United Nations demographers have been anticipating since last year that the world population could stop growing by 2,100 as fertility rates decline, projecting a peak of 10.9 billion people by the end of the century, compared to approximately 7.8 billion now. But a study published Tuesday in The Lancet, the …
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Maine House Speaker Sara Gideon won the Democratic nomination Tuesday to face the senator. Susan CollinsSusan Margaret CollinsMore Republicans Should Support Crisis Aid For The Postal Service Republican Senators Express Confidence In Senate Uphill Battle Republicans Consider Outdoor Stadium For Florida Convention: MORE Report (R-Maine) in November. Gideon beat two …
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The story will be made on Wednesday night when NASCAR performs the All-Star Race at Bristol Motor Speedway for the first time. The night will be full of many other novelties. Cars will have unique paint schemes focused on their sponsors. Drivers who automatically qualified for the All-Star race will …
Read More »Massachusetts sues Uber and Lyft for identifying drivers as contractors
AD: We are suing @Uber and @Lyft for misclassifying their drivers. Billion-dollar companies can’t choose which laws they follow. Tune in to our live press conference at 11 AM here: https://t.co/ONVUH6HNBr pic.twitter.com/Xlm7tv82Yn – Maura Healey (@MassAGO) July 14, 2020 Healey’s office argues that the companies do not meet a three-part …
Read More »WHO warns that the coronavirus crisis may worsen ‘worse and worse and worse’
GENEVA / ZURICH (Reuters) – The new worldwide coronavirus pandemic will worsen if countries fail to comply with strict health precautions, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned Monday. A community health officer helps sanitation workers don personal protective equipment (PPE) at the Fourah Bay College Coronavirus Treatment Center in Freetown, …
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