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Fertility Rates IN	30 days
U.S. Media

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The U.S. Media module includes a broad range of American media sources, grouped by political bias and reliability of reporting according to a number of news-source ratings sites.

The Fertility Rates narrative has been driven by 167 sources in the U.S. Media module across 370 unique narratives in the last 30 days. The most active keywords associated with the Fertility Rates narrative are birth rates, china's population, population decline, and one-child policy.

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Key Insights

CDC data shows a sharp decline in fertility rates in recent years. Most women have an average of 1.3 babies and an increasing percentage give birth at age 35 or older. Reasons for the delay include the pursuit of higher education, increased labor force participation.
We could say: Life is full of trade-offs, and if you want a standard of living close to that of your peers, you have to have fewer kids. Or we could say that the opportunity cost has gotten too large, and we should look for ways to make it lower. Overregulation has pushed up the cost of housing, for example, which could be causing a delay in starting families.
From 2011-2014, the mean age for first-time fathers was 25.5.5. Over the next five years, it increased to 26.4.4. The drops in birth rates have prompted concerns about the tax base and workers in an aging American society.

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Foreign Affairs

High Reliability

Least Bias

Over the last 30 days in narratives related to Fertility Rates, Foreign Affairs has talked about one-child policy, site to function, and function properly more than any other topics.

Foreign Affairs has amplified 4 articles in this period. Here are the top 3:

The Sexism Behind China’s Population Crisis

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chinese women · one-child policy · two-child policy

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China’s Doomed Fight Against Demographic Decline

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fertility rates · east asia · birth rates

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China’s Shrinking Families

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fertility rates · one-child policy · chinese men

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New York Magazine

High Reliability

Left Bias

New York

Over the last 30 days in narratives related to Fertility Rates, New York Magazine has talked about fertility rate, child care, and terms and privacy more than any other topics.

New York Magazine has amplified 2 articles in this period.

America’s Population Could Use a Boom

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west virginia · life expectancy · fertility rate

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Where the Abortion-Rights Fight Is Headed

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abortion seekers · abortion pills · abortion opponents

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Fortune Magazine

High Reliability

Right-Center Bias

Over the last 30 days in narratives related to Fertility Rates, Fortune Magazine has talked about population growth, fertility rate, and navigate and strengthen more than any other topics.

Fortune Magazine has amplified 5 articles in this period. Here are the top 3:

Millennials and Gen Z won't have enough kids to sustain America's population—and...

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population growth · fertility rates · u.s. population

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Can India create enough jobs for its booming population?

bit.ly

demographic dividend · labor participation · female labor

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China's population declines for the first time in 61 years as its...

bit.ly

china's population · falling fertility · shrinking population

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CNN

Left Bias

Mixed Reliability

Over the last 30 days in narratives related to Fertility Rates, CNN has talked about fertility rate, demographic crisis, and china's population shrank more than any other topics.

CNN has amplified 5 articles in this period. Here are the top 3:

It's 'now or never' to reverse Japan's population crisis, prime minister says...

cnn.it

prime minister · population crisis · birth rate

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Tokyo is so crowded the government is paying families to leave |...

cnn.it

tokyo metropolitan · metropolitan area · single parents

Japan is offering to pay families to move out of its overcrowded capital, in an effort to revitalize countryside towns and boost the falling birth rate. Starting in April, families in the Tokyo area will be eligible to receive 1 million yen ($7,700) per child if they move to less-populated areas across the country. The incentives apply to children under 18, or dependents 18 and over if theyre still attending high school.

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Opinion: Asia is hurtling toward a tectonic power shift | CNN

cnn.it

population growth · uttar pradesh · power shift

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Axios

High Reliability

Left-Center Bias

Over the last 30 days in narratives related to Fertility Rates, Axios has talked about population growth, u.s. economy, and key driver more than any other topics.

