Topic: Demography
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Earth Day: Five ways we affect the planet
The late Sen. Gaylord Nelson (D) of Wisconsin organized the first Earth Day in 1970 after the devastating oil spill off the coast of Santa Barbara, Calif. The event started as an environmental teach-in, with some 20 million Americans taking part on college campuses across the United States. Today, 500 million people in 175 countries observe Earth Day on April 22 as a way to celebrate the natural world and raise awareness of the environment. How much do humans affect the earth? Click below to find out.
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Top 10 cities where house prices are rising
House prices continue to fall nationwide, but here and there they’ve begun to turn up as Americans return to the housing market. Which 10 metropolitan areas have seen the biggest increase in the past year? The winners, according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR), include a state capital, a furniture-making center, and a resort that was once America’s foreclosure capital. Can you guess who they are?
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Bullish on jobs? These 10 cities are.
Our list of the 10 metro areas that saw the most job growth in 2011 might surprise you.
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Four reasons why illegal immigration across the US-Mexico border has dropped
From 1970 to 2010, more than 10 million Mexicans migrated to the US. Now, after decades of rising numbers immigrating to the US, a new demographic trend is playing out: illegal immigration is waning. Many dispute the reason why. Here are four factors that play a role.
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Stock market jitters: Eight reasons investors are on edge
Stock markets have been swinging wildly of late. Even though corporate earnings have shown strength over the past year and not all economic indicators have been gloomy, investors are on edge. Uncertainty looms on several fronts – from concerns about the basic health of the economy to doubts about fiscal policies in the United States and Europe. Here's a look at the forces weighing on investors' outlook:
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Modern Parenthood
Teenage pregnancy: High US rates due to poverty, not promiscuity
Teenage pregnancy rates in the US have declined dramatically – 40 percent in two decades – but remain among the highest in the developed world. A new study suggests American teens don't have more sex than teens elsewhere, but that they suffer more "despair" due to poverty.
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White births in US no longer a majority
White births in the US have been surpassed by racial and ethnic minorities, according to newest Census data.
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More than half of US babies now minorities, US Census reports (+video)
America is changing. As of July 2011, 50.4 percent of children under age 1 in the US were members of minority groups. In the under-5 group in 2011, 49.7 percent were minorities.
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Illegal immigration slows almost to a standstill
The number of illegal immigrants from Mexico, the largest source of migrants, has dropped by the largest margin since the Great Depression.
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Stefan Karlsson
China's birth rate slows. Its economy won't.
Fewer babies are being born in China, but that shouldn't stop it from becoming the biggest economy in the word over the next few decades.
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Earth Day: Five ways we affect the planet
The late Sen. Gaylord Nelson (D) of Wisconsin organized the first Earth Day in 1970 after the devastating oil spill off the coast of Santa Barbara, Calif. The event started as an environmental teach-in, with some 20 million Americans taking part on college campuses across the United States. Today, 500 million people in 175 countries observe Earth Day on April 22 as a way to celebrate the natural world and raise awareness of the environment. How much do humans affect the earth? Click below to find out.
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US teen birth rate falls to record low (again)
Birth rates among teenage moms rates are at the lowest level since 1940. Mississippi has the highest teen birth rate (55 per 1,000 girls), New Hampshire has the lowest (16)
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Cover Story
Home again in Mexico: Illegal immigration hits net zero
Tiny Tamaula is the new face of rural Mexico: Villagers are home again as the illegal immigration boom drops to net zero
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1940 Census data: A treasure trove for con artists?
Data from the 1940 census, released Monday, has excited Americans looking for more information about their heritage. But the information could also help identity thieves.
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Census site snarls after it releases 1940 data
The National Archives made the 1940 records available on their website, which quickly staggered under the traffic.
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Paper Economy
Construction spending goes flat
On a month-to-month basis, total residential spending increased a slight 0.03 percent from January and rose 5.59 percent above the level seen in February 2011, while remaining a whopping 63.56 percent below the peak level seen in 2006.
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Top 10 cities where house prices are rising
House prices continue to fall nationwide, but here and there they’ve begun to turn up as Americans return to the housing market. Which 10 metropolitan areas have seen the biggest increase in the past year? The winners, according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR), include a state capital, a furniture-making center, and a resort that was once America’s foreclosure capital. Can you guess who they are?
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Putin vows to halt Russia's population plunge with babies, immigrants
If current trends continue, Russia's population will drop from 143 million to 107 million by 2050. Putin vowed in a newspaper article yesterday to reverse that trend if elected.
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Change Agent
What women really want for Valentine's Day: more freedom
The biggest Valentine's Day gift to women would be more freedom to make their own choices about when and how often to give birth, says Worldwatch Institute president Robert Engelman.
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Bullish on jobs? These 10 cities are.
Our list of the 10 metro areas that saw the most job growth in 2011 might surprise you.
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Robert Reich
Let's fix jobs before we fix the deficit
January's employment report is positive, but the US job market is far from healthy.
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Stefan Karlsson
Why has European growth been so weak for so long?
Excessive government spending is the main culprit, but there are other factors at play in the region's economic stagnation
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Readers Write: Avoid US caveman response on Iran; the truth on teen pregnancy
Letters to the Editor for the weekly issue of January 16, 2011: As tensions rise with Iran, one reader spurns America's 'usual knee-jerk military response' and praises 'smart power' instead. Another reader points out factors behind teen pregnancy, emphasizing education as key to combatting it.
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Green Economics
Should New York scrap its nuclear power plant?
The power generated by the Indian Point nuclear plant just north of New York City is cheap and clean, but is it worth the risk?
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Israel's identity crisis: Why it could be as detrimental as Palestinian conflict
Israel’s ultra-Orthodox, who eschew army service and favor religious study over work, were once ignored as a tiny minority. But now they're posing a challenge to the Zionist state.
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Stefan Karlsson
Germany: High on jobs, low on growth
Germany boasts a low unemployment rate, but industrial production is in a free fall
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Supreme Court to enter tangled Texas redistricting case
The Supreme Court on Monday will hear arguments over whether federal judges overstepped their authority when they revised state and congressional districts drawn by the Texas Legislature.
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Progress Watch
Why the US teen birthrate hit a record low in 2010
Last year, the teen birthrate dropped to the lowest level ever reported in the US. Increased use of birth control is one reason, and many say that parent-child dialogue is key.
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Census finds 1 in 8 Americans are seniors – an all-time high
Newly released 2010 Census figures show that seniors make up a larger share of the American population than ever before. The trend will only gain steam in the years ahead.
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Rising child poverty rates could be a 'taste' of what's ahead
A new Census report shows child poverty up since 2007. With many benefits for the poor – such as the Earned Income Tax Credit – expiring at the end of the year, things could get worse.
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