http://www.mail.com/subjects/3064-population-growth.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/3064-population-growth.html http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2104476-urban-renewal-big-us-cities-showing-strong-growth.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Urban renewal? New census estimates show that most of the nation's largest cities further enhanced their allure last year, posting strong population growth for a second straight year. Big cities surpassed the rate of growth of their surrounding suburbs at an even faster clip, a sign of America's continuing preference for urban living aft... Thu, 23 May 2013 04:22:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2104476-urban-renewal-big-us-cities-showing-strong-growth.html 2013-05-23T04:22:17Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2089060-japanese-economy-grew-35-percent-pace-1q.html TOKYO (AP) — Japan's economy grew by a stronger-than-expected 3.5 percent in annual terms last quarter, giving Prime Minister Shinzo Abe a boost as his government tackles reforms needed to ensure a sustained recovery from two decades of malaise. Stronger consumer spending and public works investment coupled with aggressive monetary easing lent oomph to th... Thu, 16 May 2013 09:40:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2089060-japanese-economy-grew-35-percent-pace-1q.html 2013-05-16T09:40:45Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2087792-longer-us-white-majority-immigration-slows.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Without increased immigration, whites would lose their U.S. majority in 2046, three years beyond official projections, and the nation's population would not reach 400 million until after 2060, a decade or more later than forecast, according to census estimates Wednesday. In all, immigration will surpass natural increase — births minus de... Wed, 15 May 2013 19:20:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2087792-longer-us-white-majority-immigration-slows.html 2013-05-15T19:20:39Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2073630-ims-us-medicine-spending-rare-dip-2012.html TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Spending on prescription medicines in the U.S. fell for the first time in decades last year, slipping as cash-strapped consumers continued to cut back on use of health care services. Patients also benefited from a surge of new, inexpensive generic versions of widely used drugs for chronic conditions like high cholesterol, according to... Thu, 09 May 2013 15:45:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2073630-ims-us-medicine-spending-rare-dip-2012.html 2013-05-09T15:45:25Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2072522-census-first-black-voter-turnout-passes-whites.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Making history, America's blacks voted at higher rates than whites in 2012, lifting Democrat Barack Obama to victory amid voter apathy, particularly among young people, new census data show. Despite increasing population, the number of white voters declined for the first time since 1996. Blacks were the only race or ethnic group to show ... Wed, 08 May 2013 21:06:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2072522-census-first-black-voter-turnout-passes-whites.html 2013-05-08T21:06:38Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2066656-violent-separatists-seek-to-derail-pakistan-vote.html QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — The graffiti on walls around this Pakistani provincial capital hold a dire warning ahead of this weekend's national elections, "Voting means death." It's a very real threat: Over recent weeks at least six people have been killed and around 40 wounded in bombings and grenade attacks targeting candidates. Ethnic Baluch separatists wh... Mon, 06 May 2013 18:39:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2066656-violent-separatists-seek-to-derail-pakistan-vote.html 2013-05-06T18:39:47Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2061504-fishermen-want-humpback-whales-endangered-list.html HONOLULU (AP) — A group of Hawaii fishermen is asking the federal government to remove northern Pacific humpback whales from the endangered species list, saying the population has steadily grown since the international community banned commercial whaling nearly 50 years ago. Hawaii Fishermen's Alliance for Conservation and Tradition Inc., a coalition of f... Fri, 03 May 2013 20:55:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2061504-fishermen-want-humpback-whales-endangered-list.html 2013-05-03T20:55:31Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2011912-column-augusta-women-leader.html AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — The men in green jackets could barely contain themselves, sitting there smugly as if they had done something to transform the game of golf. Augusta National now has women members and, if it was a long time coming, they now seem to think it's the best addition to the Masters since flowering azaleas were planted on the back nine. "It's