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What Do We Lose When Birthrates Collapse?

WSJ Published on: Dec 09, 2025 10:31 am IST The tragedy isn’t merely national decline, strained pensions or a shrinking labor force. It is the intimate, human loss, writes Bethany Mandel. Economic charts can tell us birthrates are collapsing, but they can’t tell us what that actually feels like. I was recently in Greece with…

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What's open and closed on July 4, 2025? See which stores and other businesses are operating today.

What’s open and closed on July 4, 2025? See which stores and other businesses are operating today.

Millions of Americans travel for July 4th Tens of millions of Americans are traveling for the Fourth of July. Here’s what to expect. 02:27 July 4th is here, with millions of Americans expected to gather at fireworks shows, barbecues and the beach for the nation’s annual Independence Day celebration.  Banks and post offices will be…

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