Nearly every state saw sharp declines in birth rates since pandemic began

One year into the pandemic, the U.S. has not been experiencing a baby boom but rather a baby bust.  Total births in 2020 fell in every state aside from Delaware and Rhode Island, according to a DailyMail.com analysis of preliminary data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which examined deliveries between January … Read more

Dolly Parton declines Tennessee legislators bill to erect statue of her on Capitol grounds

Dolly Parton politely declines Tennessee legislators’ bill to erect a statue of her on Capitol grounds Dolly Parton, 75, has pushed back on a bill aiming to erect a monument of her on the Capitol grounds in her home state of Tennessee   State representative John Mark Windle introduced legislation last month to create and design … Read more

Led Zeppelin wins copyright battle over Stairway To Heaven after Supreme Court declines to hear case

Led Zeppelin wins copyright battle after U.S. Supreme Court declines to hear case claiming Stairway To Heaven was similar to Spirit song Taurus By Kevin Kayhart For Dailymail.com Published: 00:53 BST, 6 October 2020 | Updated: 00:53 BST, 6 October 2020 Six years of litigation over the authenticity of Led Zeppelin’s classic song Stairway To Heaven … Read more

Expect house price declines at the end of the year, Zoopla says

Return of buyer demand props up house prices but expect financial hit from Covid to see property market decline by year-end, Zoopla says UK house prices expected to rise by 2% to 3% over the next quarter, Zoopla said But they will fall towards the end of 2020 and into early 2021 Sales agreed have … Read more

SAG Awards declines Asia Kate Dillon’s request to eliminate gender-specific categories

SAG Awards says a ‘larger conversation’ needs to take place in declining Asia Kate Dillon’s request to eliminate gender-specific categories amid evolving times Dillon, 35, is non-binary and uses the pronouns they and them  Dillon plays non-binary character Taylor Mason on Showtime’s Billions SAG said a single category ‘raises significant concerns in terms of gender … Read more

‘Georgia state trooper declines Black Lives Matter protesters’ demands that he take a knee 

‘I only kneel for God’: Georgia state trooper declines Black Lives Matter protesters’ demands that he take a knee O’Neal Saddler was filmed speaking with demonstrators at the rally in Hartwell  He said he had cancelled weekend plans with his wife to help keep them safe Mr Saddler refused to get down on one knee … Read more

China reports another 48 imported cases of coronavirus, putting an end to four days of declines 

China reports another 48 imported cases of coronavirus, putting an end to four days of declines The 48 cases reported today follow a drop from 67 to 31 in the previous few days All the new cases were imported, with none in the original epicentre of Hubei City of Wuhan where the outbreak began has … Read more

Air pollution declines across the US as states enforce lockdowns to stop coronavirus from spreading

Air pollution has declined in parts of the US as millions of Americans are forced into lockdown because of the coronavirus outbreak.  California has experienced the biggest improvement in air quality, specifically over the Bay Area and Central Valley where stricter social distancing guidelines have been implemented. Other metropolitan areas, including Seattle, New York, Chicago … Read more

Elizabeth Warren declines to endorse Joe Biden or Bernie Sanders

JOE BIDEN Age on Inauguration Day 2021: 78 Entered race: April 25, 2019 Career: No current role. A University of Delaware and Syracuse Law graduate, he was first elected to Newcastle City Council in 1969, then won upset election to Senate in 1972, aged 29. Was talked out of quitting before being sworn in when … Read more