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Welcome to NPR's newest news quiz. Have you been paying attention?

From the debt ceiling to Disney, basketball and a very colorful creature, a lot happened this week. Did you catch it all? Find out with NPR's new foray into the news-quiz space.

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A fatal mistake: The truth behind a Marine Corps lie and broken promises

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpls. Chris Covington (left) and Carlos Gomez Perez recover from shrapnel and bullet wounds on April 27, 2004, after Iraqi insurgents attacked near Fallujah, Iraq. Just two weeks earlier, Covington and Gomez Perez helped evacuate wounded Marines and soldiers after a deadly explosion rocked a schoolhouse in Fallujah. Scott Peterson/Getty Images hide caption

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Taking Cover: An NPR Investigation

A fatal mistake: The truth behind a Marine Corps lie and broken promises

A mortar blast killed two Marines in Iraq almost 20 years ago. But families weren't told for years it was "friendly fire," a tragic accident, despite regulations. Some of the wounded were never told.

A fatal mistake: The truth behind a Marine Corps lie and broken promises

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