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USC freezes hiring due to federal funding challenges

The University of Southern California has implemented a series of austerity measures, including a staff hiring freeze, in response to financial uncertainties stemming from federal funding challenges and ongoing investigations by the President Donald Trump administration. In a letter released Monday, university leaders, including outgoing President Carol Folt, cited "federal funding uncertainty" as a primary concern. Among the nine measures outlined are a reassessment of capital spending projects and restrictions on discretionary spending. The letter emphasized the need for "bold action now

Drug-resistant fungus spreads rapidly in hospitals across the U.S.

California deploys satellites to track methane emissions as EPA reconsiders climate rules

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How often do disadvantaged patients use emergency services?

A new University of California, Los Angeles-led study reveals socioeconomically disadvantaged individuals continue to underuse the Emergency Department (ED) services for potentially serious illnesses, despite an overall rebound in ED visits following the COVID-19 pandemic. Published in Health Affairs, the study found that while ED use rebounded for those with commercial insurance or Medicare, it remained lower for patients covered by Medicaid or dual Medicare/Medicaid, often those from disadvantaged backgrounds. The research highlights a concerning trend where Medicaid and dual-eligible

Could your DNA be sold? 23andMe bankruptcy stirs debate

Best hiking trails in Los Angeles, Orange County to visit this spring

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Mountain lion hit, killed on 118 Freeway in Simi Valley

A mountain lion was hit and killed along the 118 Freeway in Simi Valley on March 17. The area is known as the animal’s natural habitat. Joseph Briceño told ABC7 he saw a mountain lion hit by a vehicle when he was on his way to work around 5:30 a.m. The incident happened on the eastbound side of the freeway near the Kuehner exit. "I saw something fly in the air," he told ABC7. "At first, I was a little shocked it was a person that got hit. They swerved and kept going. I could tell it was a big animal, and I actually, pulled it by its tail to get it out of the lane." Mountain lions

Silver Fire prompts evacuation order in Inyo County

Muslim communities across L.A. prepare for Eid al-Fitr, end of Ramadan

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Man faces charges after Teslas set on fire with Molotov cocktails

Tesla sales plunged 13% in the first three months of this year, the largest drop in deliveries in its history, as backlash against CEO Elon Musk and growing competition took a large bite out of demand for its EVs.Tesla reported Wednesday that it delivered 336,681 cars in the quarter, 50,000 fewer vehicles compared to the first three months of last year. The results were the company’s worst sales in nearly three years.Tesla has faced protests outside its showrooms from those opposed to the actions of Musk in one of his other roles as the head of the Department of Government Efficiency, and th

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Timberwolves sale to Alex Rodriguez and Marc Lore will go forward, AP source says

The yearslong quest by Marc Lore and Alex Rodriguez to acquire control of the Minnesota Timberwolves finally seems to be in the home stretch, after current owner Glen Taylor opted not to appeal an arbitration panel's ruling that he must go forward with the $1.5 billion sale. A person with knowledge of Taylor's decision confirmed it to The Associated Press on Wednesday, speaking on condition of anonymity because the Timberwolves had not offered any public comment. ESPN first reported the decision. All that appears to be left is final approval by the NB

Mass shooter who killed 6 people at The Covenant School had no grudge against victims but was fueled by a quest for notoriety

Wisconsin and Florida elections provide early warning signs to Trump and Republicans

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California man to plead guilty to attempted assassination of Brett Kavanaugh in 2022

A California man is planning to plead guilty two years after he was charged in an alleged plot to kill Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, his lawyers said Wednesday.Attorneys for Nicholas Roske, who was 26 when he was arrested, said in a letter to a judge that their client is prepared to plead guilty to the single charge he faces, attempting to assassinate a justice, next week. He was scheduled to go on trial in June.Roske, wearing all black and armed with a handgun, knife and zip ties, flew across the country and took a taxi to Kavanaugh’s Maryland home late at night in June, 2022, auth

Markets slump as Trump unveils steeper-than-expected tariffs

President Donald Trump announced tariffs on Wednesday against major U.S. trading partners that were more aggressive than anticipated, sending shockwaves through global markets as investors worried the duties would stall the global economy, hit corporate earnings and stoke inflation. The market reaction was sweeping as Trump said he would impose a 10% baseline tariff on all imports to the United States and higher duties on some of the country's biggest trading partners. The new levies ratchet up a trade war that he kicked off on his return to the White House.The duties would erect new barriers

How one of the largest auto suppliers in the world is preparing for Trump's tariffs

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Counting the potential toll of Trump's tariffs on major Asian economies

The trade war that U.S. President Donald Trump has escalated in his second term is a challenge for all Asian economies, large and small, in an era when the most populous region of the world is expected to drive global economic growth. Export manufacturing and free trade helped transform China and other Asian countries into economic powerhouses over the past decades. Trump’s barrages of tariffs, aimed at compelling companies to keep or set up their factories in the United States, are rupturing trade agreements often made at great political cost to trading partners.

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Putin calls up 160,000 men to Russian army in latest conscription drive, at crucial moment in Ukraine war

One of the largest rounds of conscription to Russia’s military for several years is underway, as President Vladimir Putin pushes ahead with an expansion of the country’s military at a crucial moment in the war in Ukraine.Putin signed a decree authorizing the latest phase of the country’s twice-yearly conscription effort, with the new window beginning Tuesday and running until July 15.It will see 160,000 men between 18 and 30 join Russia’s armed forces – an increase of 10,000 on last year’s spring drive, and a rise of more than 15,000 compared to three years ago, according to Russia

Europe will respond proportionately to likely Trump tariffs, French industry minister says

Middle East latest: Israel is establishing a new military corridor across Gaza

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Junta chief to leave quake-striken Myanmar for summit, aid groups clamour for access

Myanmar's ostracised leader Min Aung Hlaing will leave his disaster-stricken country on Thursday for a rare trip to a regional summit, state TV said, as aid groups called for restrictions to be eased to reach survivors of a devastating earthquake.The 7.7 magnitude quake, one of the strongest to hit Myanmar in a century, jolted a region that is home to 28 million people, toppling buildings, flattening communities and leaving many without food, water and shelter. China's state television said the death toll had passed 3,000, citing official figures.The military has struggled to run Myanmar

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US moves B-2 stealth bombers to Indian Ocean island in massive show of force to Houthis, Iran

�s stealth bomber fleet – to the Indian Ocean island of Diego Garcia, in what analysts have called a message to Iran as tensions once again flare in the Middle East.The deployment comes as US President Donald Trump and his defense chief Pete Hegseth warn of further action against Iran and its proxies, while US jets continue to attack the Tehran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen.Images taken by private satellite imaging company Planet Labs on Tuesday show the six US bombers on the tarmac on the island, as well as shelters that could possibly conceal others. Tankers and cargo aircraft are also at