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United States
Homecoming Party Shooting
On Saturday, a gunman opened fire at an off-campus college party in Greenville, Texas that left two people dead and an estimated 12 injured. According to authorities, the gunman opened fire around midnight at a Halloween homecoming party at a hangar-like facility called The Party Venue. More than 750 people were in attendance, many of them students at a campus of Texas A&M University in Commerce, about 15 miles (24 kilometers) away. Police stated they are still searching for the gunman, whose identity remains unknown but believe the shooter may have been targeting just one person. Later, on Sunday night, gunfire erupted during a vigil held for the victims killed. Officials stated there were no reported injuries from the vigil shooting.
This map depicts the location of the party shooting in Greenville, Texas. Click on the map to learn more.
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Graphic Source: USA Today
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Russia
Shooting at Military Base
On Friday, a Russian soldier killed eight fellow servicemen and wounded two others during a change of guard at a military base in Siberia. The incident occurred at Russia’s military base near the town of Gorny, located in the Trans-Baikal Territory, a remote mountainous region during the border with China and Mongolia. The shooter was a 20-year soldier serving under the country’s mandatory military service program for males age 18-27, which typically lasts for twelve months. Russia’s Defense Ministry suggested that the perpetrator had suffered a mental breakdown.
This map depicts the location of the Gorny military base where the shooting occurred. Click on the map to learn more.
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Q: How many countries claim to own territory in Antarctica?
A: Seven
The 1959 Antarctic Treaty acknowledges the territorial claims made by Argentina, Australia, Chile, France, New Zealand, Norway, and the United Kingdom. However, the treaty does not recognize the sovereignty of any of these claims, which often overlap, and forbids signatories from making any additional claims.
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Q: China has how many officially recognized time zones?
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