News By The Numbers
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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.
366
That is how many marathons a Belgian woman ran in 2024, which is one per day since it was a Leap Year. She is submitting her distance to the Guinness Book of World Records. A man in Brazil did this in 2023 for the male record.
$2.37
That is the payout some Verizon customers received from a class-action lawsuit. Don’t spend it all in one place!
$9
That is how much it costs some midtown Manhattan drivers to leave their parking garage due to complicated new congestion rules.
Five
That is how many living U.S. presidents there are and they will all attend the funeral of former President Jimmy Carter on Thursday.
$3 million
That is how much the Mike Evans from Tampa Bay Buccaneers earned in bonuses because he surpassed 1,000 yards in catches this weekend for the 2024-2025 season.
$8 billion
That is how much the Biden administration says that it will give Israel in a proposed arms deal that would “include munitions for fighter jets and attack helicopters as well as artillery shells, two sources with direct knowledge.”
$450,000
That is how much a school district in Ohio has to pay a teacher that it forced to resign because she refused to use a transgender student’s preferred name and pronouns after the teacher sued.
$10 million
That is how much Somali pirates are reportedly demanding for the return of a Chinese fishing vessel that they seized in late November. More than 18 crew members are on board.
200 points
That is how much the Dow Jones rebounded after a nosedive on Wednesday.
3.1%
That is how much the U.S. economy grew in the third quarter of this year, up from 3% in the second quarter.
$3.99-$10.49
That is the price of the various offerings for Taco Bell’s new tortilla chip-breaded Crispy Chicken Nuggets. They also have three new dip pairings: the “exclusive new Hidden Valley™ Fire Ranch Sauce,” and brand new signature Bell Sauce and sweet and hot Jalapeño Honey Mustard Sauce. They go on sale Thursday.
€1 billion
That is how much the European Union will give to Turkey to take in Syrian refugees.
98%
That is how many members of the Starbucks Union voted to authorize a strike if they can’t reach wage agreements with the coffee chain.
2027
That is when the Bluey full-feature animated film will be released on Disney+, ABC iView and ABC Kids in Australia.
$2 billion
That is how much the European Union will give to Turkey to take in Syrian refugees.
7.3
That is the magnitude of the earthquake in the Pacific nation of Vanuatu that struck on Tuesday. At least six deaths have been reported.
$15 million
That is how much ABC News has to pay in a settlement with President-elect Trump for saying that he was “found liable for rape” when that is in fact not true. He was found guilty of defamation in the trial with E. Jean Carroll. ABC was sued for the inaccuracy and the case was settled. That money will be paid to Donald Trump’s presidential library.
$7 billion
That is the annual sales of fashion brand Vera Wang. They are reportedly about to be purchased by WHP Global, a brand-management firm.
4 seconds
That was how long the play clock froze during the Saints-Commanders game on Sunday with no explanation.
110
That is how many people have reportedly been killed in protests in Mozambique, according to Amnesty International. Protests began in October in the wake of contested elections.
18%
That is how much the price of coffee beans is up this year, causing increased prices for consumers. Obviously. Bean prices are set to hit a 50-year high this week.
1
That is the age of Gukesh Dommaraju who is now the youngest world chess champion after a big win this week in Singapore.