MINIMUM WAGE for all Amazon employees who are paid by the hour. The new policy went into effect this month and is more than double the federal minimum wage, which is $7.25 per hour.
WINNING BID in August on a 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO, the most ever paid for a car at auction. The previous record was $38 million.
Source: The New York Times
13,000
ESTIMATED NUMBER of migrants who have died crossing the Mediterranean Sea en route to Europe since 2014.
Source: The New York Times
300
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NUMBER of new words added to the Official Scrabble Players Dictionary, a reference book that’s updated once or twice a decade. Additions include ew, bestie, and emoji.
