Welcome to this week's news quiz

Hope you enjoyed the slow news last week, because this week there's nothing *but* fresh news. Enjoy the hot news action, and good luck!

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Dolly Parton – beloved country music star, actress and icon of "glamorous trash" style – has died at age 80. What nickname did she give herself in a 2013 interview?

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Darline Graham, who just won the Republican nomination for U.S. senator in South Carolina, is what relation to the seat's former holder, the late Lindsey Graham?

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The pending sale of the NBA's Los Angeles Lakers for $12.5 billion is unusual because...

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On August 24, the Supreme Court ruled that President Trump's executive order restricting mail-in voting should (for now) remain in force. According to the U.S. Constitution, who has the main responsibility to administer elections?

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Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has stirred up controversy with his proposal that a new prison for Palestinians be surrounded by what, to deter escape attempts?

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48 hours on and 48 hours off: that's the rationing cycle that residents of San Juan, Puerto Rico, have endured this summer for which resource, which is managed by an institution known as PRASA?

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According to our August 25 report, the debate around replacing gendered terms with non-gendered ones (such as replacing "freshman" with "first-year student") has now reached what item found in nearly all homes?

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Last question: The bleeding shiner, common throughout the Missouri Ozarks, is...

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