America’s birth rate has plunged. Are smartphones to blame?

America’s birth rate has plunged. Are smartphones to blame?

A decades-long decline in the U.S. fertility rate has confounded policymakers and economists alike, with experts pointing to possible causes ranging from the economic fallout of the Great Recession to changing public attitudes about parenthood. Now, one economist is pointing to another factor: the iPhone.Β  A new research paperΒ by Middlebury College economist Caitlin Myers found…

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Guadalajara protesters accuse Hyundai of hiding behind World Cup

Guadalajara protesters accuse Hyundai of hiding behind World Cup

GUADALAJARA, MΓ©xicoΒ β€”Β While Mexico defeated South Korea at Guadalajara Stadium on Thursday in front of an elated crowd, protesters outside expressed a very different view of the World Cup’s impact on the city. Community leaders, climate advocates and workers took to the streets to protest what they describe as β€œgreenwashing through sports” by one of the…

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Trump announces yet more tariffs and praises ‘significant step’ from Apple | Science, Climate & Tech News

Trump announces yet more tariffs and praises ‘significant step’ from Apple | Science, Climate & Tech News

Donald Trump has announced 100% tariffs on computer chips and semiconductors made outside the US. The move threatens to increase the cost of electronics made outside the US, which covers everything from TVs and video game consoles to kitchen appliances and cars. The announcement came as Apple chief executive Tim Cook said his company would…

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In Trump’s ‘domestic terrorism’ memo, some see blueprint for vengeance

In Trump’s ‘domestic terrorism’ memo, some see blueprint for vengeance

At a tense political moment in the wake of conservative lightning rod Charlie Kirk’s killing, President Trump signed a presidential memorandum focusing federal law enforcement on disrupting β€œdomestic terrorism.” The memo appeared to focus on political violence. But during a White House signing Thursday, the president and his top advisors repeatedly hinted at a much…

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2026 Super Bowl scores 124.9 million viewers, second-largest audience in history

2026 Super Bowl scores 124.9 million viewers, second-largest audience in history

Defense wins championships and Super Bowl LX showed it can get ratings too. NBC’s Sunday telecast of the Seattle Seahawks’ 29-13 win over the New England Patriots averaged 124.9 million viewers according to Nielsen data, falling short of the record of 127.7 million set last year on Fox. Seattle’s smothering defense preventing New England from…

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