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Friday, October 20, 2006



This Week by the Numbers

The News Staff



300 million

America’s official population on Tuesday, fueled by the growing number of immigrants and their children.

$11,000

The amount R&B singer Bobby Brown paid in delinquent child support. In June 2004, Brown was sentenced to 90 days in prison for missing three months of payments.

700,000

Number of Americans sent to emergency rooms each year due to harmful reactions of widely used medications.

1

Number of Malawian babies adopted by international icon Madonna and her husband, Guy Ritchie

$46 million

Estimated amount of damage caused by the earthquake in Hawaii over the weekend.

154

Weight, in pounds, of a meteorite found deep below a Kansas wheat field.

0

Number of offensive touchdowns scored by the Chicago Bears in their 24-23 victory over the Arizona Cardinals on Monday.












 



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