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Chad
Chad Shuts Border with Sudan
Chad has closed its eastern border with Sudan on Monday after cross-border fighting killed five Chadian soldiers and three civilians in the border town of Tine (Tina). At least 12 others were wounded in clashes between Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and militia fighters aligned with Sudan’s army. The Chadian government said the border will remain closed until further notice, citing repeated incursions and violations linked to Sudan’s conflict. Officials say the move is intended to prevent the war from spilling further into Chad and to protect civilians and refugees. Chad currently hosts more than one million Sudanese refugees who have fled the war.
This map depicts the number of refugees fleeing Sudan’s conflict into neighboring countries. Click on the map to learn more.
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United States
New Global Tariff Takes Effect
The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump imposed a new global tariff of 10%, effective today, following the Supreme Court’s ruling on Friday striking down most of his prior tariffs. The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that the president’s office overextended its authority to impose tariffs under the 1977 International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). With those tariffs invalidated, the new 10% tariff has been activated under the authority given the president’s office under the 1974 Trade Act. That tariff could go as high as 15%, but only for a maximum of 150 days, unless Congress votes to extend it. The Trump administration has consistently contended that manufacturing in the United States has been adversely affected by unfair international trade arrangements.
This map depicts the potential change to tariff rates under the threatened imposition of a global 15% tariff by the Trump administration following the Supreme Court’s ruling that prior tariffs imposed under the IEEPA were invalid. Click on the map to learn more.
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Graphic Source: New York Times
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United States
Biggest NE Blizzard in Years
From Sunday through Monday, a historic blizzard pounded the northeastern U.S. from the Mid-Atlantic to New England, producing hurricane-force gusts and leaving hundreds of thousands without power. Two deaths have been attributed to the storm so far. The strong winds and heavy snowfall prompted government officials to declare a state of emergency and close schools in multiple locations. Providence, Rhode Island, saw the most snowfall, with 37.9 inches, a new record, and snowfall totals in several other cities approached record totals. More than 10,000 U.S. flights were canceled from Sunday to Tuesday, with the majority concentrated at Boston Logan International Airport, and others spread across the New York City–area airports. With this storm, New York City is experiencing its snowiest winter since the 2020-2021 season, and in Philadelphia, the total snowfall was the most from a single storm since January 2016.
This map depicts snowfall totals in the northeastern U.S. as of Tuesday, February 24th. Click on the map to learn more.
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Q: In which East African country can you find the world’s largest permanent desert lake?
A: Kenya (Lake Turkana)
Lake Turkana, previously Lake Rudolf, is a large lake in Kenya’s Great Rift Valley, with the northern end of the lake crossing into Ethiopia. Stretching out 2,473 sq mi (6,405 sq km), it is the world’s largest permanent desert lake and the world’s largest alkaline lake. Three rivers flow into Lake Turkana – the Omo, Turkwel, and Kerio rivers – and no rivers flow out of it, with its only water loss being evaporation. The presence of water in the arid region feeds much of the wildlife in the area, from migrating birds to crocodiles and giraffes. Researchers have led many anthropological digs in the area, and the remains of two hominin skulls, one 2-million-years-old and the other 3.5-million-years-old, have been discovered here.
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Q: Home to over 500 castles, what country is known as the castle capital of the world?
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