On this day, April 12,
1861 American Civil War: The war begins with Confederate forces firing on Fort Sumter, in the harbor of Charleston, South Carolina.
1961: The Russian (Soviet) cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin becomes the first human to travel into outer space and perform the first manned orbital flight, in Vostok 3KA-2 (Vostok 1).
1970: Soviet submarine K-8, carrying four nuclear torpedoes, sinks in the Bay of Biscay four days after a fire on board.
1981: The first launch of a Space Shuttle (Columbia) launches on the STS-1 mission.
SatStats
Italy's demographic crisis deepened in 2024 as the number of births hit a new record low, emigration accelerated and the population continued to shrink, national statistics bureau ISTAT said on Monday.
Italy's ever-falling birth rate is considered a national emergency,
There were some 281,000 more deaths than births in 2024 and the population fell by 37,000 to 58.93 million, continuing a decade-long trend.
Since 2014, Italy's population has shrunk by almost 1.9 million, more than the inhabitants of Milan, its second-largest city, or of the region of Calabria in the country's southern toe.
The 370,000 babies born in 2024 marked the 16th consecutive annual decline and was the lowest figure since the country's unification in 1861.
It was down 2.6% from 2023, ISTAT said, and 35.8% lower than in 2008 - the last year Italy saw an increase in the number of babies born.
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The US has had a trade deficit with Japan for 50 consecutive years. Who would you rather be?
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Juan Soto earns about $72,000 per at bat.
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1800 government employees hand out phones at the IRS agency., usully averaging 1-2 phones a day.
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About 20% of U.S. equities are owned by foreign investors, compared with 7% at the start of this century, according to Goldman Sachs data.
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By 2035, Moody’s estimated the US will spend 30% of its revenue on paying interest on its debt, up from 9% in 2021 when borrowing costs were still low. Meanwhile, debt will rise to around 130% of GDP by 2035 from nearly 100% in 2025.
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France’s PFA trade association reported sales for Tesla fell 37% in March and are down 41% this year.
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The Economist reports that China is now the second largest producer of new pharmaceuticals after the United States.
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In this fiscal year’s first five months, beginning Oct. 1, the government borrowed $1.1 trillion — almost $8 billion a day. In February, the first full month of the Musk’s government-pruning “revolution,” borrowing was $308 billion because spending was $40 billion more — a 7 percent increase — over February 2024.
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Zipline’s factory in South San Francisco is on track to make one new drone every hour by the end of this year.
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Meta Platforms acquired 3,700 acres of farmland last year for what would be its largest-ever data center, built over flat rice fields 45 minutes west of the Mississippi River.
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According to one watchdog group, more than 350,000 fraudulent science papers are published every year. The industry that churns out questionable findings may be worth $3 billion.
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There were 51 launches by China’s state-owned CASC last year, more than any other company except for SpaceX, which had 134 launches—though the Chinese rockets weren’t reusable.
1961: The Russian (Soviet) cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin becomes the first human to travel into outer space and perform the first manned orbital flight, in Vostok 3KA-2 (Vostok 1).
1970: Soviet submarine K-8, carrying four nuclear torpedoes, sinks in the Bay of Biscay four days after a fire on board.
1981: The first launch of a Space Shuttle (Columbia) launches on the STS-1 mission.
SatStats
Italy's demographic crisis deepened in 2024 as the number of births hit a new record low, emigration accelerated and the population continued to shrink, national statistics bureau ISTAT said on Monday.
Italy's ever-falling birth rate is considered a national emergency,
There were some 281,000 more deaths than births in 2024 and the population fell by 37,000 to 58.93 million, continuing a decade-long trend.
Since 2014, Italy's population has shrunk by almost 1.9 million, more than the inhabitants of Milan, its second-largest city, or of the region of Calabria in the country's southern toe.
The 370,000 babies born in 2024 marked the 16th consecutive annual decline and was the lowest figure since the country's unification in 1861.
It was down 2.6% from 2023, ISTAT said, and 35.8% lower than in 2008 - the last year Italy saw an increase in the number of babies born.
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The US has had a trade deficit with Japan for 50 consecutive years. Who would you rather be?
*
Juan Soto earns about $72,000 per at bat.
*
1800 government employees hand out phones at the IRS agency., usully averaging 1-2 phones a day.
*
About 20% of U.S. equities are owned by foreign investors, compared with 7% at the start of this century, according to Goldman Sachs data.
*
By 2035, Moody’s estimated the US will spend 30% of its revenue on paying interest on its debt, up from 9% in 2021 when borrowing costs were still low. Meanwhile, debt will rise to around 130% of GDP by 2035 from nearly 100% in 2025.
*
France’s PFA trade association reported sales for Tesla fell 37% in March and are down 41% this year.
*
The Economist reports that China is now the second largest producer of new pharmaceuticals after the United States.
*
In this fiscal year’s first five months, beginning Oct. 1, the government borrowed $1.1 trillion — almost $8 billion a day. In February, the first full month of the Musk’s government-pruning “revolution,” borrowing was $308 billion because spending was $40 billion more — a 7 percent increase — over February 2024.
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Zipline’s factory in South San Francisco is on track to make one new drone every hour by the end of this year.
*
Meta Platforms acquired 3,700 acres of farmland last year for what would be its largest-ever data center, built over flat rice fields 45 minutes west of the Mississippi River.
*
According to one watchdog group, more than 350,000 fraudulent science papers are published every year. The industry that churns out questionable findings may be worth $3 billion.
*
There were 51 launches by China’s state-owned CASC last year, more than any other company except for SpaceX, which had 134 launches—though the Chinese rockets weren’t reusable.
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