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United States
California Boat Fire
According to Coast Guard officials, about 25 bodies were recovered after a diving boat burst into flames off Santa Cruz Island, California. The 75-foot commercial vessel called the Conception, carrying 33 passengers and six crew, went up in flames at about 3:30 a.m. Monday while the boat was anchored meters off Santa Cruz Island, about 90 miles (145km) west of Los Angeles. Five of the six crew members escaped but the 33 passengers aboard are believed to have been asleep below deck when the fire broke out. The cause of the fire is under investigation with rescue efforts still underway for the nine missing passengers.
This map depicts the location where the diving boat Conception caught fire and sank near Santa Cruz Island, California. Click on the map to learn more.
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Graphic Source: AFP
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United States
Highway Shooting
A Texas man went on a shooting spree over the weekend on a highway between Midland and Odessa, Texas, an oil-rich area of Texas. The shooting stretched over 10 miles, with 7 confirmed fatalities and 22 others injured. The gunman, 36-year old Seth Ator, was killed in a shootout with the police outside a movie theater after a nearly 2-hour chase. The gunman was fired from his job that morning and had called the FBI tip line before the shooting began.
This map depicts key locations in the Odessa, Texas shooting. Click on the map to learn more.
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Graphic Source: BBC
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China
First Day of School Stabbings
Eight elementary school students were killed yesterday in a knife attack in the Hubei province of central China. The attack took place on the first day of school at Chaoyangpo Primary School in the town of Baiyangping. Two other students are reported injured. The suspect is in police custody. Schools in China have been the site of knife attacks in the past couple of years, the most recent in April of this year.
This map depicts the location of Chaoyangpo Primary School where the knife attack took place. Click on the map to learn more.
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Q: With a coastline of 54,720 km, what Asian country has the longest coastline?
A: Indonesia
Indonesia is the world’s biggest island nation with over 17,000 islands, islets, and rock features contributing to a coastline of about 54,720 km. The coastline features some of the most traveled to beaches in Asia and is home to extensive areas of mangrove ecosystems.
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Q: The Black Belt, a region of fertile black soils, runs through which two US states?
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