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October 25, 2017 Issue Date:
November 11, 2017

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50,000

The number of jobs Amazon.com promises to bring to the city that wins a bid to host the internet shopping giant’s secondary headquarters.

$32 million

The amount former Fox News host Bill O’Reilly reportedly paid to a Fox News legal analyst in January to settle claims that he sexually harassed her—the largest known such settlement at the network. Fox fired O’Reilly in April.

7,048

The square feet of outdoor space accompanying the average new home—the third straight year of increasing backyard space, according to Trulia.

$489 million

The value of two judgments in lawsuits against Johnson & Johnson that courts threw out in October, citing “insufficient” evidence or improper jurisdiction. Women had initially won the money ($417 million in one case) by claiming the company’s baby powder caused their ovarian cancer.

23%

The percentage of American boys who are obese, according to The Lancet. The figure was only 6 percent in 1975.