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United States
College Fraud Scheme
On Tuesday, fifty people, including Hollywood stars were charged in the biggest college admissions scam ever prosecuted by the Department of Justice. Those indicted in the investigation, dubbed “Operation Varsity Blues,” allegedly paid bribes of up to $6.5 million to get their children into elite colleges, including Yale, Stanford, Georgetown and the University of Southern California, federal prosecutors said. The scheme also involved having proctors change exam answers, someone else taking the SAT and ACT exams, faking learning disabilities and designating applicants as recruited athletes.
This map depicts the schools involved in the college fraud scheme. Click on the map to learn more.
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Graphic Source: BBC
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China
Boarding Schools?
Despite harsh criticism from foreign governments and international bodies, China’s government stated they are running boarding schools not concentration camps in the far western region of Xinjiang for Uighurs and other Muslim ethnic minorities. Activists claim more than a million people are being held in mass detention camps in the region which Beijing says are vocational training centers and are needed to stem the threat of Islamist extremism. The United States called conditions there “completely unacceptable” and that sanctions against Chinese officials under the Global Magnitsky Act remained a “possibility”. Former detainees recall being tortured during interrogation at the camps, living in crowded cells and being subjected to a brutal daily regimen.
This map depicts camp locations in Xinjiang, China. Click on the map to expand.
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Graphic Source: Global Post
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Scotland
Ben Nevis Avalanche
On Tuesday, three climbers were killed and a fourth injured after being caught in an avalanche on Ben Nevis- UK’s highest mountain. The incident occurred in an area called No 5 Gully shortly before midday. The avalanche was witnessed by a Scottish Avalanche Information Service team member and a climbing guide, who raised the alarm. Officials reported that initial coast guard helicopter rescue efforts were hampered by poor weather conditions from Storm Gareth that blew in with strong winds.
This map depicts Ben Nevis along with Number 5 Gully where the avalanche occurred. Click on the map to learn more.
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Q: In what Gulf do the equator and Prime Meridian cross?
A: Gulf of Guinea
The equator and Prime Meridian cross in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, in the Gulf of Guinea off the coast of western Africa. There is a fictional island known as null island at zero latitude and zero longitude that can be found in the public domain Natural Earth GIS data.
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Q: What sea is located north of the Bering Strait?
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