TASK DEFINITION: In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Try to find the best answer that is most likely to fill in "_". Note that the URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link].
PROBLEM: Washington (CNN) Sen. Marco Rubio, a longtime hawk on Syria, praised the US airstrike on a Syrian airfield days after a chemical attack on innocents attributed to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Following news that President Donald Trump had green-lit the US action, Rubio said Thursday on CNN's "Anderson Cooper 360" that Russia could not fairly criticize the military strike because Russia backed Assad -- who is accused of perpetrating the attack on his own people. "They have no standing to say anything about this," Rubio said of the Russians. He said that the move doesn't just send a message, but amounts to a "significant degrading" of Assad's ability to carry out chemical attacks.Rubio said Russians had put themselves into harm's wayHe said the strikes indicated a firm US stance against Assad's reign 
 Question:"I'll let them speak for their policy, but tonight's actions show that the days of being able to act with impunity are over when it comes to _-Assad," Rubio said.

SOLUTION: Bashar al

PROBLEM: A Las Vegas Girl Scouts hiking event was cancelled after a venue overbooked it with a Hillary Clinton campaign rally. Troop 21 raised money and bought tickets in September for the Brownie Hiker Badge class put on by Springs Preserve on Wednesday, however when they showed up they were informed the event was cancelled, Fox 5 reported. The Brownies' troop leader, Cheryl King, said they were told at the door that Springs Preserve representatives had called the Girl Scouts of Southern Nevada last week to cancel the class. 'As I was approaching the building we saw two of the other troops leaving, kind of saddened in the face,' King said.Troop 21 bought tickets in September for the Brownie Hiker Badge class put on by Springs Preserve on WednesdayHowever, when they showed up for the event they were told that it was cancelledThe brownies' troop leader was told at the door that Girl Scouts of Southern Nevada called Springs Reserve last week to cancel the classSprings Preserve said Girl Scouts of Southern Nevada called to cancel due to parents being concerned with traffic issues related to other major eventTroop claim they asked for a refund and Springs Preserve refused but venue said it offered troop leaders a refund 
 Question:'_ will offer those who purchased tickets for the class a full refund.'

SOLUTION: Springs Preserve

PROBLEM: Apple Pay is launching in the UK for the first time today and will be available in a string of UK retail chains, banks and other services including Boots, Lidl, Marks & Spencer, the Post Office, Tesco, Transport for London and Waitrose. The technology means shoppers will be able to make payments using some of the latest Apple products, such as the iPhone 6. Several banks operating in the UK have signed up to the scheme. Customers with RBS, Nationwide, NatWest, Santander, Ulster Bank and MBNA can use the service from today. HSBC, which was expected to be one of the first banks to launch the service, said instead it would not launch it until the end of July. The bank's customers vented their frustration on Twitter. Tim Davies posted: 'So Apple Pay is out in the U.K. but none of my HSBC cards work.'iPhone 6 users will be able to make payments using their phoneCustomer with RBS, Nationwide, NatWest, Santander, Ulster Bank and MBNA can use Apple Pay from today 
 Question:Andy Nicolaides posted: 'Well setting up _ Pay on phone and Watch was pretty seamless.'

SOLUTION:
Apple Pay