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The length of time some Hawaii residents spent taking shelter Jan. 13 after state officials mistakenly sent out cell phone emergency alerts warning of an incoming ballistic missile. There was no missile.
50
The number of miles between Pyeongchang, South Korea—host of the 2018 Winter Games—and the DMZ border with North Korea.
$93 million
The amount of online donations the American Civil Liberties Union raised in the 12 months following Donald Trump’s election, up from $5.5 million the year before, according to Politico.
10
The number of people responsible for more than 11,000 complaints filed over noise levels at London’s Heathrow Airport in the last three months of 2017.
$20 million
The amount the IRS paid private debt collectors to collect $6.7 million in back taxes in 2017.
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