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  • August 2008
    • Minorities Surging to Majority

      Minorities Surging to Majority

      (Newser) - America's demographics will dramatically change by mid-century, with the white population slipping to a minority of 46% of Americans, according to projections  from the Census Bureau. Minority kids will make up 66% of the nation's population of children, reports the Washington Post . The number of Hispanics is expected to triple by 2050, which will have tremendous implications for the political landscape. More »

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      blacks   Hispanics   Census Bureau   baby boom   whites   Brookings Institution   Center for Immigration Studies

  • July 2008
    • Record US Births Top Boomer Peak

      Record US Births Top Boomer Peak

      (Newser) - More Americans were born last year than in any other in history, reports ABC News. The 4,315,000 bundles of joy even top the Baby Boom at its peak. The expanding population is expected to put more pressure on scarce resources, but all those new taxpayers will help foot Medicare bills for the original Boomers, say experts. More »

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      baby   fertility   demographics   birth   birth rate   Baby Boom generation   baby boom

  • June 2008
  • May 2008
    • Cruise Threatens Baby Shop Over Leaks

      Cruise Threatens Baby Shop Over Leaks

      (Newser) - Always-bristling actor Tom Cruise had his attorney read the riot act to a luxury Los Angeles baby boutique for allegedly leaking word that he and wife Katie Holmes went on a $400,000 buying binge after their daughter, Suri, was born. The owner of the Petit Tresor, who received a nasty cease-and-desist note from Cruise's lawyer, insisted her shop is not to blame. More »

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      lawsuit   parenting   baby   Tom Cruise   Katie Holmes   baby boom   Suri Cruise

  • March 2008
  • December 2007
    • US Fertility Rate Bounces to Boom Levels

      US Fertility Rate Bounces to Boom Levels

      (Newser) - Americans are having more babies than at any time since 1971, USA Today reports. The fertility rate hit an average of 2.1 babies for every woman in 2006, the highest since just before the Baby Boom ended. The rise in fertility puts America apart from other developed countries, many of which are trying to cajole their people into having more babies to replace aging populations. More »

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      America   babies   fertility   demographics   population   baby boom

  • August 2007
    • Mile-High City Expects Baby Blizzard

      Mile-High City Expects Baby Blizzard

      (Newser) - Nine months after a pair of blizzards shut in Denver residents for days, doctors are preparing for a flurry of baby deliveries, the local ABC affiliate reports. One hospital is expecting a 20% increase in deliveries this October—and doctors point to the "cabin fever" that swept the city after 61 straight days of snow on the ground beginning last December. More »

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      children   family   baby   Denver   baby boom   blizzard

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