U.S. population increased by only 393,000 people in the year ended July 1, notes Grumpy Editor.
That brings the total population to 331.9 million. That includes 148,000 more births than deaths.
Covid-19 became the nation’s third leading cause of death during that period.
Birth rates have fallen steadily since the 2007-2009 recession. But death rates have edged up, especially in states smacked by the epidemic.
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PASSPORT COST RISES TODAY. Cost to renew a U.S. passport goes up by $20 today, reaching $130, announces the State Department. That’s an 18.2 percent increase.
SAMARITAN AIDS WOMAN IN STORE. Deshawn Pressley, an Ohio good samaritan, receives an award after he answers an 87-year-old woman’s calls for help at a grocery Store when a man snatches her purse in the checkout line. He chased the purse-snatcher out of the store in Lemon Township and into the parking lot where he takes down the suspect and makes a citizen’s arrest.
AUSSIE PARROTS GETTING 'DRUNK.' Parrots in Western Australia’s Kimberley region are getting “drunk” on fermented fruit and, in some cases, dying as a result of eating the fallen produce.
PERSON STEALS FIRE TRUCK. Orange County, Calif, police arrest a person suspected of stealing a Fire Truck from outside UCI Medical Center then driving through several cities before being detained in Anaheim.
MANNY AMERICANS FEEL STRESSFUL IN HOLIDAY SEASON. Nearly half of Americans consider the holiday season more stressful than joyful and report they’re having trouble getting into the holiday spirit this year, finds a Rasmussen Reports survey.
UNUSUAL TORNADO TIME. There is a high likelihood that December 2021 will end up as being the most prolific tornado-producing December on record once final damage surveys are completed, says AccuWeather Forecaster Randy Adkins. While tornadoes aren't uncommon during December, the likelihood of a tornado occurring on a December day in the United States is 12 to 15 percent, he points out.
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