China’s Population Declines for 3rd Straight Year The fall came despite a slight rise in births last year, the first increase since 2016. State efforts to cajole women to have children have met resistance.

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: POL and LINK Each Fall 3.1% as Index Declines Bitcoin (BTC) was also among the underperformers, dipping 1.4%.

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: XLM Declines 6.6% as Index Trades Lower Over Weekend Chainlink (LINK) joined Stellar (XLM) as an underperformer, falling 6.2%.

Susan Collins Grills Pete Hegseth and Declines to Endorse Him for Defense Secretary Senator Susan Collins, Republican of Maine, said she questioned President-elect Donald J. Trump’s pick to lead the Pentagon on the misconduct allegations against him and other topics.

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: DOT Falls 5.1% as Index Declines From Thursday Litecoin joined Polkadot as an underperformer, falling 3.8%.

LAFC declines 2025 option for club legend Vela LAFC declined the contract option for Carlos Vela, but remain in discussions with the Mexican forward about his future.

European tech funding declines for third consecutive year — but the sector is finally stabilizing VC investment in European startups is projected to decline for a third straight year, according to Atomico — but there are signs things are finally stabilizing.

Melania Trump Declines Jill Biden’s White House Invitation Mrs. Trump declined the invitation for the traditional meeting between the incoming and outgoing presidential spouses.

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: POL Declines 7.7%, Leading Index Lower Cardano was also among the underperformers, falling 7% since Monday.

Judge declines to block Musk’s $1 million voter giveaways Illustration by Kristen Radtke / The Verge; Getty ImagesElon Musk’s America PAC can move forward with its $1 million giveaways to voters after a Philadelphia judge declined an emergency petition from District Attorney Larry Krasner to block them. During a hearing earlier on Monday, a representative for the political action committee said prize …

Source: Pederson declines option with D-backs Diamondbacks designated hitter Joc Pederson has declined his mutual option for the 2025 season and will be a free agent, a source told ESPN.

Supreme Court Declines to Remove R.F.K. Jr. From Michigan and Wisconsin Ballots Since throwing his support behind former President Donald J. Trump, Mr. Kennedy has sought both to be removed from and to remain on various state ballots.

Scroll’s Token Declines 32% as Whales Scoop Up Airdrop After more than a year of hype and expectation, layer-2 network Scroll’s governance token launch is beginning to fall short of expectations after being plagued by token allocation issues.

After Harris Declines, Senator Will Preside at Netanyahu’s Speech to Congress An aide to Vice President Kamala Harris said she would be speaking to one of the nation’s oldest Black sororities at the time of the Israeli prime minister’s address but was scheduled to meet with him this week.

Supreme Court Declines to Rule on Tech Platforms’ Free Speech Rights The justices returned both cases, which concerned state laws that supporters said were aimed at “Silicon Valley censorship,” to lower courts. Critics had said the laws violated the sites’ First Amendment rights.

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Snap Revenue Rises 5%, Reversing Declines The social media company posted rising sales after two quarters of declines, but added that the ad market remains unpredictable.

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U.K. Inflation, Unchanged at 6.7 Percent, Ends String of Declines A small drop in food prices in September was offset by rising costs for gasoline and diesel.

Supreme Court Declines to Revisit Alabama Voting Map Dispute For the second time in recent months, the Supreme Court ruled against Alabama lawmakers and their proposed congressional district map.