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Nine dead in Florida private plane crash, co-pilot was 20
Nine people died in the crash of a small private plane in Florida, Le Monde reported, citing the transport minister .
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119.7 USD billions · US spending on the Ukraine war
US$119.7 billion spent on activities related to the Russian invasion (Kiel Institute aggregate, as stated on the support page; a CRS-counted US$133.2B through April 2025 includes wider activities)
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200 USD · US spending on operations against Iran
The June 2025 strike against Iranian nuclear facilities, known as Operation Midnight Hammer, likely cost taxpayers more than $200 million, according to analysis by The Center Square of open-source data on flight hours, per-weapon costs and other expenses (Jun 26, 2025; no official total released — wider totals incl. missile defense of Israel run toward $636M per other tallies)
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20000 children (cumulative, per Gaza Health Ministry) · Children killed in Gaza
A June 2026 UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry report found that Israel had killed approximately 20,000 children and injured 44,000 more since 7 October 2023; the MoH-identified trajectory passed at least 19,424 children by 3 September 2025
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2596 children · Gaza children who lost a parent
Children who lost BOTH parents in Gaza (2,596); 53,724 lost one parent (47,804 their father, 5,920 their mother)
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— outlets (stock — goes DOWN on a merger) · Major US media outlets remaining
Count of major US national media outlets under separate ownership. The SET needs Ricardo's definition call (broadcast networks only? networks + national newspapers + the big streamers/news sites?) — proposed default: separately-owned national TV networks + national daily newspapers.
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600 stores · Starbucks stores closed
Historical anchor: 600 underperforming company-owned stores announced July 2008 (Great Recession); 977 worldwide closed in that cycle. The 2025 restructuring wave (~1% of North America stores) lands as its own row once its count is verbatim-sourced.
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— stores · Albertsons stores closed
Store closures and divested locations following the Kroger–Albertsons merger outcome, per company filings and named reporting.
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— facilities / MW (definition pending) · Datacenters opened
Count of US datacenter campuses announced/opened (and MW energized) per industry trackers and state records; the town-halls counter rides the same beat.
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32167 children per period (reported online) · Children reported missing
32,167 missing children cases supported in 2025 (year) — NCMEC 2025 Impact Report
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29013 children per period (reported online) · Children found / recovered
29,013 of 32,167 reported cases resolved in 2025 — 90% recovery rate (year) — NCMEC 2025 Impact Report
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21 % of total generation (TWh in label) · US electricity from renewables
Renewables were 21% of total US electricity, or 907 TWh; wind and solar together (incl. small-scale solar) supplied 19% of total net generation. EIA projects renewables reach 44% of US generation.
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85 % surviving 5+ years · Childhood cancer five-year survival
85% of individuals who had childhood cancer now survive five years or more — an increase from the mid-1970s, when only 58% survived five years or more.
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— payroll jobs per month (BLS) · US jobs added
Monthly change in nonfarm payroll employment per the Bureau of Labor Statistics employment situation release.
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— pairs (stock — recovered) · Bald eagle nesting pairs
Estimated contiguous-US nesting pairs per USFWS surveys (the 2021 estimate exceeded 300,000 individuals incl. Alaska; the nesting-pair figure is the tracked anchor).
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— % of children (DTP3/WHO) · Children immunized worldwide
Global DTP3 coverage per WHO/UNICEF estimates (the standard yardstick), with the year in the label.
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