j... Thu, 11 Apr 2013 02:58:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2011912-column-augusta-women-leader.html 2013-04-11T02:58:39Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1992294-india-dodging-taxes-game.html NEW DELHI (AP) — In a country long defined by its poverty, it's easy now to find India's rich. They're at New Delhi's Emporio mall, where herds of chauffeur-driven Jaguars and Audis disgorge shoppers heading to the Louis Vuitton and Christian Louboutin stores. They're shopping for Lamborghinis in Mumbai. They're putting elevators in their homes and showin... Wed, 03 Apr 2013 05:45:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1992294-india-dodging-taxes-game.html 2013-04-03T05:45:59Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1959074-governor-faces-choice-abortion-restrictions.html BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota has all but enacted what would be two of the most restrictive abortion laws in the country. Now the state's governor faces a choice. He can join with his fellow Republicans and approve measures that are likely to lead to a costly legal battle that opponents say will end in utter failure. Or he could veto bills that have ... Sat, 16 Mar 2013 20:47:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1959074-governor-faces-choice-abortion-restrictions.html 2013-03-16T20:47:06Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1953666-census-record-1-3-us-counties-dying.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A record number of U.S. counties — more than 1 in 3 — are now dying off, hit by an aging population and weakened local economies that are spurring young adults to seek jobs and build families elsewhere. New 2012 census estimates released Thursday highlight the population shifts as the U.S. encounters its most sluggish growth levels since... Thu, 14 Mar 2013 22:17:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1953666-census-record-1-3-us-counties-dying.html 2013-03-14T22:17:16Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1906578-alaska-senator-proposes-bounty-sea-otters.html JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska state senator is proposing a bounty on sea otters, the cute little marine mammals often seen by tourists swimming on their backs between cruise ships, sometimes munching on a fresh crab or clams. Sen. Bert Stedman, R-Sitka, sees the furry-faced critters as a growing threat to shellfish beds, particularly in southeast Alaska... Thu, 21 Feb 2013 20:26:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1906578-alaska-senator-proposes-bounty-sea-otters.html 2013-02-21T20:26:40Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1886752-animal-welfare-groups-sue-to-midwest-wolf-hunt.html MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Humane Society of the United States and other animal welfare groups filed a lawsuit Tuesday to restore federal protections for gray wolves in the western Great Lakes region that were lifted last year. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in the District of Columbia against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and its parent agency, the... Tue, 12 Feb 2013 21:43:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1886752-animal-welfare-groups-sue-to-midwest-wolf-hunt.html 2013-02-12T21:43:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1874294-un-cost-bribes-paid-afghans-spiked-2012.html KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The cost of corruption in Afghanistan rose sharply last year to $3.9 billion, and half of all Afghans bribed public officials for services, the U.N. said Thursday. The findings came despite repeated promises by President Hamid Karzai to clean up his government. The international community has long expressed concern about the prob... Thu, 07 Feb 2013 09:21:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1874294-un-cost-bribes-paid-afghans-spiked-2012.html 2013-02-07T09:21:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1872870-minn-cancels-moose-hunting-population-plummets.html MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota canceled its moose hunting season Wednesday, citing a precipitous decline in the moose population, as researchers try to get a handle on why the iconic symbol of the north woods appears to be faring worse here than elsewhere across its range. The population has dropped 35 percent over the past year and 52 percent from 2010 to ... Wed, 06 Feb 2013 19:48:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1872870-minn-cancels-moose-hunting-population-plummets.html 2013-02-06T19:48:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1868014-peru-seeks-to-protect-fish-with-big-impact.html CALLAO, Peru (AP) — The ocean off Peru boasts the world's richest fishing grounds, but Taurino Querevalu is returning to port empty again after a hunt for Peruvian anchovy, cursing his empty nets and an increasingly stingy sea. A little more than a decade ago, Querevalu's 8-ton wooden boat rarely returned with an empty hold as it does on this day motoring... Mon, 04 Feb 2013 