You’re reading Significant Digits, a daily digest of the numbers tucked inside the news. 28 counties That’s how many Pennsylvania counties were split into separate congressional districts by a GOP redistricting plan from 2011. A new one issued by the state Supreme Court splits only 13 and is a potential boon to Democrats who had […]
You’re reading Significant Digits, a daily digest of the numbers tucked inside the news. 4 flopped bills President Trump’s decision to scrap Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), which allows people who were brought to the U.S. at a young age to remain in the country without fear of deportation, is coming to a head. […]
You’re reading Significant Digits, a daily digest of the numbers tucked inside the news. 7 identities The chief counsel for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Seattle was charged with stealing the identities of seven immigrants over a four-year period, according to an indictment filed this week. The official faces one count of wire fraud […]
You’re reading Significant Digits, a daily digest of the numbers tucked inside the news. 0.04 percent That’s the percentage of people reporting income or loss due to cryptocurrency trading, according to a study by Credit Karma Tax of the roughly 250,000 returns that have been filed so far this year. Essentially, a bunch of the […]
You’re reading Significant Digits, a daily digest of the numbers tucked inside the news. 1.69 medals Norway is leading the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympic Games in medals so far — at least when you normalize for population. Norway has won 1.69 medals for each million of its citizens, more than three times as many as the […]