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United States
Remains Confirmed as Laundrie
Following many weeks of searching across the country, human remains found in the T. Mabry Carlton Jr. Memorial Reserve in Florida have been confirmed to be those of Brian Laundrie. Laundrie was designated as the “sole person of interest” in the death of his fiancee, Gabby Petito, who disappeared in August during a cross-country journey the two were documenting on social media. Petito’s body, showing evidence of strangulation, was discovered in Wyoming on September 19, nearly a week after Laundrie was last seen leaving his parents’ home in North Port, FL, about 13 miles (20 km) from where his body was found. The local coroner has not been able to confirm the cause of Laundrie’s death, so his remains are being sent to an anthropologist for further examination.
This map depicts the location where Brian Laundrie’s remains were found and that of his family’s home, where he was last seen, both in Florida. Click on the map to learn more.
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Nigeria
Over 800 Escape in Prison Attack
On late Friday, heavily-armed gunmen attacked a correctional facility located in the southwestern state of Oyo in Nigeria, enabling over 800 inmates to escape. According to the prison’s personnel, the gunmen exchanged fire with prison security and blasted one of the prison walls with explosives. Of the 837 escapees, 262 have currently been recaptured, with 575 still at large. Notably, all of the inmates that escaped were awaiting trial, and had not been convicted of any crimes. Two earlier jailbreaks have occurred this year in Nigeria. Although both attacks similarly used explosives, the events do not appear to be connected.
This map depicts the location of the correctional facility in Oyo, Nigeria. Click on the map to learn more.
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Argentina
Dinosaurs Found To Be Sociable
At least 100 fossilized eggs and bones of 80 Mussaurus patagonicus dinosaurs were found in a dinosaur graveyard in Patagonia, Argentina. The remains of the dinosaurs suggest they lived and socialized as herds as early as 192 million years ago, 40 million years earlier than previously thought, and is currently the oldest evidence on record demonstrating how dinosaurs were more socially complex than prior evidence suggested to scientists. The fossils also show what appears to be a communal nesting ground in which adult dinosaurs took care of young dinosaurs as a unified herd.
This map depicts the location of the Laguna Colarada Formation in Patagonia, Argentina, where an early dinosaur graveyard was found. Click on the map to learn more.
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Q: Over 70 years ago, which nation was divided into two as a casualty of an escalating Cold War?
A: Korea
For centuries prior to the division, Korea was a unified country with generations of dynastic kingdoms. The catalyzing decision to divide the country after World War II was determined not by Korea, but by the United States and the Soviet Union in order to have two separate occupation zones. North of latitude 38° N (the 38th parallel), the Soviet army set up a communist region, while south of that line a military government supported by the U.S. was created. More farmable lands are found in the south and west, which may have aided in the South’s larger and more concentrated population. The highest mountain chains are found in the north, which are sparsely inhabited. Together, the Korean peninsula serves as a land-bridge between China and Japan, playing a major role in the geopolitics of the region.
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