06.07. 2010 MONEY + NUMBERS counting the news... |
Multiple rate at which prime-time TV food commercials promote fat compared
to the recommended amount
20
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Multiple rate at which prime-time TV food commercials promote sugar compared
to the recommended amount
25
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Current percentage of new marriages in the U.S. that are interracial
14.6
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Percentage of interracial marriages in 1980
6.8
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Percentage of Millennials (18- to 29-year-olds) who say they
accept interracial marriages
85
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Year of Loving v. Virginia, the Supreme Court case that overturned race-based legal restrictions on marriage
1967
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Alleged number of spilled gallons of oil being captured daily by
BP's containment cap
462,000
•
Current estimated number of gallons of oil leaking daily into the Gulf
1M
•
Miles of coast from Louisiana to Florida touched by the oil spill
100
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Number of Jeep Wranglers and minivans Chrysler is recalling
in the U.S.
600,000
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Number of Jeep Wranglers and minivans Chrysler is recalling
outside of the U.S.
100,000
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Sources: Pew Research Center, New York Times, Reuters, AP NewsSip
Photo Credit: Daniel Case
