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United States
Mask Guidance
Last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued new guidance for wearing masks to control the spread of COVID-19. Americans who have been fully vaccinated are no longer required to wear masks or maintain social distance while indoors or outdoors with other people, except when riding public transport, entering hospitals, doctors offices or other health facilities, or when local rules and regulations require. In response, at least seven states including Connecticut, Illinois, Kentucky, Minnesota, Nevada, Oregon, Pennsylvania, and Washington began to adjust their mask wearing guidance. According to this map by the New York Times, 22 states, Washington, DC, and Puerto Rico are still requiring masks indoors, though these rules could change in the coming weeks.
This map depicts the current state of mask mandates across the Untied States. Click on the map to learn more.
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United States
Dangerous Train Derailment
A bridge collapse near Sibley, Iowa caused a Union Pacific freight train derailment and fire on Sunday afternoon. Parts of Sibley were evacuated due to the fire from the engine’s diesel fuel and the threat presented by the train’s cargo of ammonium nitrate, a fertilizer which can be highly explosive when mixed with fuel. While nearly 50 train cars were derailed in the accident, there were no injuries to train crew or local residents. The cause of the bridge collapse and derailment remains under investigation.
This map depicts the location of a large-scale train derailment near Sibley, Iowa on Sunday, May 16. Click on the map to learn more.
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Graphic Source: Daily Mail
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World
Overworking Increases Death Risk
Working 55 hours or more per week is associated with an estimated 35% higher risk of a stroke and a 17% higher risk of dying from ischemic heart disease, compared to working 35-40 hours a week, according to new research by the World Health Organization (WHO) and International Labour Organization (ILO) published today in the Environment International journal. The number of deaths from heart disease due to working long hours increased by 42%, and from stroke by 19% between 2000 and 2016. About 488 million people around the world were exposed to workweeks of 55 hours or longer in 2016, and the risk of death was higher in in China, South Korea, Australia, Japan and Southeast Asia.
This map depicts the percentage of population exposed to long working hours (≥55 hours/week) in 2016. Click on the map to learn more.
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Q: Stretching less than 500 feet (150 meters), what border is considered the shortest boundary between two countries?
A: Botswana and Zambia
The world’s shortest border between two countries is located in the Zambezi River between Botswana and Zambia. The 500-foot (150 m) strip represents Botswana’s only frontage to the Zambezi River. The less than 275-foot (85 m) border that divides Morocco from the Spanish exclave of Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera, may be the world’s smallest border, though not between two sovereign states.
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Q: At 85 characters, what is the longest geographical place name in the world?
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