[Answer] What former head of the Cuban Secret Service was charged with protecting the country\u2019s prime minister for nearly 50 years?

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...Hint :Staircase

[Answer] Puerto Ricans are protesting this official after nearly 900 pages of leaked chats from a private group chat were published.

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...Gov. Ricardo Rosselló and 11 top aides and Cabinet members exchanged profanity-laced, homophobic and misogynistic messages about fellow politicians, members of the media, celebrities and others.

[Answer] Puerto Ricans are protesting this official after nearly 900 pages of leaked chats from a private group chat were published.

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...Roselló issued a statement on July 21 saying he will not seek reelection amid protests seeking his ouster, but would only resign from his position as PNP chair and not as governor. A national strike took place on the Expreso Las Américas two days later, with attendance estimates ranging from 750,000 to 1 million people asking for Rosselló’s resignation. Rosselló later confirmed that he would resign effective 5 pm AST August 2, to be replaced by Justice Secretary Wanda Vázquez Garced.

[Answer] 3. Branded early on as a novelty instrument it developed such a strong solo identity that it nearly upstaged the trumpet as the primary jazz instrument. What is this tool that was created by Adolphe Sax in 1846 for military bands?

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...1. Saxophone 2. Bassoon 3. Flute 4. Oboe The alto and tenor saxophones almost dominated music in the late 1930's and during the 1940's. Initially this was achieved through the talents of Johnny Hodges and his romantic tones and then through Charlie Parker's bushfire of reshuffled harmonies and uneven phrasing. Big bands would carry as many as five saxophone players. This included two tenors, the most expressive of all jazz instruments, able to produce those earthy, low register sounds but, as best shown by John Coltrane, could be extended to a soprano range. There would also be two altos and a baritone. The saxophone is a very agile instrument and is able to cover both the melodic and harmonic roles within a big band. During the ensemble sections they are best suited to run with the faster passages that would prove extremely tough for the brass section.

[Answer] 8. This general conquered nearly all the known world (of his time)?

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...1. Ghengis Khan 2. Alexander the Great 3. Belisarius 4. Sun Tzu Died of unknown reasons - some say murder, some say alcohol poisoning.

[Answer] 9. 'When he was nearly thirteen, my brother Jem got his arm badly broken at the elbow.'

Step 1 : Introduction to the question "9. 'When he was nearly thirteen, my brother Jem got his arm badly broken at the elbow.'"

...1. Dying Young 2. At Risk 3. Cluny Brown 4. To Kill A Mockingbird I read this for the very first time and was moved to tears. One of my favorite books.

[Ans] What is the name of the "supercontinent" that once covered nearly one-third of the Earth's surface?

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About 300 million years ago, Earth didn't have seven continents, but instead one massive supercontinent called Pangaea, which was surrounded by a single ocean called Panthalassa. Pangaea was a supercontinent that existed during the late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic eras. It assembled from earlier continental units approximately 300 million years ago, and it began to break apart about 175 million years ago. Pangaea was the most recent supercontinent to have existed and the first to be reconstructed by geologists.

[Answer] What is the name of the "supercontinent" that once covered nearly one-third of the Earth's surface?

Step 1 : Introduction to the question "What is the name of the "supercontinent" that once covered nearly one-third of the Earth's surface?"

...About 300 million years ago, Earth didn't have seven continents, but instead one massive supercontinent called Pangaea, which was surrounded by a single ocean called Panthalassa. Pangaea was a supercontinent that existed during the late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic eras. It assembled from earlier continental units approximately 300 million years ago, and it began to break apart about 175 million years ago. Pangaea was the most recent supercontinent to have existed and the first to be reconstructed by geologists.

which of the following most nearly describes the geometry of the methyl radical?

Step 1 : Introduction to the question "which of the following most nearly describes the geometry of the methyl radical? "

The molecular geometry of the methyl radical is quasi-trigonal planar, although the energy cost of distortion to a pyramidal geometry is small. Substitution of hydrogen atoms by more electronegative substituents leads to radicals with a pyramidal geometry, such as the trifluoromethyl radical, CF3.