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Israel
Deadly Tent Camp Strike in Rafah
An Israeli airstrike killed dozens of displaced Palestinians living in tents in Rafah on Sunday. Over 45 were killed, according to health officials, while hundreds more were treated for severe burns, traumatic injuries, fractures, and shrapnel wounds. The tents were part of a camp designated by Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) as a “humanitarian area” about 650 feet (200 m) away from the largest UN warehouse in Gaza. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said there had been a “tragic mishap” and that Israel was investigating the blast. The IDF seized Rafah earlier this month, aiming for “total victory” against Hamas militants, and said this airstrike killed two senior Hamas commanders. The deadly strike came hours after Hamas fired several rockets from Gaza toward central Israel, which were intercepted by air defenses. PM Netanyahu has vowed to continue Israel’s military offensive in Gaza amid international condemnation of the airstrike.
This map depicts the locations of recent Israeli strikes on Rafah in southern Gaza, including the deadly strike on a tent camp which killed over 45 people and injured hundreds more. Click on the map to learn more.
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Graphic Source: Anadolu Agency
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United States
Florida Abortion Ban Effects
Abortion clinics across the southeast are seeing a sudden rise in demand after Florida’s restrictive ban was implemented on May 1st. In a state where 80,000 abortions had taken place yearly, the ban, which prevents most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, now leaves the average Florida resident about 590 miles from clinics that allow the operation after six weeks. For residents across the Southeast, the average wait for an appointment will be nearly two weeks. Since the overturning of Roe v. Wade in 2022, abortion will be a key issue in this year’s election, appearing on ballots around the country. In four states, voters are set to decide on measures that will expand access to abortion, and efforts are underway to add a question of expanding access on the ballot in six states. Several states that currently prohibit most abortions could see these bans overturned if the ballot measures pass, including Arkansas, Florida, Missouri, Nebraska, and South Dakota.
This map depicts the percent of facilities across the South with no available abortion appointments within two weeks before and after Florida’s ban. Counties in red will struggle the most to access an appointment. Click on the map to learn more.
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Greece
Radiation Dates Ancient Village
Scientists from the University of Bern have released a study showing how they successfully dated the age of a neolithic village in Greece based on a cosmic radiation event. The team examined 780 pieces of timber from the ancient village called Dispilio and used dendrochronology – dating trees by their rings – to determine that the village had to date to at least 5,259 BCE. The timber samples showed signs of having accumulated additional carbon-14, a radioactive form of carbon, which is produced in larger-than-normal solar flare events named Miyake events. There have only been 12 known Miyake events throughout history. Dispilio’s age was generally known, but the carbon-14 content of the timber samples from the village’s structures confirmed that the village dated to the time of one of the known Miyake events that occurred in 5,259 BCE.
This map depicts the location of the remains of the neolithic village in Greece called Dispilio, which has been confirmed to be over 7,000 years old after being dated based on analysis of radioactive carbon accumulated in the timber used in the village’s structures. Click on the map to learn more.
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Q: What city is home to America’s first official bike lane?
A: Davis, California
Davis, California, introduced modern bicycle infrastructure to the US, opening its first bike lane in July 1967. Davis joined the University of California network in the early 1960s and was poised to have its student body expand from 2,000 to 11,000. School advocates wanted to avoid an influx of cars and were inspired by Dutch cycling infrastructure. Supporters formed the Citizens’ Bicycle Study Group, and two pro-bike candidates ran for the city’s three-seat city council. By July 1965, the new council had approved all the bike lanes in the original petition. However, California laws did not yet recognize bike lanes as a legal part of city streets, so a city council member helped pass a bill in the state Assembly. Governor Ronald Reagan signed Vehicle Code 21207, which allows cities to establish bike lanes on local streets, into law in 1967.
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Q: What cash crop’s mass production led to the drying out of the Aral Sea?
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