Axios has amplified 4 articles in this period. Here are the top 3:

India to become most populous nation — bringing opportunities and challenges

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population growth · populous nation · south asian

India to become most populous nation - bringing opportunities and challenges. The milestone could have major economic and societal implications for both countries. India was home to 1.417 billion people as of last year, compared to China's 1.426 billion.

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What the migration rebound means for the labor market

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labor market · labor force · population growth

A huge jump in net international migration added more than a million people to the U.S. population. The rebound is not enough to fill the hole left by two years of ultra-low net migration. It does signal that migration patterns might be returning to pre-pandemic norms that offered a steady stream of would-be workers.

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Why the U.S. economy needs more people

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u.s. economy · aspen institute · social security

Failure to increase the U.S. population is among the biggest economic risks for the years and decades ahead. A new volume of research from a group led by former Treasury Secretaries Hank Paulson and Tim Geithner published this week. It sheds light on how some leading thinkers see the high-level economic challenges of the 2020s.

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Vox

Left Bias

Low Reliability

Over the last 30 days in narratives related to Fertility Rates, Vox has talked about fertility rates, total fertility rate, and children per woman more than any other topics.

Vox has amplified 2 articles in this period.

Yes, you can have kids and fight climate change at the same...

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climate change · child care · fertility rates

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How China came to regret its one-child policy

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one-child policy · chinese government · china's population

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Washington Times

High Reliability

Right-Center Bias

Over the last 30 days in narratives related to Fertility Rates, Washington Times has talked about fertility rate, waste any time, and children per woman more than any other topics.

Washington Times has amplified 3 articles in this period.

Japanese PM Kishida tells parliament: Low birthrate requires expanded programs to reverse...

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fertility rate · japanese pm · kishida tells

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Islam poised to become the world’s largest religion

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fertility rate · largest religion · jews celebrated

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United States losing its will to live

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economic challenges · u.s. population · population growth

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Breitbart

Mixed Reliability

Right Bias

Over the last 30 days in narratives related to Fertility Rates, Breitbart has talked about coronavirus pandemic, fertility rate, and number of births more than any other topics.

Breitbart has amplified 4 articles in this period. Here are the top 3:

Finland's Pandemic Mini Baby Boom Ends, Births Return to Record Lows

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baby boom · coronavirus pandemic · mini baby

Finland experienced a mini baby boom at the start of the coronavirus pandemic. But new statistics reveal that 2022 may have seen a record-low number of births in the EU country. From December 2021 to November 2022, the fertility rate sat at 1.33, slightly lower than the previous record low of 1.35 children per woman.

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Baby Crash: French Birthrates At Their Lowest Level Since 1946

breitbart.com

number of births · baby boom · economic crisis

In 2022 a total of 723,000 babies were born in France, the lowest number reported since 1946. Since 2010, the overall number of births has fallen by more than 100,000. France still enjoys the highest fertility rate in the European Union, but other countries are vying for the top spot.

China Finally Admits to First Population Decline Since Great Leap Forward

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population decline · birth rate · population growth

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The Hill

Least Bias

Medium High Reliability

Over the last 30 days in narratives related to Fertility Rates, The Hill has talked about fertility rate, cost of living, and chinese government more than any other topics.

The Hill has amplified 4 articles in this period. Here are the top 3:

Why China’s shrinking population is a big deal: Counting the social, economic...

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100k occupations: · employees in 100k · total employees

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Japan on ‘verge’ of societal collapse | BLiTZ

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fertility rate · societal collapse · current population

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health survey · married women · demographic and health

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The Street

High Reliability

Right-Center Bias

Over the last 30 days in narratives related to Fertility Rates, The Street has talked about elon musk, number of births, and children per woman more than any other topics.

The Street has amplified 3 articles in this period.

Elon Musk Warns Italy Is Dying

thestreet.com

elon musk · chronic diseases · chart showing

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Elon Musk Warns of Future Threat of Population Collapse

thestreet.com

elon musk · population collapse · major risk

Billionaire Elon Musk has taken on the responsibility to warn of the dangers threatening our civilization. His warnings were confirmed recently by China's first population decline in more than six decades. The 51-year-old entrepreneur believes that the main solution to this threat is to have more children.

