Numbers
$92.4 million Penalties levied against Guidant's Endovascular Technologies unit for hiding flaws in a device it makes to treat weak arteries without surgery; it's largest ever for a medical-technology firm
2,628 Number of complaints about the device that Endovascular concealed from the government
12 Number of deaths that resulted from the device's malfunction
$10 million Annual cost to U.S. taxpayers for TV Marti, a Miami-based television station that broadcasts pro-democracy programming to Cuba
0 Number of Cuban viewers who can legally get TV Marti (the Castro government blocks the signal)
45 Number of years between the last two no-hitters thrown against the New York Yankees a major league record
6 Number of Houston Astros pitchers who combined to no-hit the Yankees last week a major league record
ABCNEWS.com, Elias Sports Bureau, New York Times
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