Erdogan Wants Turkey to Have More Babies. Few Parents Are Listening.
Using cash grants and subsidized loans, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government is trying to increase the birthrate. It’s not working.
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Bulgaria Wins Eurovision Song Contest as Israel Comes Second
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To Critics, Trump Remarks Reveal a Billionaire Out of Touch
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Trump Flexes Hold on G.O.P., Even as It Braces for Midterm Backlash
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Why Neutral Maps Could Empower Black Voters as Much as the Voting Rights Act
Our simulations show that the act isn’t needed for minority representation in the South, if partisan gerrymandering were checked.