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Sharing, cooperation, conflict resolution and aversion to inequity, makes mammals a more just community Sharing, cooperation, conflict resolution and aversion to inequity, makes mammals a more just community
Culture October 15, 2023

Sharing, cooperation, conflict resolution and aversion to inequity, makes mammals a more just community

  Because literature and film so often depict nature as inherently unfair, people ... more

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Newsom asks Biden for emergency declaration after extreme storms batter California Newsom asks Biden for emergency declaration after extreme storms batter California
Climate Change January 10, 2023

Newsom asks Biden for emergency declaration after extreme storms batter California

Gov. Gavin Newsom will ask President Joe Biden to declare a state ... more

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O Christmas tree, which is more sustainable: real or plasticky? O Christmas tree, which is more sustainable: real or plasticky?
Climate Change December 4, 2024

O Christmas tree, which is more sustainable: real or plasticky?

It's time to discuss one of the perennial debates of the holiday ... more

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Emergency: Latino Homelessness Soars in L.A. County, Urgent Action Needed to Address Disparity Emergency: Latino Homelessness Soars in L.A. County, Urgent Action Needed to Address Disparity
Homelessness November 1, 2022

Emergency: Latino Homelessness Soars in L.A. County, Urgent Action Needed to Address Disparity

The percentage of people experiencing homelessness in L.A. County rose to the ... more

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Free COVID tests from government available again Free COVID tests from government available again
Healthcare September 26, 2023

Free COVID tests from government available again

Starting yesterday, Americans can order four free COVID-19 tests from the government ... more

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Black, Hispanic Doctors See Much Larger Proportion of Medicaid Patients Black, Hispanic Doctors See Much Larger Proportion of Medicaid Patients
Healthcare September 25, 2024

Black, Hispanic Doctors See Much Larger Proportion of Medicaid Patients

Latino and Black family doctors are more likely to hang their shingle ... more

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Mounjaro Gains Ground on Ozempic to Treat Diabetes Mounjaro Gains Ground on Ozempic to Treat Diabetes
Health July 15, 2023

Mounjaro Gains Ground on Ozempic to Treat Diabetes

Over the last year, the injectable diabetes medication Ozempic steamrolled through TikTok, ... more

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Lupus and other autoimmune diseases strike far more women than men Lupus and other autoimmune diseases strike far more women than men
Health February 2, 2024

Lupus and other autoimmune diseases strike far more women than men

Women are far more likely than men to get autoimmune diseases, when ... more

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The safety of sugar substitutes is once again being called into question The safety of sugar substitutes is once again being called into question
Health June 7, 2024

The safety of sugar substitutes is once again being called into question

Researchers led by the Cleveland Clinic linked the low-calorie sugar substitute xylitol ... more

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US cuts to HIV aid will cost millions of lives US cuts to HIV aid will cost millions of lives
Health March 25, 2025

US cuts to HIV aid will cost millions of lives

US funding cuts will lead to an additional 2,000 new HIV infections ... more

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Evictions return to pre-pandemic levels Evictions return to pre-pandemic levels
Housing March 17, 2023

Evictions return to pre-pandemic levels

The rate of eviction filings has returned to or exceeded pre-pandemic levels ... more

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Home insurance was already hard to get. Then came L.A.’s fires Home insurance was already hard to get. Then came L.A.’s fires
Housing January 20, 2025

Home insurance was already hard to get. Then came L.A.’s fires

Long before the wildfires decimated some of Los Angeles’ most iconic communities, ... more

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66.6% of U.S. women who gave birth in the previous 12 months were in the labor force 66.6% of U.S. women who gave birth in the previous 12 months were in the labor force
Economy September 22, 2023

66.6% of U.S. women who gave birth in the previous 12 months were in the labor force

The percentage of women who recently gave birth and remained part of ... more

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Do you expect a tip? Forget it, Americans are increasingly limiting it Do you expect a tip? Forget it, Americans are increasingly limiting it
Business June 6, 2024

Do you expect a tip? Forget it, Americans are increasingly limiting it

People are a little bit stingier in barber chairs and Ubers than ... more

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California Consumer Confidence Hits 4-Year Low California Consumer Confidence Hits 4-Year Low
Economy February 25, 2025

California Consumer Confidence Hits 4-Year Low

An early warning sign of bill-paying problems is flashing for California and ... more

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India’s population will be world’s largest by mid-year India’s population will be world’s largest by mid-year
Environment April 19, 2023

India’s population will be world’s largest by mid-year

India is on track to become the world’s most populous nation, surpassing ... more

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More mothers are working than ever before More mothers are working than ever before
Labor September 4, 2023

More mothers are working than ever before

Defying all expectations, the percentage of women in the workforce with young ... more

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Weekly jobless claims jump to 242,000, more than expected in latest sign of economic softening Weekly jobless claims jump to 242,000, more than expected in latest sign of economic softening
Labor February 27, 2025

Weekly jobless claims jump to 242,000, more than expected in latest sign of economic softening

Initial filings for unemployment benefits hit their highest level of the year ... more

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2012: The Year that Teens Stopped Going out with Friends 2012: The Year that Teens Stopped Going out with Friends
Mental Health April 28, 2023

2012: The Year that Teens Stopped Going out with Friends

Social networks have been harming the lives of teens in all its ... more