You’re reading Significant Digits, a daily digest of the numbers tucked inside the news. 11 alleged assailants Fifteen members of Turkish President Recep Erdogan’s security team were accused of beating up protestors last year during a visit to Washington. Nine people went to the hospital and it caused a severe diplomatic kerfuffle. But charges have […]
You’re reading Significant Digits, a daily digest of the numbers tucked inside the news. Far less than 1 percent The FDA this month granted 23andMe permission to sell consumers tests for three variants of the genes BRCA1 and BRCA2. Those variants have been linked to an increased risk of breast and ovarian cancer. But such […]
You’re reading Significant Digits, a daily digest of the numbers tucked inside the news. 8 percent That’s the 1-year revenue growth among retailers categorized as premiere, according to a Deloitte study. Retailers they categorized as price-based saw revenue growth up 7 percent. So where’s that retail apocalypse? There’s no middle class anymore in retail, with […]
You’re reading Significant Digits, a daily digest of the numbers tucked inside the news. No. 1 on Amazon As of Monday morning, a picture book written by Vice President Mike Pence’s daughter — a story of the family’s pet rabbit that teaches children about the office of the vice president — is ranked No. 15 […]
You’re reading Significant Digits, a daily digest of the numbers tucked inside the news. 1 in 5 women That’s nearly the share of Japanese women in prisons who are seniors. Japan’s population is the oldest in the world, and many seniors — searching for “community and stability” — are committing minor crimes to get locked […]