Xi Jinping weighs pros and cons of China’s shrinking population

Xi Jinping weighs pros and cons of China’s shrinking population

He made the speech in May last year but the excerpts were published for the first time on Friday in Qiushi, the Communist Party’s top theoretical journal. The impact of population decline “must be viewed in a dialectical manner”, Xi told commission officials. 01:53 Inside China’s Demographic Revolution Inside China’s Demographic Revolution The drop could … Read more

Mark Cuban Texted Elon Musk ‘Congrats On Your 97th Kid’: How Many Children Does The Tesla CEO Really Have?

Mark Cuban Texted Elon Musk ‘Congrats On Your 97th Kid’: How Many Children Does The Tesla CEO Really Have?

Billionaire entrepreneur and Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban recently shared a playful exchange with Tesla CEO Elon Musk during an appearance on Theo Von’s This Past Weekend podcast. Known for his candid humour, Cuban recounted how he texted Musk, saying, “Congrats on your 97th kid,” a lighthearted jab at Musk’s large family. Musk, who has … Read more

Palizzi Farm worries developer’s pipeline plans — allowed by eminent domain ruling — will hurt business

Palizzi Farm worries developer’s pipeline plans — allowed by eminent domain ruling — will hurt business

Palizzi Farm lost a big battle at the beginning of the summer when a judge ruled a metropolitan district could run a stormwater pipe across the 95-year-old Brighton farm to support a planned housing development nearby. But tucked into the final page of Adams County District Judge Sarah Stout’s 41-page eminent domain ruling was an … Read more

Pretty UK town that has tripled in size after Londoners escape city | UK | Travel

Pretty UK town that has tripled in size after Londoners escape city | UK | Travel

An often overlooked market town in the East of England has seen its population triple due to an influx of Londoners. This small Norfolk town, nestled on the River Little Ouse, boasts a population just shy of 25,000. Historically significant, Thetford was once home to Iceni Queen Boudica, the birthplace of political radical Thomas Paine … Read more

Colombians in Denver “feel left out” of city’s migrant resources

Colombians in Denver “feel left out” of city’s migrant resources

At Raíces Brewing Company, a sea of festival-goers — many wearing the yellow soccer jerseys of the Colombian national team — braved the summer heat on a July afternoon. With cumbia music pounding over the speakers and cold cocktails in hand, they celebrated their culture at Denver’s eighth-annual Colombian Festival. Attendees visited vendors selling fresh … Read more

Colorado child tax credit taps TABOR refunds for anti-poverty effort

Colorado child tax credit taps TABOR refunds for anti-poverty effort

Boasting that child poverty in Colorado would soon be cut nearly in half, Gov. Jared Polis on Friday signed a large new tax credit for low-income families into law. The ceremony put an underline on a legislative session that featured state policymakers looking again and again to the state surplus to flatten inequalities. Lawmakers passed … Read more