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$43 billion

Estimated cost of food that U.S. households waste each year. The average family of four tosses food worth $590.

SOURCE: UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA

16%

Percentage of people 18 to 34 years old who use their cell phones to access the Internet.

SOURCE: ONLINE PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION

1.5 Days it takes an average CEO to earn what an average worker makes yearly.

SOURCE: ECONOMIC POLICY INSTITUTE

54

Journalists killed in 2004, the deadliest year for reporters in a decade.

SOURCE COMMITTEE TO PROTECT JOURNALISTS

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