As Trump turns 80, who are the oldest – and youngest – current world leaders?
As Trump turns 80, only 16 of 186 national leaders are older. The median leader age is 63, while Nepal’s 36-year-old PM is the youngest.
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5 key findings about digital news audiences
Web visitors who arrive at news sites by typing in a URL or clicking a bookmark behave quite differently from those who arrive via search engine or social media.
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U.S. Census looking at big changes in how it asks about race and ethnicity
Many communities, including Hispanics, Arabs and people of mixed race, have said they’re unsure of how to identify themselves on census forms.
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What would you name today’s youngest generation of Americans?
Generations typically span about 20 years, so the oldest Millennials, now 33, may not have much in common with today’s very youngest Americans.
