Drinking MILK ‘increases risk of silent killer by a FIFTH’ – but only in half the population
A HIDDEN health threat could be lurking in the lattes of around half the population, a study suggests.Drinking milk increases the risk of a heart…
Hiltzik: Are women and babies the property of the state? Red states say ‘yes!’
The arguments made by antiabortion states to sugarcoat their manifestly misogynistic policies have always borne the acrid odor of cynicism and hypocrisy. You know what…
Kenya relocates 50 elephants to a larger park as population thrives | Wildlife News
Kenya is suffering from a problem, albeit a good one: the elephant population in the 42-square-kilometre (16-square-mile) Mwea National Reserve, east of the capital Nairobi,…
Huge seal pup population booms on remote UK islands humans abandoned 80 years ago
Off of the coast of Scotland are nearly 800 islands home to a wealth of biodiversity, include a set of islands home to a colossal…
Japan’s elderly population rises to record 36.25 million | Economy News
Japanese aged 65 or older now account for nearly 30 percent of the population, government data shows.Japan’s elderly population has hit a record high of…
Mississippi legislative districts dilute Black voting power, judges say
JACKSON, Miss. — Three federal judges are telling Mississippi to redraw some of its legislative districts, saying the current ones dilute the power of Black voters…
Forcibly displaced population doubles to 120 million over the past 10 years | Refugees News
At least 117.3 million people, or one in 69 individuals worldwide, remain forcibly displaced, according to a report released by the United Nations High Commissioner…
The Gold Coast’s population is booming, but queer community still struggling to thrive
Walking past glittering skyscrapers and nightclubs blasting thumping music, Natalie O'Driscoll can't help but feel lonely.The queer woman lives on the Gold Coast, Australia's sixth…
Why Californians are fleeing this once-Golden State
SACRAMENTO — It seems only yesterday that California’s population was nearly 40 million. Then more people left the state. Now we’re not even at 39 million.…
Billions of dollars to help California’s homeless population are piling up — and going unspent
Reporting from Sacramento — California’s homeless population has grown to more than 134,000 people, and key state government spending is taking a while to reach the…
Nearly every country’s population will be shrinking by 2100, study warns | Demographics News
Sub-Saharan Africa to account for one in every two children born in 2100, Lancet study says. Fertility rates in nearly every country will be too…
Census Bureau releases 2020 data as redistricting begins
The United States is more diverse than ever, with growing numbers of Latino, Asian and multiracial residents, while the white population saw a historic decline,…
What Iowa can teach us about courting Latino votes in 2024
DENISON, Iowa — Set among rolling hills about an hour from the Nebraska border, this picturesque farm town is filled with brick buildings exuding 19th century…
Leaving California? Not the well-off and well-educated. But will they stay?
Thomas Kowal knew living expenses in Los Angeles would be steep. But he was surprised at how steep. Kowal, 25, had lived on the East…
Japan needs to rebuild fiscal space, address population ageing and reinvigorate productivity growth
Japan’s economy has recovered from the COVID-19 pandemic but faces new challenges from weak global trade prospects. Policy should now focus on ensuring fiscal sustainability,…
Denmark: Reforms needed to tackle labour shortages, adapt to population ageing
Denmark’s economy was resilient to the COVID-19 crisis and recovered swiftly. Over the past two years, economic activity has slowed related to higher energy prices…
UN agency says 40 percent of Gaza’s population at risk of famine
The United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees has warned that not enough aid is entering besieged Gaza, leaving 40 percent of its population “at risk…
How California’s rising immigrant population drives labor force growth
WASHINGTON — Even as busloads of migrants sent north by border-state officials have strained cities and stirred new political firestorms in Washington, fresh data are driving…
Midwest farms struggle with aging population, lack of labor
A new analysis from the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis indicates the area's farms are having increasing trouble finding and hiring the labor needed to…
UN agency says 40 percent of Gaza’s population ‘at risk of famine’ | Israel-Palestine conflict News
The United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees has warned that not enough aid is entering besieged Gaza, leaving 40 percent of its population “at risk…