Non-Hispanic white births are no longer a majority in the United States, a tipping point that has implications for politics, the economy and a nation’s identity.

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Whites Account for Under Half of Births in U.S.

With earth’s population headed for 10 billion, much of the growth is in sub-Saharan Africa, where trends that have lowered birthrates elsewhere have not yet caught on.

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In Nigeria, a Preview of an Overcrowded Planet

In the 15 months ended July 1, 2011, New York City gained nearly 70,000 residents, bolstering city officials’ claims that thousands of people in Brooklyn and Queens were undercounted in the 2010 census.

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Census Estimates for 2011 Show Population Growth in New York

In 1924, the sociologist couple Robert and Helen Lynd arrived in a small Midwestern city they called Middletown (it was Muncie, Ind.) to study and survey the place. Their classic 550-page “ Middletown ” described a community starkly split between a “working class” (factory workers and laborers totaling 71 percent of the population) and a “business class” (owners, managers and professionals comprising 29 percent). This division, the Lynds wrote, was Middletown’s “outstanding cleavage” and influenced work, marriage, religion, leisure — almost everything. Read full article > >

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Murray’s ‘Coming Apart’ misses our history

If the People’s Choice Awards are any indication, then Katy Perry and “ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows — Part 2 ” may be the population’s most beloved pop cultural creations of 2011. The “Fireworks” singer — who, in the wake of her split from Russell Brand, opted not to attend the ceremony , held at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live and broadcast on CBS — snagged six trophies, including Favorite Female Artist, Favorite Tour Headliner, Favorite Song of the Year (for “E.T.”) and Favorite TV Guest Star for her cameo on “How I Met Your Mother.” Read full article > >

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People’s Choice Awards 2012: Katy Perry, ‘Harry Potter’ dominate the meaningless trophies

When Joe Frazier fought Muhammad Ali, the whole world stopped. It was more important than many Super Bowls. Recent events, such as the World Series, could not remotely touch it for public interest, not only in America, but internationally. However, the whole world did not watch those fights. How huge were the Ali-Frazier fights in 1971, 1974 and 1975? They were too big for home TV. They were too profitable and exclusive for most people to see. Instead, what was called Theater TV showed their ’71 “Fight of the Century” in 750 locations and grossed $30 million. The whole country cared passionately, but less than 1 percent of the population saw it live. Read full article > >

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Ali-Frazier fights were colossal events on the radio

To run the course of the New York City Marathon today is to appreciate just how different the city has become.

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Marathon Route Gives Snapshots of Change in New York

An environmental group is breaking a taboo by directly tying population growth to environmental problems.

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Environmental Group Breaks the Silence on Population Control

Uncertainty about home sales and jobs has kept millions of Americans in place, and upended a decades-long migration from the snowy North to the sunny South.

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Americans’ Migration Patterns Shifting

According to a study by the Pew Research Center, women were putting off having babies while the economy was weak.

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Drop in U.S. Birth Rates Reflects Recession, Pew Center Says

In a political climate of personalities, the Kremlin keeps up on public opinion with a check of what segments of the population are thinking.

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Before Voting, Russian Leaders Go to the Polls

Along the Rocky Mountain Front, the grizzly bear population has been thriving, and expanding its range to human habitats.

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Grizzlies Return, With Strings Attached

Hong Kong is one of the richest cities in the world, but the low men on the capitalist totem pole have been cheated by the system for years-until now. Hong Kong has passed legislation to give its low-paid workers-roughly 10 percent of the population-a…

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Hong Kong Gives Workers Minimum Wage

In an attempt to encourage more research into the health and well-being of gay people, a California demographer has estimated that more than 9 million Americans are gay, lesbian or bisexual, a number equivalent to the population of New Jersey.

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9 million Americans estimated to be gay or bisexual, but solid figures elusive

Here’s a classic case of survival of the fittest: While roughly 98 percent of the population needs at least seven to nine hours of sleep a night to maintain good mental and physical health, roughly 2 percent of the population needs just a few hours-and…

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Are You Among the Sleepless Elite?