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Elon Musk Worries About China's First Population Decline in Decades

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population decline · population collapse · elon musk

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Free Republic

Mixed Reliability

Right Bias

Over the last 30 days in narratives related to Fertility Rates, Free Republic has talked about materials posted, god bless you, and free republic possible more than any other topics.

Free Republic has amplified 6 articles in this period. Here are the top 3:

India overtakes China as world’s most populous country – see the graphs:...

freerepublic.com

to: seekandfind · to: eegator · fertility rates

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America, it’s time to pay the demographic piper

freerepublic.com

to: minorityrepublican · fertility rate · replacement level

America, its time to pay the demographic piper. The U.S. fertility rate is now well below the replacement level of about two births per woman. India and Africa are the populations of the future.

China's population declines for the first time in six decades

freerepublic.com

china's population · red badger · to: red

China's population declines for the first time in six decades. China reported a record low rate of 9.56 million births in 2022, which was a decrease of 850,000, or 10%, from 2021. China, Japan and South Korea are now among the lowest fertility rates in the world. China relaxed its one-child policy after 35 years in 2016.

U.S. Birth Rate in Freefall as 1 in 4 Americans Puts off...

freerepublic.com

to: seekandfind · climate change · birth rate

U.S. Birth Rate in Freefall as 1 in 4 Americans Puts off Having Kids Due to Climate Fears. Survey by Veolia, an environmental utility firm, reveals that a quarter of respondents described not being at peace due to global warming and said they were giving up long-term projects such as having children. Pew Research: Forty-three states recorded their lowest general fertility rate, which represents annual births per 1,000 women aged 15-44, in at least three decades in 2020.

God's norm: life-long marriage between male and female with children or single...

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to: daniel1212 · free republic · white children

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Mythbusting: “African Catholicism is a Vatican II Success Story”

freerepublic.com

vatican ii · success story · ivory coast

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Fox News

Medium High Reliability

Right Bias

Over the last 30 days in narratives related to Fertility Rates, Fox News has talked about fertility rate, birth rate, and bureau of statistics more than any other topics.

Fox News has amplified 4 articles in this period. Here are the top 3:

Israel's Christian population grows as church numbers dwindle in region

foxnews.com

christian population · christian community · pastor saleem

Israel's Christian population rose by about 2% last year, according to a report released by Israels Central Bureau of Statistics. Christian communities across the wider Middle East have shrunk or even vanished. In January, two teenage suspects vandalized a Christian cemetery in Jerusalem. Christian scholar: "murder and persecution of Christians in Nigeria and Egypt has never happened in Israel"

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Japanese PM Kishida tells parliament: Low birthrate requires expanded programs to reverse...

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fertility rate · japanese pm · kishida tells

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Why China’s shrinking population is a big deal: Counting the social, economic...

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100k occupations: · employees in 100k · total employees

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PBS NewsHour

High Reliability

Left-Center Bias

Over the last 30 days in narratives related to Fertility Rates, PBS NewsHour has talked about fertility rates, retirement age, and china's population more than any other topics.

PBS NewsHour has amplified 3 articles in this period.

French President Macron vows to proceed with pension reform, despite nationwide protests...

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retirement age · nationwide strikes · pension reforms

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China's population declines for 1st time in decades

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china's population · one-child policy · statistics bureau

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Did the pandemic affect your decision to expand your family? The PBS...

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pbs newshour · pbs newshour wants · decision to expand

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Honolulu Star-Advertiser

Hawaii

High Reliability

Left-Center Bias

Over the last 30 days in narratives related to Fertility Rates, Honolulu Star-Advertiser has talked about young people, fertility rates, and east asia more than any other topics.

Honolulu Star-Advertiser has amplified 3 articles in this period.

