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United States
Texas School Shooting
A mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas has claimed the lives of 19 children and two teachers. All children killed were in the same 4th grade classroom along with their teachers, Eva Mireles and Irma Garcia. Several other children injured remain in critical condition at a San Antonio hospital. The shooter, an 18 year old male resident of the community, was shot and killed by police at the scene. The tragedy is now the third deadliest school shooting in U.S. History, 10 years after a school shooting in Newton, Connecticut claimed 26 lives. In a speech Tuesday night, President Joseph Biden called on Congress to pass stronger gun laws such as universal background checks. Family members have taken to social media to show love and support for the victims.
This map depicts the location of the school shooting, Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas. Click on the map to learn more.
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Graphic Source: Time
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Nigeria
Fifty Dead in Nigeria Attacks
At least 50 people were killed by militants on Sunday in Nigeria’s Borno state, close to the border of Cameroon. The mass killings were allegedly a revenge attack of Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) for the death of their commanders in military airstrikes in Borno. According to the United Nations, jihadist attacks have cost more than 40,000 lives and displaced 2 million people from their homes in the northeast since 2009. Furthermore, this sect of jihadism is spreading in neighboring countries such as Niger, Chad, and Cameroon.
This map depicts the location of affected areas of mass killings. Click on the map to learn more.
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Graphic Source: Barron’s
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Argentina
“Dragon of Death” Fossils
Scientists in Argentina have discovered new fossils suggesting the existence of giant flying “dragons” among the dinosaurs 86 million years ago. Dubbed “The Dragon of Death,” this reptile’s body was as long as a yellow school bus, measuring in at about 30 feet (9 meters) long. Researchers believe they predated birds, being among the first creatures with wings to hunt and prey. The scientific name Thanatosdrakon amaru is a combination of Greek words for death (Thanatos) and dragon (drakon). Paleontologists found the fossils in Argentina’s western Mendoza province, in the Andes mountains. The rocks preserving the remains date back 86 million years to the Cretaceous period, 20 million years before an asteroid destroyed three quarters of living creatures of Earth.
This map depicts the location where paleontologists found remains of the Thanatosdrakon amaru in the Andes Mountains. Click on the map to learn more.
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Q: Which Asian country is only 31 miles (50 km) wide at its narrowest point?
A: Vietnam
Vietnam is bordered by China to the north, Laos and Cambodia to the west, and the South China Sea on its extensive eastern coast. The country stretches some 1,030 miles (1,657 km) north to south, however east to west, the country is slim, and at it’s narrowest point, only extends about 31 miles (50km). Northern Vietnam is marked by mountainous terrain and covered by thick green jungles which take up about half the total land area. In southern Vietnam, the Mekong River system creates marshy regions; the rich soil at the Mekong Delta is considered the most fertile in the country. While Vietnam receives tropical monsoons annually, the north of the country is hot and rainy during spring and summer months while the south of the country experiences year-around tropical climate.
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Q: The 10 largest gold mines in the world accounted for 13 million ounces of global gold production in 2021. Producing 2.9% of the global production, where can you find the largest gold mine in the world?
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