Hard Numbers: Swifties descend upon Toronto, Sharp increase in Russian drone attacks after Trump’s win, Men abused at Abu Ghraib receive millions, NYC contends with ‘historic amount of brush fires’
Superstar Taylor Swift arrives at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, before a matchup between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Kansas City Chiefs.
500,000: Toronto is anticipating up to 500,000 visitors as pop superstar Taylor Swift plays six shows in the Canadian city, with the first set for Thursday evening. The concerts are expected to generate roughly CA$282 million for Toronto.
44: Russian drone attacks on Ukraine have increased 44% since Donald Trump’s election win, according to an analysis from ABC News. The outlet found that there were 641 Russian drone attacks in the week after Trump’s victory. The president-elect has pledged to end the war in Ukraine in “24 hours” but has not elaborated on how he intends to do this.
42 million: A federal jury in the US on Tuesday awarded $42 million to Iraqi men who were abused at the infamous Abu Ghraib prison. The jury found a Virginia-based military contractor that supplied interrogators to the US Army for the prison liable for contributing to the torture and maltreatment of the detainees.
229: The New York City Fire Department on Wednesday said it has responded to 229 brush fires since Oct. 29. FDNY Commissioner Robert S. Tucker said the “historic amount of brush fires” were a product of “remarkably dry conditions.” There have been fires across the Northeastern US in recent days as the region contends with a historic drought.