‘Do it for your country’: Chinese officials urge women to get pregnant

Alongside more internationally recognised policies such as subsidising childcare, local governments are telling officials to take a more direct approach to encouraging pregnancy, at least judging by a rash of complaints on social media. One woman was told by a local official that she should “recruit grandma” when she said she was too busy with her two children to have a third. (Spencer, The Times UK)

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How Much Americans Spend on Halloween

Ghosts, goblins, and ghouls may be frightening, but what Americans spend on Halloween could be even scarier. Consumers in the United States spent a record $12.2 billion in 2023, after spending $10.6 billion on Halloween in 2022, according to the National Retail Federation (NRF). In 2024, they will spend an estimated $11.6 billion, stopping short of 2023's record. (Lake, Investopedia)

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