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US
Did Someone Call For A Road Trip
Today, President Trump heads abroad for a trip around the Middle East and Europe. The White House laid out three purposes for the trip: reaffirming U.S. leadership globally, building relationships with world leaders and broadcasting "a message of unity to America's friends and to the faithful of three of the world's greatest religions," said national security advisor Herbert Raymond "H.R." McMaster.

The map depicts President's Trump trip route. Click the map to read more about the trip. 
Further Reading: Buzz Feed, Politico, CNN, NPR, NY Times, Reuters
Graphic Source: Huffington Post
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US
Act of Recklessness
A 26-year-old motorist from the Bronx barreled through Time Square NY on Thursday just before noon killing a teenager and injuring 22 others. According to the police report, the car jumped the sidewalk on the west side of 7th Avenue at 42nd Street and struck several pedestrians before crashing at the northwest corner of 45th Street. The report also indicated that the driver, a Navy veteran, experienced prior run-ins with the law, was suffering from paranoia, hearing voices and hallucinating. The Navy veteran faces five counts of aggravated vehicular homicide and 20 counts of attempted murder. 

The map shows the path of the vehicle which struck pedestrians in Times Square. Click on the map to read more about the accident.
Further Reading: NY Times, Washington Post, CNN, CBS, USA Today
Graphic Source: LA Times
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Philippines
The Dispute Escalates
In 2016, the Permanent Court of Arbitration in the Hague awarded the Philippines sovereign rights to access offshore oil and gas fields in its 200-mile Exclusive Economic Zone. This zone includes the Reed Bank, 85 nautical miles off Philippine's coast in the South China Sea. Recently, President Duterte expressed interest in drilling for oil inside the Reed Bank. Tensions are high as China, who claims the area, states they will go to war if the Philippines try to enforce the arbitration ruling by moving forward with drilling.

The map depicts the countries who are staking claims in the South China Sea. Click the map to read more about how China is pursuing a huge South China Sea land reclamation. 
Graphic Source:  Daily Mail
GeoQuestion
Yesterday's Answer
Q: Which festive named island is home to the acclaimed annual red crab mass migration?
 
A: Christmas Island
 
Christmas Island is an Australian territory in the Indian Ocean, lying south of Java, Indonesia. The island is known for its spectacular  migration of the Christmas Island red crab (Gecarcoidea natalis).  It is estimated that 40 - 50 million of these bright red land crabs live in their preferred shady sites all over the island and make the trip from the forest to the coast in late Fall for breeding. 
 
Today's Question
Q: Which World Heritage Site whose name means "cotton castle" in Turkish is home to the awe-inspiring hot springs shown above? 


Stay tuned for Monday's DailyGeo where we reveal the correct answer!

 

 
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