[ad_1] North and South Korea have adopted different approaches to dealing with their falling birth rates and impending population decline. North Korea’s fertility rate, or number of children expected per woman’s lifetime, is 1.78 births per woman, according to projections by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). South Korea is at 0.72, the lowest in … Read more
[ad_1] New French Prime Minister Michel Barnier clashed with President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist camp over tax hikes, according to French media reports on Wednesday. The disagreement centers around Barnier’s consideration of the tax increase, a departure from the previous government’s position. Barnier, a former EU commissioner, cited the dire state of public finances as justification … Read more
[ad_1] Today’s installation of news related to the campaign from all over the country. * Speaking to members of the National Association of Black Journalists, Vice President Kamala Harris said she intends to make sure American families pay not more than 7% of their family income on child care — an issue that both members … Read more
[ad_1] Protesters in New York demanded accountability after police shot a suspected fare evader at a busy subway station, hitting a bystander in the head. The man, Gregory Delpeche, remains in hospital in critical condition and has undergone cranial surgery, according to US media. Police said two officers shot the suspected toll evader on Sunday … Read more
[ad_1] More device explosions were reported in Lebanon on Wednesday, a day after pagers belonging to Hezbollah members detonated across the country, killing at least 12 people and injuring nearly 3,000, state media reported. According to Lebanon’s National News Agency, or NNA, “a number” of the injured had been taken to hospitals in the southern … Read more
[ad_1] ESPNNBA star Adrian Wojnarowski is retiring from the company, according to a post from his X account on Wednesday morning. The longtime sports reporter will take a job at St. Bonaventure, his alma mater, and become the general manager of its men’s basketball program, the university said. Wojnarowski has often hit big news in … Read more
[ad_1] This was supposed to be the week. Former President Donald Trump’s legal work was about to reach its first dramatic conclusion. Fifty days from a presidential election in which he is the Republican candidate, Mr. Trump would be sentenced in a Manhattan courtroom. Why we wrote this A focused story The US justice system … Read more
[ad_1] A Vermont city official, his wife and son were found shot to death in their home over the weekend, state police said. Police identified them Tuesday as Brian Crossman, 46, a selectman in Pawlet; Erica Crossman, 41; and Colin Taft, 13. The town of about 1,400 people is near the New York state line. … Read more