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United States
Roe v. Wade Overturned
On Friday, the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in a 5-4 decision on the Mississippi case, Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. Roe v Wade is the landmark ruling that asserted the constitutional right to an abortion. Five of the court’s six conservative judges voted to overturn Roe, while Chief Justice John Roberts and the three liberal justices opposed the verdict. Established in 1973, Roe limited bans on abortions during the first two trimesters of pregnancy throughout the United States. Individual states now have the power to set their own abortion laws. Almost half the states are expected to restrict or outlaw abortion.
This map depicts what will happen state by state in regards to abortion laws, now that Roe v. Wade has been overturned. Click on the map to learn more.
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Graphic Source: Axios
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South Africa
22 Dead in South Africa Nightclub
At least 22 people were found dead in a nightclub near East London, South Africa, with the immediate cause of death unknown. Authorities have reported most of the deaths were students who were celebrating the end of the school year. The youngest among those dead was 13, and many other victims are confirmed to be teenagers. Authorities first became aware of the incident at Enyobeni Tavern around 4:00am on Sunday, following frantic calls from guests inside. The South African Police Service (SAPS) has launched an investigation amid local media reports of poison being the cause of the mass deaths. South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa said, “This tragedy is made even more grave by its occurrence during Youth Month,” continuing on to call the situation “concerning.”
This map depicts the location of the nightclub deaths in Scenery Park in South Africa’s Eastern Cape Province. Click on the map to learn more.
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Graphic Source: Daily Mail
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Germany
G7 to Combat Belt and Road
The Group of Seven or G7 has introduced the Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment (PGII) to combat China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), a Chinese program creating trade routes from Asia to Europe. The G7 is a group of the seven leading democracies by economic strength. In a meeting held on June 26, 2022, the member countries targeted to invest $600 billion for infrastructure development in lower- and middle-income nations. The United States alone has pledged to invest a total of $200 billion for the program over the next five years. China’s BRI has been criticized for setting up “debt traps,” forcing economically weak nations to cede assets and resources to China in the event that they can’t meet loan payments.
This map depicts the overland and maritime trade routes comprising the Chinese’s government’s Belt and Road Initiative. Click on the map to learn more.
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Q: Which American state has a larger population than the entire country of Canada?
A: California
The state of California has a population of 39.1 million people, and in the entire country of Canada, the population comes close to about 38.6 million. California is America’s most populous state, far exceeding the second largest state, Texas (29 million) and third largest, Florida (22 million), and is projected to reach 45 million people by 2050. Because California accounts for much smaller territory than Canada, its population density is much larger. In California, there are almost 254 residents per square mile, while in Canada, there are about 11 people per square mile. In recent decades, however, the state’s population growth has slowed. Since 2000, California has experienced its slowest rates of growth on record. The Covid-19 pandemic spurred California’s population decline by around 300,000, due to increased deaths, decline in migration, and residents leaving. California’s population is increasingly diverse, with Latino’s making up the largest ethnic group at 39% of the population. Out of the nearly 40 million people residing in sunny California, 10 million or 27% of are immigrants.
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