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California eases COVID-19 protocols, mild cases no longer warrant isolation California eases COVID-19 protocols, mild cases no longer warrant isolation
Health January 24, 2024

California eases COVID-19 protocols, mild cases no longer warrant isolation

California, the state that once enacted some of the strictest COVID-19 protocols, ... more

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Border factories laying off thousands Border factories laying off thousands
Economy July 7, 2025

Border factories laying off thousands

Economists at the University of Texas at El Paso report that El ... more

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How Ozempic Is Changing Diabetes Treatment How Ozempic Is Changing Diabetes Treatment
Health May 15, 2024

How Ozempic Is Changing Diabetes Treatment

Millions of patients rely on insulin. But with new drugs, some have ... more

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Latinas affected by pollution and stress to give birth Latinas affected by pollution and stress to give birth
Environment March 17, 2023

Latinas affected by pollution and stress to give birth

Exposure to air pollution and psychological stresses among low-income Hispanic pregnant women ... more

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In time for the holidays: US obesity rates drop for 1st time in a decade In time for the holidays: US obesity rates drop for 1st time in a decade
Health December 16, 2024

In time for the holidays: US obesity rates drop for 1st time in a decade

For the first time in over a decade, obesity rates in the ... more

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AI’s next target: often-stressful salary negotiations AI’s next target: often-stressful salary negotiations
Labor August 26, 2023

AI’s next target: often-stressful salary negotiations

Salary negotiations — among the most high-stakes, emotionally fraught and psychologically complex ... more

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Fight against ultra-processed food in California schools Fight against ultra-processed food in California schools
Health March 21, 2025

Fight against ultra-processed food in California schools

A California legislator unveiled a first-of-its-kind bill Wednesday that would phase out ... more

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Deporting Badly Needed Construction Workers is a Terrible Idea Deporting Badly Needed Construction Workers is a Terrible Idea
Immigration January 16, 2025

Deporting Badly Needed Construction Workers is a Terrible Idea

Rebuilding Los Angeles will require at least 50,000 new construction workers, according ... more

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Healthy food, cost and taste. Food barriers for Americans Healthy food, cost and taste. Food barriers for Americans
Health May 12, 2025

Healthy food, cost and taste. Food barriers for Americans

As food prices have crept up, healthy eating has become tougher for ... 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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Takes Courage to be a Politician: Bell Gardens and Pomona to protect their residents Takes Courage to be a Politician: Bell Gardens and Pomona to protect their residents
Housing September 2, 2022

Takes Courage to be a Politician: Bell Gardens and Pomona to protect their residents

California may be ending its renter protections but some cities in Southern ... 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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For 20% of California, half the paycheck or more goes to housing For 20% of California, half the paycheck or more goes to housing
Housing October 28, 2024

For 20% of California, half the paycheck or more goes to housing

“How expensive?” tracks California’s unaffordable housing market measurements. Housing eats up at least ... 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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California Hackers Make Traffic Lights Talk Like Elon Musk and Zuckerberg — And It’s Wild”** California Hackers Make Traffic Lights Talk Like Elon Musk and Zuckerberg — And It’s Wild”**
California April 14, 2025

California Hackers Make Traffic Lights Talk Like Elon Musk and Zuckerberg — And It’s Wild”**

AI-cloned voices of tech billionaires are now telling pedestrians to take Cybertrucks ... 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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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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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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Volunteers in mountain towns dig out snow-stuck Californians Volunteers in mountain towns dig out snow-stuck Californians
LA March 9, 2023

Volunteers in mountain towns dig out snow-stuck Californians

After a blizzard swept through the Southern California mountains, 79-year-old Alan Zagorsky ... more