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0 percent
A new PPP survey has found a 0 percent favorable rating for Donald Trump among African-American voters. [The Hill]
$7.79
About eight bucks will buy you the new “Dakburger,” at Snuffer’s, a Dallas-area restaurant chain. The burger is named after Dak Prescott, the Dallas Cowboys’ rookie quarterback who fans are desperately deluding themselves into thinking is their savior by doing things like naming a burger after him. [Dallas News]
111 prisoners
President Obama shortened the prison sentences of 111 inmates Tuesday, most of them nonviolent drug offenders who would receive much lighter sentences were they convicted today. Obama has now granted 673 commutations, more than the past 10 presidents combined. [NPR]
444 runs
Here’s how the BBC puts it: “Alex Hales struck a record 171 and Jos Buttler made England’s fastest ever 50 from 22 balls as England hit 444-3.” And here’s my translation: 444 is the highest ever score in a one-day cricket match. And I guess Alex Hales is really, really good. [BBC]
$2 billion
How much is it worth to have the U.S. government as a customer? For the private prison industry, at least $2 billion. After the Department of Justice announced it would no longer use private prison companies for federal inmates, and after the Department of Homeland Security said it was also looking into ending its use of private detention centers, two private prison companies lost over $2 billion in value. [Quartz]
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