Numbers

45 million Number of people who have voted so far in a Swiss company's Internet campaign to choose the seven "new" wonders of the world from among 21 historical buildings and monuments

2,200 Approximate number of years since intellectuals in the Mediterranean and the Middle East selected the ancient seven wonders. Today, only one, Egypt's Great Pyramid of Giza, survives

MUSLIM OUTLOOK

71% Percentage of U.S. Muslims who agree that in the U.S., people who work hard can get ahead; 64% of the general public agrees

2.35 million Number of Muslims living in the U.S.; of that number, two-thirds of adults were born overseas

MEDICINE

43% Increased risk of heart attack faced by people who take the diabetes drug Avandia, according to a New England Journal of Medicine study that prompted the Food and Drug Administration to issue a safety alert

6 million Number of people worldwide who have taken the GlaxoSmithKline drug. The company disputed the study but said its own analysis found a 30% increased risk

HURRICANE SEASON

6 Number of hurricanes in an average season. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration forecasts seven to 10 hurricanes for 2007

153 million Number of people who live within 50 miles of the U.S. coastline, more than half the population

Sources: New7Wonders (2); Pew Research Center (2); Associated Press (2); Chicago Tribune (2)