Russia's Birth Rate Collapses to Record Low Under Putin
Vladimir Putin is committed to reversing Russia's declining birth rate but his plans have been hit hard by high casualty ...
Department of Transportation Wants to Fund Places With High Birth Rates
San Francisco wants wealthy donors to help tackle drug overdoses, and Trump’s freeze on climate money sows fear and confusion ...
Duffy tells DOT to prioritize areas with high birth rates
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy in a memo told the Department of Transportation (DOT) to prioritize communities that have ...
Transportation Memos Favor Places With Higher Birth and Marriage Rates
US Department of Transportation policies also call for rolling back climate and so-called DEI measures. Places with higher ...
USA Today24d
Oh baby! A decline in birth rate shows how US - and the world - are changing
From the U.S. to Singapore, the global birth rate is on a decline compared to 1960 as people battle higher costs of living and childcare. They're also dealing more with medical conditions and ...
Arizona Mirror1d
Conservatives want to increase birth rates. These moms are terrified to have more kids.
Clare Barkley of Ohio always pictured having a second baby. But watching the erosion of reproductive rights and fights over ...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel5d
Wisconsin road funding could change under Sean Duffy's order to prioritize higher birth, marriage rates
Among the orders was one directing federal DOT officials to give preference to “communities with marriage and birth rates higher than the national average” when awarding grants and contracts ...
Feds tie transportation funding to birth rates: ‘Concerning,’ says Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey slammed a memo from U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy that directs the federal ...
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Chinese city bucks birth rate decline as cash incentives bear fruit
Local governments and major companies alike have spent more to raise birth rates in response to calls from Beijing. Leading electric vehicle maker Xpeng, for instance, recently announced a cash ...
The Financial Times22d
Falling birth rates raise prospect of sharp decline in living standards
Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Many of the world’s richest economies will need to at least double productivity growth to maintain ...
The Straits Times22d
Turkey to add incentives to have babies amid birth rate decline
Turkey’s birth rate fell to 1.51 in 2023, compared with 2.38 in 2001, and Mr Erdogan declared 2025 as the “year of family” to try to address the situation. Turkey will increase financial aid ...