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United States
“Arms Are For Hugging”
Thousands of protesters gathered in Washington D.C. and across the country on Saturday to march against gun violence and to show solidarity for the students killed in last month’s school shooting in Parkland, Florida. March For Our Lives was a student-led response to the lack of political action surrounding the increased frequency of school shootings across the country. Another major focus of the march was to increase voter registration among young adults. An estimated 4,000 individuals registered to vote at the march in the nation’s capital on Saturday. More than 800 sister marches took place around the world from London to Sydney.This map depicts the location of marches across the U.S. Click on the map to expand.
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Graphic Source: NY Times
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Russia
Shopping Mall Ablaze
On Sunday, a massive fire took the lives of an estimated 64 people, many of whom were children, in the Winter Cherry mall in the Siberian city of Kemerovo. At least 10 people are still missing in this mining town, located about 2,200 miles east of Moscow. Witnesses said exits were blocked and there was no alarm. An Investigative Committee confirmed that after being alerted about the fire, a fire safety technician “switched off the alarm system.” They also stated there were other “serious violations” accompanying the blocked exits. The Investigative Committee’s spokeswoman said that four people have been detained in relation to the fire. How the fire began is yet to be determined.This map shows the location of Kemerovo, Russia. Click on the map to learn more.
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Graphic Source: NBC
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Eastern Europe
Walkin’ in an Orange Wonderland
Countries in southeast Europe experienced an unusual “orange snow” phenomena on Thursday. After intense sand storms in north Africa, dust from the Sahara Desert mixed with snow and rain to blanket the countries up north, creating an orange hue in the fallen snow. This natural occurrence was reported in Romania, Moldova, Bulgaria, Ukraine, and Russia. Meteorologists claim this is not an extremely uncommon event as these types of snowstorms occur approximately once every five years, however, the levels of sand in the snow were higher than usual this time.This map depicts the dust and snowstorm over parts of eastern Europe. Click on the map to learn more.
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Roanoke, one of the first attempts of a New World colony, has a new theory behind its disappearance based on a recent finding on a map that outlines the colony’s surrounding area. The British Museum recently re-examined Governor John White’s watercolor map of Roanoke, using 21st-century imaging techniques such as X-Ray imaging and infrared light. Researchers found a hidden drawing that was covered underneath a patch which was originally dismissed by researchers as a correction. The patch uncovered a four-pointed blue and red star drawn on the western Albemarle Sound. Researchers believe this star was possibly created using a type of invisible ink. The star’s location was close to a Native American village and was on a protected-harbor which supports the idea that his location could be pinpointing a military fort for the new settlers. Researchers now hypothesize that the star was deliberately hidden by White. Lines underneath the patch could indicate the use of lemon juice or milk which activated by a heat source, allows invisible ink to reveal its secrets. Although this is not a proven conclusion, it possibly explains why White used a patch to cover up area on the map of the lost colony.
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Q: Where in the world can you find a collection of bizarre curved trees, known as the “Crooked Forest?”
A: West Pomerania, Poland
The Crooked Forest consists of around 400 pine trees that grow with a 90-degree band at their base. The forest is enveloped by a larger forest of straight growing pine trees. Some people believe that the reason in fluctuations in gravitational forces or a unique gravitational pull in the area, but the actual reason is unknown.
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