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210

That is how many layoffs CNN announced, which is approximately 6% of its staff. CEO Mark Thompson reportedly told anchors to avoid “pre-judging” President Trump and told everyone else that they would be focusing on “new digital plans.” They tried that in 2022 and it lasted about a month.

$5 million

That is how much a jury awarded navy veteran Zachary Young who sued CNN for defamation. The evidence at trial showed that CNN producers knew that the story was faulty but went with it anyway. Why in the world didn’t they settle this case instead of going to trial and giving the rest of us proof that they are sloppy and biased!?

272,817

That is how many Ford vehicles have been recalled due to concerns of battery failure.

5″ to 12″

That is how much snow fall some part of Florida have experienced since Monday. Governor Ron DeSantis issued a state of emergency because Florida is not accustomed to this. 

$1 million

That is how much the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) says that its now-detained army chief psychiatrist has made through “illegal enrichment” since the start of the war with Russia in 2022. They say the unnamed man now has “three apartments in or near Kyiv, one in Odesa, two plots of land and several BMW luxury cars, and investigators searching his home also found $152,000 (£124,000) and €34,000 in cash.” You don’t say…

$7.99

That is the new price for an ad-supported Netflix account, up by $1 per month. The premium tier is increasing by $2, to $24.99.

1

That is how many Palestinian hostages or their families were mentioned in the U.S. Presidential inauguration or the related events. President Trump had several family members of Israeli hostages on stage with him at his post-inauguration parade though. All hostages should be mentioned and saved from all sides.

200

That is how many migrants are waiting at the San Ysidro border checkpoint after their CBP One immigration appointments canceled as soon as President Trump was sworn into office. These 200 people say that they are going to wait it out but for how long?

$13 million per year

That is reportedly the amount that the Chicago Bears new head coach C.J. Stroud will be making.

$72 million

That is the amount of the four-year contract that the Los Angeles Dodgers have reportedly offered left-handed relief pitcher Tanner Scott.

2,500

That is approximately the number of sentences that President Biden commuted on January 17, the most in U.S. history.

51

That is how many intelligence officials will reportedly lose their security clearances in the new Trump administration after they claimed that Hunter Biden’s laptop had “the classic earmarks” of Russian disinformation ahead of the 2020 election.

46

That is how old the R&B singer Aaliyah would have been today had she not tragically died in an airplane crash in 2001 at the age of 22. To commemorate her birthday, Mattel released an Aaliyah Barbie doll for $55. 

90

That was the age of legendary baseball announcer and former catcher Bob Uecker. He died today

320 feet

That is the size of the New Glenn rocket that Blue Origin launched successfully from Florida in the early morning hours on Thursday.

Four

That is how many times Tren de Aragua gang-member Niefred Serpa Acosta was arrested and released before he was arrested again for kidnapping and torturing a Colorado couple in December.

124%

That is how much rents in some Los Angeles neighborhoods have gone up as fire victims look for temporary places to stay.

5%

That is how much of its workforce Meta will lay off. CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in a company memo that 2025 would be “an intense year” and that the plan was to be “exiting approximately 5% of our lowest performers.”

9 centimeters

That is the length of a new species of spider in Australian that was recently named Hemsworth after Chris Hemsworth, the actor who plays Thor. It is a funnel-web spider. This species was previously known to be about 2.5 centimeters long.

46%

That is how many people in the world “have entrenched anti-Semitic beliefs,” according to a new survey by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL). Their definition of antisemitism is…broad.

150

That is how many firefighters Ukrainian President Zelensky has offered to send to Southern California to fight the fires.

13

That is how many Trump cabinet appointments will begin their confirmation hearings this week.

939

That is how many incarcerated men and women have reportedly volunteered to help fight the Los Angeles fires. This is part of a volunteer program run by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR). They do get paid but not as much as the professionals that they fight alongside. Also, how can we be sure that this is voluntary? 

400 million

That is how many people are expected to participate in the 45-day Maha Kumbh Mela festival in India this week, which is reported to be the “largest gathering of humanity.” 

22 years

That is how long ago these two child actors met on the film School of Rock. They got married last weekend.

$10 billion

That could be the amount of losses that insurers face from the Los Angeles fires, according to estimates by JPMorgan Chase.

$40 million

That is how much Amazon has reportedly agreed to pay Melania Trump for a documentary about her life. It will reportedly feature President Trump and her son Barron Trump.

13

That’s how many weeks Melania’s newest book has remained on the New York Times best seller’s list.

3 days

That is how many days a dead man’s body sat in a tanning bed at a Planet Fitness in Indiana.  He went in for a tan on a Friday but wasn’t found until the next Monday.