As Asian societies age, ‘retirement’ just means more work

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older people · older workers · east asia

As Asian societies age, retirement just means more work, workers increasingly are toiling well into their 70s and beyond. Early-retirement ages have bloated the pension rolls, making it difficult for governments in Asia to pay retirees enough money each month to live on. Japan, South Korea and China have all been forced to experiment with policy changes.

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China records 1st population fall in decades as births drop

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china's population · one-child policy · official figures

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France: Over 1 million march against raising retirement age

808ne.ws

retirement age · people protested · pension reforms

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Vice

Left-Center Bias

Medium High Reliability

Over the last 30 days in narratives related to Fertility Rates, Vice has talked about fertility rate, demographic crisis, and vice world news more than any other topics.

Vice has amplified 3 articles in this period.

Japan Is Paying Tokyo Families to Move to the Countryside. These Parents...

vice.com

rural towns · demographic crisis · metropolitan area

Japan will start paying couples with children 18 and younger about one million yen ($7,700) per child to move out of Tokyo into less-populated areas of Japan from April. The relocation fee is the governments attempt to disperse Tokyos population into rural towns, in the hopes of revitalizing those regions. The government has cited high cost of living and lack of childcare support as reasons why people are having fewer children.

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China’s Population Drops for the First Time in 60 Years

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china's population · chinese government · birth rates

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This Country Will Offer 18 Months of Parental Leave For Working Parents...

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parental leave · south korea · generous parental

South Korea is looking to extend parental leave for working parents for 18 months. The move will see South Korean men receive by far the longest paternity leave in the world. Couples will each be allowed to take up to a year and a half off in parental leave, up from the current one year. The country's fertility rate has declined for the sixth straight year in 2021.

The Conversation

Least Bias

Very High Reliability

Over the last 30 days in narratives related to Fertility Rates, The Conversation has talked about chinese government, childbearing goals, and birth rates are more than any other topics.

The Conversation has amplified 2 articles in this period.

US birth rates are at record lows – even though the number...

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birth rates · young people · childbearing goals

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Why China’s shrinking population is a big deal -- counting the social,...

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chinese government · shrinking population · chinese population

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Spectrum Report

Least Bias

Mixed Reliability

Over the last 30 days in narratives related to Fertility Rates, Spectrum Report has talked about fertility rate, north korea, and south korea more than any other topics.

Spectrum Report has amplified 2 articles in this period.

South Korea government suggests increasing overtime limit from 52 to 69 hours...

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south korea · hours allowed · working hours

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Israel’s Christian population grows as church numbers dwindle in region

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christian population · christian community · pastor saleem

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The Week

High Reliability

Left Bias

Over the last 30 days in narratives related to Fertility Rates, The Week has talked about falling birth rate, fertility rate, and free child care more than any other topics.

The Week has amplified 2 articles in this period.

Even with incentives, countries are finding it hard to reverse falling birth...

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birth rate · falling birth · birth rates

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Japan to offer families 1 million yen per child to relocate from...

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rural regions · overcrowded tokyo · japanese government

Japan to offer families 1 million yen per child to relocate from overcrowded Tokyo starting in April. The incentive is part of an effort to get residents to leave the city to revitalize rural regions. Officials hope the scheme will help reverse the effects of the country's struggling fertility rate.

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Naked Capitalism

High Reliability

Left-Center Bias

Over the last 30 days in narratives related to Fertility Rates, Naked Capitalism has talked about population growth, deaths and births, and economic growth more than any other topics.

Naked Capitalism has amplified 2 articles in this period.

Why China’s Shrinking Population Is a Big Deal – Counting the Social,...

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chinese government · population growth · shrinking population

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'It's Not Either/Or' — Population and Consumption in the Climate Solutions Debate...

dlvr.it

population growth · population easing · carbon emissions

The Mayan civilization disappeared after seven years of drought. The inhabitants of Chaco Canyon died out after a longer period of poor harvests, with cannibalism in the end stages. The assertion that population decline can only be linear is abjectly false.

