Which Olympic gold-winning athlete recently welcomed a new daughter to the family?

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Usain Bolt and his girlfriend Kasi Bennet welcomed daughter Olympia Lightning Bolt, to their family.

The president of which country tested positive for Covid-19?

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Brazilian president, Jair Bolsonaro, announced on live television that he had tested positive for the virus.

A case of the bubonic plague was found in which autonomous region of China?

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The area of Inner Mongolia is on high alert with local authorities issuing a citywide warning for plague prevention.

What university announced it will be eliminating 11 out of its 36 varsity sports teams at the end of the 2020-2021 season?

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Stanford said that the cost of running 36 varsity teams had been putting a financial burden on the school for years, and the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic was the final straw.

Former Fox News anchor Shepard Smith is heading to which cable channel?

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Smith is joining CNBC as chief general news anchor with a new evening show, "The News with Shepard Smith".

What collegiate athletic conference canceled the 2020-2021 season for every fall sport?

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No Ivy League varsity sports will be played in 2020 to combat the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.

Naya Rivera, who disappeared from a lake after renting a boat with her son, starred in what show?

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The 33-year-old actress was found dead after drowning in California's Lake Pira.

Health officials from which U.S. state reported July 11 was the first day with no coronavirus deaths for the first time since March?

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The NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene reported zero coronavirus-related deaths almost exactly four months after the state's first official death was recorded on March 11.

President Trump wore a mask out in public for the first time visiting where?

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Trump wore a mask while visiting the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, marking it the second time the president has been photographed wearing a mask since the pandemic began in March.

Mukesh Ambani passed who to become the seventh-richest person in the world?

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According to Forbes, Ambani has a net worth of $71.4 billion and is the only Asian in the top 10.

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