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Actor Sean Penn speaks at the United Nations Climate Summit in Paris, France on December 6, 2015. (United Nations)

Who won NASCAR's first post-COVID race, held without fans at the track?

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This was the first race since early March and Harvick’s second win at Darlington Raceway in South Carolina.

What name did meteorologists give to the first tropical storm of 2020?

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Arthur brought more than 5 inches of rain to parts of North Carolina's coast.line

Actor Sean Penn helped add coronavirus testing sites in which U.S. city?

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The city of Chicago partnered with Penn’s charity, CORE, to add six new sites in minority neighborhoods.

Which "Leave It to Beaver" star died Tuesday, May 18?

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Ken Osmond was known as the 1950s-60s TV show's obsequious Eddie Haskell.

Who is the newest "American Idol," crowned in a virtual show while in quarantine?

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Just Sam, a 21-year-old subway singer from Harlem, became the show's first at-home winner.

President Trump revealed he is taking which drug to protect himself against the effects of COVID-19?

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Trump told reporters he is taking the drug, prescribed to fight malaria and lupus, and has for more than a week.

China pledged how much money to help other countries respond to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic?

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After the World Health Organization faced questions about how it managed the international response to the coronavirus and Donald Trump complained that China wasn't pulling its weight, President Xi Jinping said the money will come over two years.

Which company took over the top spot in the 2020 Fortune 500 list?

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Amazon had the largest jump, moving from No. 5 last year to No. 2, but Walmart is bigger.

According to survey data shared with The Washington Post, who is the only US. governor to have a worse approval rating than President Trump for handling statewide coronavirus response?

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The SurveyMonkey data revealed that Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, a Republican, is the only governor who did not have significantly higher approval ratings for handling the pandemic.

A study published in the journal Nature Climate Change found that global carbon emissions dropped what percentage during the coronavirus outbreak?

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Carbon emissions dropped 17% during peak confinement measures, to 2006 levels.

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