Map Shows Where Manufacturing Is Growing
President Donald Trump has made “reshoring” a central pillar of his second-term agenda, pledging to boost American manufacturing and bring jobs back to communities across the country. Why It Matters To advance that effort, Trump has announced and implemented a series of sweeping global tariffs—including a baseline levy on all imports, targeted tariffs on specific […]
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Map Shows States Considering Soda SNAP Benefits Ban as USDA Approves Plan
Nebraska became the first state to ban the use of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits for purchasing soda and energy drinks, and governors in several other states have submitted waivers to the federal government to implement similar restrictions. Newsweek reached out to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for comment via email on Wednesday. […]
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Map Shows 10 Dirtiest Major Cities in America
The New York-Newark-Jersey City region has topped a ranking of the dirtiest major metropolitan areas in the United States, according to a new study. The study, conducted by Oxi Fresh, the carpet cleaning company, evaluated 35 major U.S. metro areas based on several key indicators of cleanliness, with each area given an overall grade from […]
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Map Shows Areas Hit by Blackouts From ‘Colossal’ Solar Flare
A powerful X2.7-class solar flare erupted from the sun early Tuesday, May 14, 2025, causing high-frequency radio blackouts across broad swathes of Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. Why It Matters Classified as an R3-level event on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) radio blackout scale, the X2.7-class flare marked the strongest solar eruption […]
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Map Reveals Fastest-Growing Cities Across US
Cities of all sizes and in all regions of the United States experienced a boost in population from 2023 to 2024, even metropolitan areas in the Northeast that had reported declines in recent years, according to new data from the Census Bureau. Continuing a trend that has dominated the past decade, Southern and Western cities […]
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Map Shows Where Beers Are Most Contaminated With Chemicals: Study
A new study by researchers at RTI International has found that several American beers contain measurable levels of “forever chemicals,” with the source traced primarily to municipal drinking water used in the brewing process. According to the study, published in the journal Environmental Science & Technology, these per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) were present in […]
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Map Shows Where Marijuana Is Legal as Pennsylvania Bill Moves Forward
Pennsylvania may become the next state to allow adults to use recreational marijuana as its state legislature moves forward with a bill to expand its legalization. Why It Matters Recreational marijuana has been legalized in 24 states so far, and more than a dozen others allow adults to use medical marijuana in certain circumstances. Pennsylvania […]
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Map Shows What Ukraine Could Look Like Under Trump’s Proposed Peace Deal
The peace deal put forward by President Donald Trump‘s administration seeks to change the status of Crimea and “freeze the territorial frontlines” in Ukraine as a Newsweek map outlines the contentious proposal. The specifics of Trump’s plan remain unclear, but Vice President JD Vance‘s comments about freezing the territorial lines raise the prospect of changing […]
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Map Shows Where 20 Million People Face ‘Significant’ Flood Threat
An expansive and volatile weather system is forecast to bring repeated rounds of heavy rain and thunderstorms to parts of the Central and Midwestern United States this weekend, posing a “significant” flood risk to more than 20 million people, according to the National Weather Service (NWS). Why It Matters Flash floods are among the most […]
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Map Reveals States Worst Impacted by Trump’s Tariffs
Under America’s new trading framework, and the continually expanding list of nations and goods subject to President Donald Trump‘s tariffs, many states will be forced to spend billions more to sustain their current levels of imports. The effects will not be felt equally across the U.S., with the structure of each states’ economy and their […]
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