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America’s fertility rate continues its deep decline
ByMichael Armstrong November 18, 2018November 19, 2018

Wanted: policies that make it easier for mothers to work. WHILE America’s job market has improved overall, employment opportunities for storks seem to be drying up. Last year, the total number of births in the United States fell to its lowest level in 30 years. The general fertility rate dropped to the lowest rate since…

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Fewer Births Than Deaths Among Whites in Majority of U.S. States
ByMichael Armstrong June 20, 2018June 20, 2018

WASHINGTON — Deaths now outnumber births among white people in more than half the states in the country, demographers have found, signaling what could be a faster-than-expected transition to a future in which whites are no longer a majority of the American population. The Census Bureau has projected that whites could drop below 50 percent…

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