What is nuclear fusion? And who’s the world’s richest person? (12 questions)

A bill legalizing gay marriage was signed into law by President Biden on Dec. 13, 2022. The Respect for Marriage Act protects gay marriages if the US Supreme Court reverses its 2015 decision to legalize same-sex unions nationwide. Lawmakers from both parties attended the ceremony. During the ceremony, the White House played Biden’s 2012 television interview in which he unexpectedly supported gay marriage. Obama publicly endorsed the concept three days after that interview.

Nuclear fusion is a reaction in which pairs of light atoms are forced together to form a heavier nucleus, releasing energy. It’s the process that powers the sun and stars. It is the opposite of nuclear fission, where heavy atoms are split apart to power nuclear power stations.

Can nuclear fusion help the energy crisis?

On Dec. 13, 2022, researchers at the National Ignition Facility in California confirmed they had overcome a major barrier – producing more energy from a fusion experiment than was put in. Still, it will be decades before the technology can be used on a large scale.

According to Forbes and Bloomberg, on Dec. 14, 2022, Tesla and Twitter owner Elon Musk lost the title of the world’s wealthiest person to France’s Bernard Arnault. As the CEO of the luxury group LVMH, Arnault oversees some 70 fashion and cosmetic brands and is worth $187.3 billion (£151.1 billion). According to Forbes, Musk’s real-time net worth is $176.8 billion (£142.6 billion).

With a 1-0 win over the Portuguese on Dec. 11, 2022, Morocco became the first African and first Arab team to reach the semifinals of any World Cup – where it was defeated by team France 0-2 on Dec. 14. Qatar 2022 marked the first tournament held in the Middle East.

Karen Bass is the first female and second black mayor of Los Angeles. Vice President Kamala Harris swore her in on Dec. 11, 2022. Her predecessor was Eric Garcetti, LA’s first Jewish mayor and second consecutive Mexican American. Bass said her first act as mayor would be to declare a state of emergency on homelessness.

The name Reuss (pronounced ROYSS) was used for several historical states in Thuringia, the sixth-smallest state in Germany. As a result of their debt to Henry VI, the Holy Roman Emperor to whom they owed their estates, the House of Reuss named all of their male children Heinrich (or Henry).

What is Reuss’ legacy in 2022?

On Dec. 7, 2022, German authorities arrested 25 people suspected of violently plotting to overthrow the government. They were led by Heinrich XIII, Prince of Reuss, who planned a violent coup to overthrow the government and free Germany from the “deep state’s tyranny.”

During its first week, Netflix’s documentary series about Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, attracted more viewers on the platform than any other documentary. After “Harry & Meghan” premiered on Dec. 8, its first three episodes recorded 81.55 million viewing hours. A total of 28 million households watched at least part of the series. In Britain, “Harry & Meghan” was the most-watched series on Netflix between Dec. 5 and 11.

Jennifer Coolidge played lip-plumped heiress Tanya on HBO’s “The White Lotus” – one of only two characters from the first season to appear in the second. A murderous finale concluded the second season on Dec. 11, 2022.

On Dec. 12, 2022, Alabama and Utah joined Texas, Maryland, South Dakota, and four other US states in banning the use of TikTok on state government devices and computer networks.

Is TikTok dangerous?

In November, FBI Director Chris Wray warned that the Chinese government could control data collection and algorithms used in the app to target millions of US users. A TikTok spokesperson said the warning was “unfounded, politically charged falsehoods about TikTok.”

Before joining the South Korean military on Dec. 13, 2022, Jin, the oldest member of BTS, cut his hair. Jin will spend five weeks at an army boot camp near the border with North Korea in preparation for his 18-month assignment. His younger bandmates will follow him into the military in the coming years.

The 80th Golden Globe nominations for film and television were announced on Dec. 12, 2022. ABC’s comedy “Abbott Elementary” led the television categories with eight nominations, followed by Netflix’s “The Crown.” In the movie category, “The Banshees of Inisherin” led with eight nominations.

Will the Golden Globes be televised in 2023?

The winners will be announced in a televised ceremony hosted by comedian Jerrod Carmichael on Jan. 10, 2023. Eddie Murphy will receive the Cecil B. DeMille Award at the event. The ceremony in 2022 was not broadcast after a Los Angeles Times investigation revealed that none of the then-87 members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association were Black.

Zoe Saldana was cast as Nyota Uhura in the Star Trek film series in 2009 and Neytiri in the Avatar film series. She also portrays Gamora in Marvel’s Cinematic Universe, beginning with Guardians of the Galaxy (2014). Saldana has been in three of the five highest-grossing films of all time (Avatar, Avengers: Infinity War, and Avengers: Endgame), which no other performer has ever achieved.