In this task, you will be shown a passage. You need to write a fill-in-the-gap question based on your understanding of the events that might be inferred from the passage. Your question should be answerable based on the passage and only have one correct answer. Show the gap in your question with a _ .

Apple has removed all games from its iTunes App Store that contain images of the Confederate flag. It follows a similar decision by a number of retailers this week, including Ebay and Amazon, in the wake of last week's mass shooting at a black South Carolina church. Apps that have been deleted include civil war games such as like Ultimate General: Gettysburg and all the Hunted Cow Civil War. The change began early this morning, when Apple sent a number of major game developers a notice that their products were to be pulled. 'We have removed apps from the App Store that use the Confederate flag in offensive or mean-spirited ways, which is in violation of our guidelines,' the firm confirmed.Comes in wake of last week's shooting at a black South Carolina churchIt follows a similar decision by online retailers Alibaba, Ebay and AmazonDeleted apps include war games such as Ultimate General: Gettysburg
The scale of sales of _-related items on Alibaba platforms was not immediately clear.

(CNN) -- The Obama administration urged Qatar on Thursday to allow an American couple convicted of wrongdoing in the death of their adopted daughter to return to the United States. A heightened State Department appeal comes after the family increased pressure on U.S. officials to do more to secure the release of Matthew and Grace Huang. When their daughter, Gloria, died in January 2013, the couple was immediately arrested on charges they starved her to death. The Huangs, who maintained their daughter suffered from an eating disorder, have denied any wrongdoing in connection with her death and are fighting the conviction.State Department steps up pressure on Qatar over U.S. couple's convictionMatt and Grace Huang were tried and convicted in the death of their daughterThey said the girl had an eating disorder, while Qatar prosecutors said they starved herThe case comes at a delicate time for U.S. and Qatari ties
"The _ will continue to engage Qatari officials at the highest levels.

(CNN) The US mainland should not breathe a sigh of relief just yet despite early forecasts that Hurricane Maria will remain out to sea. Regaining strength overnight, Maria lashed the Dominican Republic early Thursday after a destructive rampage through Puerto Rico and Dominica. The storm is a Category 3 hurricane packing winds of 115 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center. The current forecast does not show a direct hit on the East Coast, forecasters say, but such a path cannot be ruled out this far in advance. Moving away from Puerto Rico, it's bringing high winds and heavy rain to the northern coast of the Dominican Republic, the hurricane center said.Wary US forecasters are tracking Maria's possible pathMaria is a Category 3 hurricane packing winds of 115 mph

A five-day span shows Maria meandering off the _, but it's unclear what happens afterward, he said.