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A century ago, New York and other cities faced a migrant crisis that has striking parallels to the present one.

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The international Explorers Club honors UC Davis’ Harris Lewin for his work with the Earth BioGenome Project, presenting him with a Lowell Thomas Award, named after the famed explorer and broadcast journalist.

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The Big Question: Does the Welfare State Make Countries Richer? Jun 06 2021, 6:48 PM June 06 2021, 5:30 PM June 06 2021, 6:48 PM (Bloomberg Opinion) -- This is one of a series of interviews by Bloomberg Opinion columnists on how to solve the world’s most pressing policy challenges. It has been edited for length and clarity. (Bloomberg Opinion) -- This is one of a series of interviews by Bloomberg Opinion columnists on how to solve the world’s most pressing policy challenges. It...

A Population Bust A child-care facility in Queens.Credit...Kirsten Luce for The New York Times April 27, 2021, 6:40 a.m. ET The U.S. population grew by only 7.4 percent over the past decade, the smallest increase since the 1930s, the Census Bureau reported yesterday. This morning, I want to explain why and talk about both the upsides and downsides of slower population growth. Image Credit...By The New York Times | Source: United States Census Bureau The biggest cause of the population slowdown ...