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50% Percentage of refugees expected to head to Iran
57,400 Jobs lost in Chicago last year, the most of any major American city
22,000 Number of new jobs in Riverside — San Bernardino, Calif., the most in the country
63% Percentage of high school seniors who are accepted at their first-choice college
80% Percentage accepted at their first choice in 1977
$11.2 million Damages awarded to former employee of Leona Helmsley; a jury found that the hotelier had fired him because he is gay
$3.2 billion to $4 billion Helmsley's estimated net worth
$95 Average amount consumers expect to spend on Valentine's Day gifts this year
15% Percentage increase in Valentine's Day spending from last year
Sources: UNHCR, Chicago Tribune, Bureau of Labor Statistics, UCLA, N.Y. Daily News, WSL Strategic Retail
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