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Rich get richer in recovery, but net worth of lower 93% declines
WASHINGTON -- The richest 7% of American families saw their average wealth soar 28% from 2009 to 2011, while the remaining 93% of households lost 4% of their net worth over that same period, according to a new report. The analysis of Census Bureau...Tags: Federal Reserve, Auto Trends, New York University, Personal Finance, Bonds
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Wealth of nearly all Americans fell after the recession
WASHINGTON — The richest 7% of American families saw their average wealth soar 28% from 2009 to 2011, while the remaining households lost 4% of their net worth over the same period, according to a new report. The analysis of Census Bureau data...
Tags: Federal Reserve, New York University, Personal Finance, Bonds, Stock Market
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After boom and bust, Sun Belt cities see glimmers again
WASHINGTON -- With their economies and housing markets gaining strength, some of the nation's biggest boom-to-bust cities in the Sun Belt are starting to become magnets again, attracting a growing number of people primarily from the northern part of the...
Tags: Syracuse, Brookings Institution, Demographics
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Long live 'Negro'
I let Black History Month slide by this year without writing anything about it. I am so over celebrating firsts or reprising triumphal narratives. But news from last month did suggest that we may need a black history lesson — one that goes...
Tags: Slavery, Arts and Culture, African-American History Month, Demographics, George Washington Carver
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Memorial planned for animals used in laboratory experiments
L.A. NOWMemorial for animals killed in experiments: Animal rights activists said they planned to hold a memorial Saturday evening for hundreds of animals they charge were “tortured and killed” in cruel laboratory experiments conducted at UCLA.... -
Population growth is threat to other species, poll respondents say
Nearly two-thirds of American voters believe that human population growth is driving other animal species to extinction and that if the situation gets worse, society has a "moral responsibility to address the problem," according to new national public...
Tags: Politics, Conservation, Polls, Endangered Species, Environmental Issues
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53 shark attacks recorded in U.S. last year, most in a decade
Shark week, step aside. This is a story about shark year. In 2012, officials recorded 53 shark attacks in the U.S., making it the year with the most attacks since 2000, according to the University of Florida’s International Shark Attack File...
Tags: Animal Attacks, Demographics
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Beyond 7 billion: Bending the population curve
Hunger. Environmental degradation. Political instability. These were among the consequences of rapid global population growth documented in a five-part series in The Times in July. Now, Opinion has invited leading scholars to consider what, if anything,...
Tags: Birth Control, HIV, Environmental Issues, Human Interest, Arts and Culture
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Infertility rates haven't changed much in 20 years
It can seem like infertility is on the rise, especially in developed countries as women wait longer to start families. But according to a new analysis of 277 surveys, conducted by researchers at the World Health Organization and other institutions,...
Tags: Research, Surveys, Diseases and Illnesses, Health Organizations, Abortion
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California population grows to 37.8 million
PolitiCalCalifornia’s population has grown to 37.8 million, an increase of about 256,000 people since 2011, according to new figures from the state Department of Finance. But more people are moving out of the state than moving in, the numbers show....... -
Los Angeles County population tops 9.9 million, 26% of state
L.A. NOWMore than one in four Californians lives within Los Angeles County, according to new numbers from the state Department of Finance. The county’s population grew by nearly 51,000 residents over the last year. In all, more than 9.9 million people...... -
Live to 100 or longer? Odds are way better for women
There is good and bad news for women. They still face various forms of discrimination including earning less than their male counterparts, but they will have some measure of revenge by having a better chance to live longer, according to the Census Bureau....
Tags: 2010 Census, James Holmes, Demographics
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