United States
El Chapo Found Guilty
After an 11 week trial, Mexican drug kingpin Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán has been found guilty on all 10 charges including the distribution of drugs worth billions of dollars, illegal firearm possession and money laundering. Guzmán, the former leader of the Sinaloa Cartel- Mexico’s largest drug gang was arrested in January 2016 after escaping from a Mexican prison through a tunnel five months earlier. The 61-year old was extradited to the U.S. in 2017. The jury’s decision came after more than a week of deliberations; Guzmán has yet to be sentenced, but the verdict could send him to life in prison.
This map depicts the extent of the Sinaloa cartel’s influence in the United States. This is the most recent map available from the DEA before Guzmán’s final arrest in 2016. Click on the map to expand.
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Australia
Reopened for Refugees
Australian Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, announced Wednesday the government would reopen a detention center on Christmas Island that once housed thousands of migrants but closed in 2018. The announcement comes after the Senate voted to allow asylum-seekers held in off-shore migrant centers to enter mainland Australia for medical attention. Scott Morrison, who did not support the Senate vote, says his decision to reopen the controversial detention center on Christmas Island is spurred by an anticipation of an influx of migrants headed to Australia. In addition to a detention centers on Christmas Island, Australia has sent asylum-seekers to centers on Nauru and Manus Island since 2012.
This map depicts the location of Christmas Island, Manus Island and Nauru in the Indian Ocean. Click on the map to learn more.
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Graphic Source: BBC
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United States
California Cut Back
California’s new governor, Gavin Newsom, announced Thursday he will scale back plans for California’s $77-billion high-speed bullet train from San Francisco to Los Angeles. In his first State of the State address, the governor announced that the project has become too costly compared to the original price delivered by former governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger. Instead, Newsom intends to focus on the part of the train that passes from Merced to Bakersfield in the Central Valley and expand its economic impact in that region.
This map depicts the intended plan for California’s bullet train along with the section that Governor Newsom’s still supports. Click on the map to learn more.
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Q: Which sea has shrunk over 75% of its original size due to agriculture water diversion?
A: Aral Sea
Irrigation made the Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan arid plains bloom, but without regulated use, brought devastation to local farmers and fisherman who relied on the water source.
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Q: What are the names of the four Greater Sunda Islands?
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