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<h2>13 percent</h2>
<p>That&#8217;s the percentage of U.S. adults who were living the dream in 2015: living alone. That&#8217;s up just a percentage point since 1990, but researchers are worried about the future given the considerable research linking strong social relationships to lifestyle improvements. [<a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-10-09/americans-face-a-rising-risk-of-dying-alone?cmpid=socialflow-twitter-business&amp;utm_content=business&amp;utm_campaign=socialflow-organic&amp;utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_medium=social">Bloomberg</a>]</p>
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<h2>14 of 20 launches</h2>
<p>SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket Monday from California, its 14th successful launch of 2017. The company is having a banner year and is on pace for 20 launches by year end, which would be a record or the firm. [<a href="https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/10/spacex-back-in-action-early-monday-seeking-14th-launch-of-2017/">Ars Technica</a>]</p>
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<h2>14 wildfires</h2>
<p>Napa, Sonoma and Yuba counties were in a state of emergency Monday as 14 rapidly spreading wildfires had consumed 57,000 acres and forced 20,000 to flee their homes. [<a href="http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/09/us/california-fires/index.html">CNN</a>]</p>
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<p>Since last Sunday more than 1,000 Islamic State shock troops have turned themselves in to Kurdish authorities in northern Iraq. The mass surrender appears to follow a series of defeats for ISIS, specifically in the former stronghold of Hawija. [<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/08/world/middleeast/isis-iraq-surrender.html">The New York Times</a>]</p>
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<h2>$9 million</h2>
<p>Amount collected by the American Red Cross for victims of Hurricane Maria, which hit Puerto Rico. Hurricane Harvey, which hit Houston, collected $350 million for victims. [<a href="https://news.vice.com/story/compared-to-harvey-very-few-companies-have-given-toward-maria-relief">Vice</a>]</p>
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<h2>$60 million</h2>
<p>SHAREHOLDER FIGHT: In one corner, the established board of Procter &amp; Gamble, the 180-year-old $235 billion conglomerate that has &#8212; like many companies &#8212; attempted to adapt to changing cultural commerce trends of the past several years. In the other, Nelson Peltz, who owns $3.5 billion of that and wants a board seat so he can carry out a plan to overhaul the company. There are 600 people working on the election, and both sides have disclosed they&#8217;re going to spend a combined $60 million on the campaign. [<a href="https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/10/08/business/economy/an-epic-and-costly-boardroom-battle-at-procter-gamble.html?referer=https://t.co/ClxMbl4qIA">The New York Times</a>]</p>
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