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Survey reveals Gen Z experiences burnout earlier

A quarter of Americans experience burnout before reaching age 30, according to a new national survey that reveals generational differences in stress patterns. The study by Talker Research found that while the average American reaches peak burnout around age 42, younger generations report hitting their stress ceiling much earlier — at an average age of 25. "It's fascinating — and a little concerning — to see how younger Americans are experiencing peak stress earlier than ever before," said Ehab Youssef, a licensed clinical psychologist and mental health researcher at Mentalyc. "I s

LAPD reports drop in homicides, other crimes for 2024

Lawsuit raises concerns over disability rights for millions of Americans

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UCLA, USC women’s teams take top seeds in March Madness bracket

Fans may believe there is no clear best women’s basketball team heading into this year’s March Madness tournament. Selectors, however, must choose one. The National Collegiate Athletic Association’s selection committee chose the University of California, Los Angeles Bruins as the first-overall team Sunday, beating out their closest rivals for the title in the University of South Carolina’s Gamecocks. The Gamecocks, along with the University of Southern California Trojans and the University of Texas at Austin Longhorns, filled out the three other top placements in the four-quadra

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California’s high-speed rail project faces major challenges

The head of California's High-Speed Rail Authority warned that without stable funding sources, the multibillion-dollar project faces further delays and cost increases. CEO Ian Choudri delivered this message during a board meeting, just two weeks after the Trump administration announced a compliance review of the project. "I have come to a conclusion, if we do not stabilize a funding approach on this, the inefficiencies will continue to pose a risk to schedule and cost," he said during the meeting. Choudri noted industry experts have developed a plan and he continues to communicate

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Los Angeles Marathon to take place Sunday

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Private lunar lander Blue Ghost falls silent on the moon after a 2-week mission

It’s lights out for the first private lunar lander to pull off a fully successful moon mission. Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lander fell silent over the weekend, wrapping up two weeks of science experiments for NASA. The end came as the sun set at the moon, no longer providing energy for the lander’s solar panels. “Mission is completed,” Firefly CEO Jason Kim said via X late Sunday night. "But the Ghost still lives on in our hearts and minds for the journey it’s taken us on!" The lander operated five hours into the lunar night as plan

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Presidents have used autopens for decades. Now Trump objects to Biden's use of one

President Donald Trump claimed Monday that pardons recently issued by Joe Biden to lawmakers and staff on the congressional committee that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot have no force because, Trump says, the-then president signed them with an autopen instead of by his own hand. "In other words, Joe Biden did not sign them but, more importantly, he did not know anything about them!” Trump wrote on his social media site. Trump didn’t offer any evidence to support his claims. Nor did the White House. Trump asserted in his all-caps post

Santa Fe authorities update timeline on the last days of Gene Hackman and his wife

A look at the 42 deaths linked to severe storms in the US

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US reports first outbreak of deadly H7N9 bird flu since 2017

The United States reported the first outbreak of the deadly H7N9 bird flu on a poultry farm since 2017, as the country continues to grapple with another bird flu strain that has infected humans and caused egg prices to hit record highs.The spread of avian influenza, commonly called bird flu, has ravaged flocks around the world, disrupting supply and fuelling higher food prices. Its spread to mammals, including dairy cows in the U.S., has raised concerns among governments about a risk of a new pandemic.The strain that has caused most damage to poultry in recent years and the death of one person

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The world’s largest architectural model captures New York City in the ’90s

The Empire State building stands approximately 15 inches tall, whereas the Statue of Liberty measures at just under two inches without its base. At this scale, even ants would be too big to represent people in the streets below.These lifelike miniatures of iconic landmarks can be found on the Panorama — which, at 9,335 square feet, is the largest model of New York City, meticulously hand-built at a scale of 1:1,200. The sprawling model sits in its own room at the Queens Museum, where it was first installed in the 1960s, softly rotating between day and night lighting as visitors on glass walk

These dedicated runners have done every LA Marathon for nearly 4 decades

Residents pick up the pieces after devastating storms scour the US South and Midwest

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Israel strikes kill five people in Gaza, local medics say

An Israeli air strike killed three Palestinian men in Gaza on Monday as they tried to gather firewood, medics said, with no sign of progress in renewed talks on sustaining a ceasefire deal between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas.In the latest bloodshed to underline the fragility of the Gaza war's three-stage truce, the three, all from the same family, had left their homes in central Gaza to collect the wood for cooking. That has become a daily task for many Gazans as Israel has continued to ban fuel, food, and medical goods from entering Gaza for over two weeks, residents sai

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Trump and Putin to discuss power plants, land in talks to end Ukraine war

U.S. President Donald Trump said he would speak to Russia's Vladimir Putin on Tuesday morning about ending the Ukraine war, with territorial concessions by Kyiv and control of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant likely to feature prominently in the talks."What's happening in Ukraine is not good, but we're going to see if we can work a peace agreement, a ceasefire and peace, and I think we'll be able to do it," Trump told reporters in Washington on Monday. Trump has been trying to win Putin's support for a 30-day ceasefire proposal that Ukraine accepted last week, as both sides traded hea

Private lunar lander Blue Ghost falls silent on the moon after a 2-week mission

A new anti-LGBTQ+ bill in Hungary would ban Pride event and allow use of facial recognition software

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Canada’s Carney sends a message to Trump as he chooses Europe for first foreign trip as PM

Mark Carney, Canada’s new prime minister, broke with tradition on Monday by visiting Europe rather than the United States for his first foreign trip as the country’s leader, with his warm welcome in France and the UK standing in stark contrast to his country’s fracturing relationship with its southern neighbor.Carney was welcomed to Paris by a cheerful President Emmanuel Macron before arriving in London where he met with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and had a private audience with King Charles III, who is both Britain and Canada’s head of state.Switching between French and English at