February 2021, clearing the way for another __________ rate cut and adding to the stream of encouraging economic data that has emerged in the final weeks of the presidential campaign.

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Federal Reserve

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After _________ voters began heading to the polls Tuesday for the first day of early voting in the state, a judge enjoined election officials from moving forward with a controversial new rule that would require the hand counting of ballots when polls close on Nov. 5. Judge Robert McBurney called the rule "too much, too late."

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Georgia