Turkey
Ankara Train Crash
A high-speed passenger train collided head-on with a locomotive Thursday morning at a station in Ankara, Turkey. The crash, killing 9 and injuring dozens, caused the two colliding carriages to derail and be pushed into the supports for an overpass walkway at Marsandiz station, causing the walkway to collapse onto the trains. The train carrying 206 passengers was not supposed to be operating due to the lack of an automated signal system according to the Ankara Railroad Employees’ Union.
This map depicts the location of the crash at Marsandiz railway station in Ankara, Turkey. Click on the map to learn more.
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Graphic Source: BBC
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United States
New Apple Campus
Apple announced a plan to spend $1 billion in building a new, 133-acre campus in Austin, Texas, adding 5,000 jobs. The campus will be approximately one mile away from Apple’s existing Austin location. The site will start with 5,000 employees and will have the capacity for 15,000, paving the way for Apple to be the largest private employer in the U.S.. The company also announced plans to build in Seattle, San Diego and Culver City as well as expand its locations in cities like Pittsburgh, New York and Boulder. These expansions are part of Apple’s 5-year plan to create 20,000 U.S. jobs by 2023.
This map depicts Apple’s projected employment growth by 2022. Click on the map to learn more.
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Graphic Source: Apple
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United States
Killer Fentanyl
The Center for Disease Control (CDC) announced yesterday that fentanyl, a synthetic opiate, is now the main cause of drug overdose deaths. The data highlights the increasing frequency in which fentanyl is listed as the cause of death. CDC researchers found that drug overdose deaths involving fentanyl doubled every year between 2013 and 2016. With 18,335 fentanyl deaths recorded in 2016, the synthetic drug accounted for 29% percent of all drug overdose deaths that year.
This interactive map depicts total drug overdose deaths by state. For a breakdown by race, click on the map to explore.
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Q: On which continent is the oldest continuous living civilization?
A: Australia
The Aboriginals are the oldest living civilization in the world, roughly 50,000 years old. Recent global genome studies reveal this group migrated out of Africa to Australia.
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Q: What U.S. state is home to the busiest international mail facility in the world?
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