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By Emily McConville and Zach Klonsinski The University of Notre Dame reported $3.8 billion in “investments” in “Central America and the Caribbean” — more than a third of its total endowment pool — in its 2015 tax filings. Those billions may not, however, be in that region at all. Instead, University officials said, the money …
The modern-day Summer Olympics started off small and became an international juggernaut, intertwined with world history and politics. Cities compete fiercely for the chance to host the Games. Some, like London, have gotten the Games every time they ask for them. Others, like Detroit, have bid five times or more without success. This map shows …
Continue reading MAP: All the Summer Olympics host and bid countries
The FIFA World Cup has a long, strange history, involving world wars, stolen trophies, barefoot players, corruption scandals and, of course, Pele. Take a look at this timeline by Timeline JS to see all the ups, downs, kicks and goals.
Coworking is the startup's testing ground. Less expensive than leasing a whole office and more focused than working from home, coworking offers space for individual workers and small companies to get the job done. Coworking spaces started in larger cities but have started to flourish in smaller places such as South Bend. On the map …
Continue reading Map: Coworking spaces flourish in South Bend
In 2008, 69 pitches thrown in Major League Baseball topped 100 mph. In 2016, that number was 1,419. That's an increase of more than 1,900 percent. The graph below (you can click to enlarge) shows the steady increase of 100+ mph pitches in Major League Baseball over the past eight years. A peak in 2010 of …
Continue reading GRAPHIC: More MLB pitches are hitting three digits — a lot more
By Emily McConville These two Google Trends graphics represent search terms related to recent Trump executive actions and searches for Italian and American leaders in the past 90 days. Click on the gallery to read more.
