Numbers: Sep. 24, 2007

RESCUE

17,000

Number of square miles covered in the search for adventurer Steve Fossett using up-to-date Google Earth satellite images of Nevada

6

Number of previously unknown airplane wrecks, some decades old, discovered by Nevada's Civil Air Patrol during its desert search

STARBUCKS

$8.98

Price of a venti mocha at the new Starbucks near Moscow--the megachain's first shop in Russia; one costs $4.71 in New York City

20,000

Number of stores Starbucks wants to eventually operate overseas, roughly the same number it has in the U.S. It currently operates 4,101 abroad

ELECTION

61%

Percentage of Americans who said they'd be less likely to vote for a presidential candidate who does not believe in God, according to a new Pew Research Center survey

38%

Percentage surveyed who say social issues like abortion and gay marriage will factor high in their voting choices. The economy, health care, the environment and the war in Iraq all ranked higher

TELEVISION

2,246

Number of instances of violent, profane or sexual content in 180 hours of TV programming, or one instance every 4.8 min., according to a new Parents Television Council report. It looked at original content aired between 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. on six major stations

20.78

Average instances of objectionable content per hour on Fox, the worst offender. The CW, the cleanest channel, averaged 9.44 instances per hour

Sources: BBC (2); New York Times (2); Pew Research Center (2); Parents Television Council (2)