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California workers can now take leave to care for chosen family California workers can now take leave to care for chosen family
Labor January 3, 2023

California workers can now take leave to care for chosen family

A California law that took effect Jan. 1 expands the type of ... more

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DACA Recipients Detained in California: What Families Need to Know in 2026 DACA Recipients Detained in California: What Families Need to Know in 2026
DACA February 25, 2026

DACA Recipients Detained in California: What Families Need to Know in 2026

Recent ICE enforcement actions in Los Angeles and Sacramento are raising urgent ... more

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Over 70% of world’s workforce exposed to excessive heat each year, UN finds Over 70% of world’s workforce exposed to excessive heat each year, UN finds
Labor April 23, 2024

Over 70% of world’s workforce exposed to excessive heat each year, UN finds

Extreme heat exacerbated by human-caused climate change kills thousands of workers around ... more

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US Announces Social Media Screening for Mexican Visa Applicants: Public Accounts Required US Announces Social Media Screening for Mexican Visa Applicants: Public Accounts Required
Immigration April 1, 2026

US Announces Social Media Screening for Mexican Visa Applicants: Public Accounts Required

US visa social media screening is expanding across multiple visa categories, raising ... more

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California’s New Domestic Worker Law Marks Historic Victory for Latina and Immigrant Women California’s New Domestic Worker Law Marks Historic Victory for Latina and Immigrant Women
California July 24, 2025

California’s New Domestic Worker Law Marks Historic Victory for Latina and Immigrant Women

New California law grants long-overdue safety and labor protections to domestic workers—most ... more

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“Made in Los Angeles County” Proposal Could Direct Billions Toward Local Businesses and Workers “Made in Los Angeles County” Proposal Could Direct Billions Toward Local Businesses and Workers
Immigration May 10, 2026

“Made in Los Angeles County” Proposal Could Direct Billions Toward Local Businesses and Workers

Los Angeles County leaders advanced a proposal to steer county purchasing toward ... more

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Social isolation linked to an increased risk of dementia Social isolation linked to an increased risk of dementia
Mental Health January 18, 2023

Social isolation linked to an increased risk of dementia

Socially isolated older adults have a 27% higher chance of developing dementia ... more

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Alex Padilla: DACA Renewal Rejections Are “in the Hundreds” Alex Padilla: DACA Renewal Rejections Are “in the Hundreds”
DACA June 22, 2026

Alex Padilla: DACA Renewal Rejections Are “in the Hundreds”

Growing backlogs at USCIS are leaving some Dreamers waiting months for DACA ... more

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Teddy Valenzuela: “We strive to provide care, to help them start over again” Teddy Valenzuela: “We strive to provide care, to help them start over again”
Community May 31, 2023

Teddy Valenzuela: “We strive to provide care, to help them start over again”

"It is difficult, very difficult and exhausting. We deal with very serious ... more

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ICE Is Making More Airport Arrests. Here’s What California Immigrant Families Should Know Before They Fly ICE Is Making More Airport Arrests. Here’s What California Immigrant Families Should Know Before They Fly
Immigration July 31, 2026

ICE Is Making More Airport Arrests. Here’s What California Immigrant Families Should Know Before They Fly

Attorneys say immigration enforcement at airports has become more aggressive. Here's what ... more

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Too Hot to Handle? Heat and Mental Health Too Hot to Handle? Heat and Mental Health
Climate Change July 21, 2023

Too Hot to Handle? Heat and Mental Health

Humans can survive only in a relatively narrow range of temperatures. We ... more

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Third-Country Deportations: What the Court Ruling Means for Immigrants in California Third-Country Deportations: What the Court Ruling Means for Immigrants in California
California September 18, 2026

Third-Country Deportations: What the Court Ruling Means for Immigrants in California

A federal appeals court ruled that immigrants facing removal to a third ... more

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Do you want a change? Practice gratitude 15 minutes a day Do you want a change? Practice gratitude 15 minutes a day
Mental Health October 17, 2023

Do you want a change? Practice gratitude 15 minutes a day

Happily, science has a clear answer to this question, and it's one ... more

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Traffic crashes cost U.S. society $340 billion in 2019 Traffic crashes cost U.S. society 0 billion in 2019
USA January 11, 2023

Traffic crashes cost U.S. society $340 billion in 2019

U.S. Auto safety regulators said Tuesday in a landmark report that motor ... more

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Father Gregory Boyle’s Book, One of 6 Self-Help Books That Therapists Read Themselves Father Gregory Boyle’s Book, One of 6 Self-Help Books That Therapists Read Themselves
Mental Health March 13, 2024

Father Gregory Boyle’s Book, One of 6 Self-Help Books That Therapists Read Themselves

Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion, by Gregory Boyle Gregory ... more

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US life expectancy is lower than that of Cuba, Lebanon, and Chechnya US life expectancy is lower than that of Cuba, Lebanon, and Chechnya
USA March 27, 2023

US life expectancy is lower than that of Cuba, Lebanon, and Chechnya

It may be a statement that no one believes. Life expectancies in the ... more

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How to Help Someone Through a Panic Attack. It’s more normal than you think How to Help Someone Through a Panic Attack. It’s more normal than you think
Mental Health August 19, 2024

How to Help Someone Through a Panic Attack. It’s more normal than you think

A meteorologist in Australia was delivering the weather report on live television ... more

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Britney Spears’ husband files for divorce 14 months after they were married Britney Spears’ husband files for divorce 14 months after they were married
USA August 17, 2023

Britney Spears’ husband files for divorce 14 months after they were married

Britney Spears ' husband, Sam Asghari, has filed for divorce from the ... more

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Nebraska volleyball stadium event draws 92,003 to set women’s world attendance record Nebraska volleyball stadium event draws 92,003 to set women’s world attendance record
USA August 31, 2023

Nebraska volleyball stadium event draws 92,003 to set women’s world attendance record

Nebraska’s fight song begins, “There is no place like Nebraska.” When it ... more

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