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3
That is how many children the Pig family have. It is now Peppa Pig, George Pig and Evie Pig. The new Pig baby was announced by proclamation (on Instagram) on Tuesday.
7
That is how many JCPenney stores are closing before Memorial Day.
$25 billion
That is how much the Department of Defense has asked Congress for to build the Golden Dome for America will cost. This is the “next-generation missile defense shield” that President Trump formalized in Executive Order (EO) 14186 on January 27, 2025. President Trump put that number at $175 billion.
7%
That is the current 30-year mortgage rate in the U.S., the highest in weeks.
244
That is how many people were arrested in Florida in what authorities call a “multi-day operation targeting human trafficking.”
$256 million
That is how much Regeneron will pay to buy 23andMe in a bankruptcy auction.
1,000 kilometers
That is how far Russian ultramarathon runner Ivan Zaborsky ran in just six days to win the ‘6 Days of France’ endurance race but he will not be recognized as the winner because he is Russian. The second place winner only ran 900 kilometers.
5.1%
That is how much retail sales in China were up from last April. That seems pretty good but it was down from the 5.5% that experts had expected.
50,000
That is how many people marched in New York City’s annual Israel parade this weekend, according to The Times of Israel. Many politicians also posted about it on their timeline.
70,000
That is how many people marched in the “Draw a Red Line for Gaza” march in The Hague on Sunday to denounce the Dutch government’s stance on Israel and the war in Gaza and protest killing of civilians there.
89 million
That is how many Steam users have reportedly had their personal information leaked in a company breach.
6.1
That is the magnitude of earthquake that hit Greece on Wednesday.
38 years
That is how long one man served in prison in the UK for a murder that he did not do. He is set to be released soon.
58
That is how old Salma Hayak is. She is trending because of this new Sports Illustrated cover.
50 years
That is the new prison sentence for the Menendez brothers, giving them a chance of parole.
6,000
That is how many people Microsoft will lay off, or 3% of its workforce. They say that their aim is to “reduce management layers.”
$47.6 million
That is how much this painting by Dutch modernist Piet Mondrian sold for at auction on Monday.
1.08%
That was the odds that the Dallas Mavericks would win the NBA draft but…never tell me the odds. They did win and jumped 10 spots to get the top pick.
7%
That is the rate the IRS announced it will charge for for tax overpayments and underpayments in the calendar quarter beginning July 1. That is unchanged from last year.
$47.6 million
That is how much this painting by Dutch modernist Piet Mondrian sold for at auction on Monday.
1.08%
That was the odds that the Dallas Mavericks would win the NBA draft but…never tell me the odds. They did win and jumped 10 spots to get the top pick.
7%
That is the rate the IRS announced it will charge for for tax overpayments and underpayments in the calendar quarter beginning July 1. That is unchanged from last year.
53 years
That is how long ago the Soviets launched Kosmos 482, a mission to Venus. It never made it and was stuck there until this weekend when it came crashing back to Earth. The Russians say that it landed in the Indian Ocean.
21-0
That was how badly The Rockies lost on Saturday. They are the worst in the Major League with 7 wins and 33 losses. They fired two coaches on Sunday: Bud Black and Mike Redmond in hopes that the only way to go from here is up.
240
That is how many days U.S. lawmakers want to offer Canadians to stay in the U.S. without a Visa with a new bipartisan bill aimed at Snowbirds. The current limit is 180 days, after which one would need a Visa.
7
That is how many Disney theme parks there will be when Disney completes the next one in Abu Dhabi. The company announced the project on Wednesday.
1,000
That is how many equipment failures air traffic controllers face every week, according to a whistleblower.
£24 million
That is how much One Direction singer Liam Payne left in his estate, according to new reports. Unfortunately, the singer died without a will so it will be passed down to his child and the child’s mother with limitations on what they can do with it. A good reminder to make sure you have a strong estate!
81%
That is how many travelers have REAL IDs, according to Kristi Noem, the head of the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS). She says that travelers can still fly without REAL IDs when the requirement goes into effect on Tuesday but may face extra airport security checks.
20 million
That is how many people watched this viral Saturday Night Live skit called “two bitches vs. a gorilla.” Most people in the comments found it offensive.
$0
That is the cost of a return flight with Australian airline Jetstar. The company launched a Return for Free sale that has customers able to book a flight to a destination with a no-cost return.