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New census data expected to reveal a more diverse America

By NICHOLAS RICCARDI and MIKE SCHNEIDER - Associated Press

The Census Bureau is due to release new data on the changing U.S. population. The numbers scheduled to come out Thursday will show that dozens of counties across 18 states are now less than 50 percent white, and no racial or ethnic group makes up a majority. The states are largely in the South and Southwest. The non-Hispanic white population is expected to shrink for the first census on record. The census figures make it clear that virtually all population growth in the U.S. is among people of color, groups long viewed as racial or ethnic minorities.

Elevation Worship, Cece Winans land Dove Award nominations

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Elevation Worship, a worship group from North Carolina, and singer-songwriter Brandon Lake are each nominated for seven awards at the Gospel Music Association’s Dove Awards. Elevation’s lead singer and songwriter Chris Brown also earned nine nominations individually. The annual awards show is scheduled for Oct. 19 in Nashville, Tennessee. Other artists with several nominations include for KING & COUNTRY, CeCe Winans, Ed Cash and Zach Williams.