United States
Moving Ahead with Tariffs
On Tuesday, President Donald Trump announced his plans to move forward with the proposed tariff on Mexican imports despite growing bipartisan opposition from the Senate. Trump hopes the 5% tariff would drive the Mexican government to do more to stem the flow of migrants into the United States. However, senators expressed concern over the increased costs for U.S. businesses and consumers. Additionally, the tariff could threaten a three-way trade pact between Mexico, the United States and Canada. Though nearly all states take part in trade with Mexico, economists express those which import the most Mexican goods would be hit hardest by the proposed measure.
This map depicts the value of imports from Mexico in every U.S. state. Click on the map to learn more.
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Europe
75th D-Day Anniversary
British royalty and other world leaders, including President Donald Trump, gathered today in Portsmouth, England to celebrate the 75th anniversary of D-Day. On June 6, 1944, British, Canadian, and American troops landed in Normandy, France and began an operation to liberate Western Europe from Hitler’s control. To commemorate the anniversary, several 20th-century aircraft will participate in a flypast from England to France. President Trump read a prayer originally written by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on the evening of the Normandy landings, and Queen Elizabeth II shared that the world’s fate had depended on this operation.
This map depicts the D-Day flypast route. Click on the map to learn more.
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Australia
Darwin Shooting
Four people were killed and at least one injured on Tuesday after a gunman opened fire at several places in Darwin, the capital and largest city of Australia’s Northern Territory. In an hour-long spree, the shooter moved through multiple locations in Woolner, a nearby suburb, taking three lives. Police later arrested him near the Palms Motel, where one other person was killed. Officials stated they do not believe the incident was terrorism-related.
This map depicts the four locations where victims were killed, as well as the spot near the Palms Motel where the gunman was apprehended. Click on the map to learn more.
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Q: What geologic landform sits directly on the border of Chile and Bolivia?
A: Volcanoes
After Bolivia lost the War of the Pacific in 1883, Chile redrew the border between the two countries by connecting the peaks of volcanoes in the Nevados de Payachata volcanic chain.
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Q: Off which Caribbean island is the “Dragon’s Mouth” channel located?
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