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September 28, 2017 Issue Date:
October 14, 2017

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3.4 million

The number of people in Puerto Rico—nearly the entire population—without power a week after Hurricane Maria made landfall.

54.6%

The share of the vote taken by former Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore in a Sept. 26 primary election win in the statewide race over a U.S. Senate seat. Moore will face off against Democratic candidate Doug Jones in December.

22

The number of consecutive games the Cleveland Indians won in late summer, an American League record. Their streak ended Sept. 15 during a matchup with the Kansas City Royals.

313,000

The number of traditional Amish in the United States, up 149 percent from 25 years ago, according to Elizabethtown College in Pennsylvania.

35.5%

The decline in box office revenue in August 2017 compared with August 2016. The $657.7 million in revenue was the worst August for movies in the last 20 years.