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Business Insider

Left-Center Bias

Very Low Reliability

Over the last 30 days in narratives related to Fertility Rates, Business Insider has talked about your favorite topics, canceled income tax, and time to start more than any other topics.

Business Insider has amplified 2 articles in this period.

Is it time to start paying stay-at-home parents?

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stay-at-home mom · paid leave · stay-at-home parents

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Hungary just canceled income tax for new moms in their 20s. It's...

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income tax · labor shortage · birth rate

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City Journal

High Reliability

Right Bias

Over the last 30 days in narratives related to Fertility Rates, City Journal has talked about fertility rates, manhattan institute, and are fully tax-deductible more than any other topics.

City Journal has amplified 2 articles in this period.

Some Good News on the Family Front | City Journal

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divorce rates · fertility rates · manhattan institute

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Review of "Superabundance," by Marian L. Tupy & Gale L. Pooley

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human beings · basic commodities · marian l.

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WRAL Raleigh

High Reliability

Least Bias

North Carolina

Over the last 30 days in narratives related to Fertility Rates, WRAL Raleigh has talked about raleigh chamber, companies and employers, and cost of living more than any other topics.

WRAL Raleigh has amplified 2 articles in this period.

Raleigh area set to grow - a lot, and fast | WRAL...

wraltechwire.com

north carolina · raleigh chamber · wral techwire

Ted Abernathy, managing partner of Economic Leadership, LLC, spoke in Raleigh Wednesday afternoon at Launch 2023, an event organized by the Raleigh Chamber of Commerce. North Carolina has added 2.5 million people since 2000, 50% of that has come from domestic migration. Abernathys research ranks North Carolina second in the United States for manufacturing, rising two spots from the prior years.

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China records 1st population fall in decades as births drop

wral.com

populous nation · world's most populous · most populous nation

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San Diego Union Tribune

California

High Reliability

Least Bias

Over the last 30 days in narratives related to Fertility Rates, San Diego Union Tribune has talked about china's shrinking population, aging population, and uc san diego more than any other topics.

San Diego Union Tribune has amplified 1 article in this period.

Is China's shrinking population an economic cause for alarm in the U.S.?...

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san diego · china's shrinking · shrinking population

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The Pantagraph

High Reliability

Illinois

Least Bias

Over the last 30 days in narratives related to Fertility Rates, The Pantagraph has talked about photo credit: sean, credit: sean pavone, and sean pavone shutterstock more than any other topics.

The Pantagraph has amplified 3 articles in this period.

Why China’s shrinking population is a big deal: Counting the social, economic...

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100k occupations: · employees in 100k · total employees

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Attorneys will get to review Reditus documents in Aaron Rossi lawsuit

pantagraph.com

population 20162021: · change in population · percentage change

Aaron Rossi's former business partners will have the opportunity to review emails and documents involving him and his former company Reditus Laboratories. Judge Stephen Kouri said dealing with the documents will be the next step in the lawsuit brought against Rossi. The CEO agreement that set Rossis salary and was drafted by Evans is among the documents the plaintiffs attorneys expressed the most interest in, as well as communications that led to Rossi buying out Davies ownership in Reditus.

US birth rates are at record lows – even though the number...

pantagraph.com

birth rates · baby names · images shutterstock

In 2007, average birth rates were right around 2 children per woman; by 2021, levels had dropped more than 20%, close to the lowest level in a century. Demographers: Most young people still plan to become parents but are delaying childbearing. As people wait longer to start having children, they are more likely to change their minds about parenting.

WIRED

High Reliability

Left-Center Bias

Over the last 30 days in narratives related to Fertility Rates, WIRED has talked about birth rates, fertility rate, and total fertility more than any other topics.

WIRED has amplified 2 articles in this period.

Elon Musk Is Totally Wrong About Population Collapse

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population collapse · birth rates · elon musk

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China's Declining Population Can Still Prosper

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child policy · one child policy · population aging

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