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Population
Erie's population bolstered by immigrants
by
Kai Ryssdal
Jan 19, 2017
But there are fears about what Donald Trump's policies could mean for new arrivals.
Maitham Basha-Agha/Marketplace
Inside the CIA's crystal ball for 2015
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David Gura
Jan 1, 2015
In 2000, the CIA made 70 pages worth of predictions for 2015. They didn't get everything right.
Math nerds will love today's U.S. population number
by
Kai Ryssdal
Aug 14, 2012
Shortly after 2:29 this afternoon Eastern Daylight Time, the U.S. population clock hit 314,159,265.
With growth, China population becomes more urban
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Adriene Hill
Jan 17, 2012
China's economy grew 8.9 percent last quarter, in part thanks to the movement of millions of people from the countryside for better paying jobs in cities. For the first time, the number of urban dwellers there has officially topped the rural population.
There are more wireless subscribers than there are people in the whole United States of America
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Marc Sanchez
Oct 11, 2011
CTIA, a wireless industry group, is out with its semi-annual report today showing that there are 327.6 million wireless subscribers (CTIA says...
When do you buy organic? When do experts?
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Adriene Hill
May 4, 2011
I never know when it makes sense to shell out extra money for organic foods. It's one of the reasons I started working on the story for Marketpla...
MIDDAY UPDATE: Motorola splits and Australian floods
Jan 4, 2011
Today, Motorola calls it "splits" -- dividing up its business into halves based on stability and risk. For years, Motorola stayed afloat by...
For public good, not for profit.
MID-DAY UPDATE: More job losses in September...
by
Bill Radke
Oct 8, 2010
This morning, the Labor Department said federal, state and local governments cut more jobs than the private sector created. Non-farm employment...