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From a winningest coach to a losingest Oscar hopeful — it's the weekly news quiz

NPR

By Holly J. Morris

Published January 26, 2024 at 5:00 AM EST

From left: Tara, Margot, anonymous cicada

This week, a man got something that a woman worked really hard for. A loud scourge will be unavoidable in the months to come. And a poll showed that a lot of Americans have lost faith in power.

Oh, did you think we meant the presidential election? LOL, misdirection! We just gave you three clues to this week's quiz. Were you paying attention?

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Holly J. Morris works on NPR's Training team. She was an editor at The Washington Post Express, National Geographic and U.S. News and World Report, and a college teacher.

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