23:55:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1868014-peru-seeks-to-protect-fish-with-big-impact.html 2013-02-04T23:55:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1791786-central-asian-migrants-change-face-moscow.html MOSCOW (AP) — Timur Bulgakov has a black belt in karate, two university degrees, a powerful SUV and a small yet thriving construction company. The 28-year-old's success is impressive for a Muslim migrant from Uzbekistan whose first job in Moscow 10 years ago was as a delivery boy. But his story is no longer that unusual. The old Moscow, populated largely ... Sun, 30 Dec 2012 06:31:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1791786-central-asian-migrants-change-face-moscow.html 2012-12-30T06:31:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1775844-zimbabwe-population-growth-slows-3-abroad.html HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe's official statistics agency says the nation's population rose to 12.9 million in the past decade but the annual growth rate declined to a low of 1.1 percent. Average growth stood at about 3 percent before political turmoil and an economic meltdown beginning in 1998 drove more than 3 million Zimbabweans abroad as economic fugitives and asylum... Wed, 19 Dec 2012 08:33:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1775844-zimbabwe-population-growth-slows-3-abroad.html 2012-12-19T08:33:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1761728-colorado-river-depleting-regional-resource.html LAS VEGAS (AP) — The federal government isn't going to tap the Missouri River to slake the thirst of a drought-parched Southwest, the government's top water official said Wednesday. But rising demand and falling supply have water managers in the arid West considering a host of other options to deal with dire projections that the Colorado River — the main ... Wed, 12 Dec 2012 22:21:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1761728-colorado-river-depleting-regional-resource.html 2012-12-12T22:21:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1761144-census-whites-longer-majority-us-2043.html WASHINGTON (AP) — White people will no longer make up a majority of Americans by 2043, according to new census projections. That's part of a historic shift that already is reshaping the nation's schools, workforce and electorate, and is redefining long-held notions of race. The official projection, released Wednesday by the Census Bureau, now places the t... Wed, 12 Dec 2012 21:43:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1761144-census-whites-longer-majority-us-2043.html 2012-12-12T21:43:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1755626-report-asian-economies-will-surpass-us-europe.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States could see its standing as a superpower eroded and Asian economies will outstrip those of North America and Europe combined by 2030, according to the best guess of the U.S. intelligence community in its latest forecast. "The spectacular rise of Asian economies is dramatically altering ... U.S. influence," said Christophe... Mon, 10 Dec 2012 16:59:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1755626-report-asian-economies-will-surpass-us-europe.html 2012-12-10T16:59:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1754002-pakistans-largest-city-rocked-wave-violence.html KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Bodies are piling up in Pakistan's largest city as it suffers one of its most violent years in history, and concern is growing that the chaos is giving greater cover for the Taliban to operate and undermining the country's economic epicenter. Karachi, a sprawling port city on the Arabian Sea, has long been beset by religious, sect... Sun, 09 Dec 2012 11:34:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1754002-pakistans-largest-city-rocked-wave-violence.html 2012-12-09T11:34:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1747214-illegal-immigration-drops-decade-long-rise.html WASHINGTON (AP) — New census data released Thursday affirm a clear and sustained drop in illegal immigration, ending more than a decade of increases. The number of illegal immigrants in the U.S. dropped to an estimated 11.1 million last year from a peak of 12 million in 2007, part of an overall waning of Hispanic immigration. For the first time since 1910... Thu, 06 Dec 2012 16:51:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1747214-illegal-immigration-drops-decade-long-rise.html 2012-12-06T16:51:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1733316-ap-exclusive-myanmar-verifying-muslim-citizenship.html SIN THET MAW, Myanmar (AP) — Guarded by rifle-toting police, immigration authorities in western Myanmar have launched a major operation aimed at settling an explosive question at the heart of the biggest crisis the government has faced since beginning its nascent transition to democracy last year. It's a question that has helped fuel two bloody spasms of ... Sat, 01 Dec 2012 03:24:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1733316-ap-exclusive-myanmar-verifying-muslim-citizenship.html 2012-12-01T03:24:00Z