Opinion: Russia's population crisis is making Putin more dangerous
The disparity is even more dramatic among men: In the United States, it’s 75 and in Russia, 66. That’s lower than in North Korea, Syria or …
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A stunning timelapse video shows the Northern Lights shining over an erupting volcano in southwestern Iceland. The current eruption, now ongoing for 28 days, became officially the second longest of the seven that have occurred in the last three years, after the six-month-long 2021 Fagradalsfjall eruption. It occurred near the fishing town of Grindavik, about 30 miles southwest of Reykjavik, Iceland’s capital, sending lava towards the community that is home to 3,800 people. Just one crater is erupting at the moment and the active lava flow is confined close to the volcanic cone, far from any infrastructure.
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Major cities around the country are experiencing a post-pandemic population revival, with immigrants driving much of the growth, according to a report released this week. The analysis by The Brookings Institution, gleaned from U.S. Census Bureau national, state, county and city data released earlier …
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Ramstad: Misinterpreting data led me to the wrong conclusion about Minnesota retirees
My misreading undermined and distracted from my main point about fewer working-age Minnesotans. I was wrong when I wrote in last Sunday's column that …
How Hard Is It to Get Into an Ivy League School?
Ivy League institutions are renowned worldwide for their academic excellence and long-standing traditions. But how hard is it to get into one of the …