Julión Álvarez will make his return to the United States on April 19 at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, after an enforced absence from the country lasting almost eight years.
A recent study by the University of Southern California revealed that exposure to air pollution can harm children’s learning and memory. Ammonium nitrate, a specific component of fine particle air pollution primarily produced by agricultural emissions, is associated with decreased learning and memory performance in children aged 9 and 10. The comprehensive research analyzed data from 8,500 children nationwide, suggesting potential long-term implications for cognitive development. The study, published in Environmental Health Perspectives, examined the effects of PM2.5, a mixture of microscopic particles measuring less than 2.5 micrometers in diameter. These particles can penetrate deep into the lungs and enter
A recent study by the University of California, Los Angeles indicates that Americans are spending more time inside their homes and far less time outside. Other studies – like a survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics – indicate that this could be a post-COVID phenomenon while there are studies that also suggest that Americans were spending more time alone even before the pandemic. A study published on Oct. 30 by Brian D. Taylor and Sam Speroni of the UCLA Institute of Transportation Studies (ITS) and Eric A. Morris of Clemson University revealed that people are spending almost
Voters have rejected Proposition 6 – a measure to end involuntary labor for inmates – in California. This proposition would have amended the California Constitution to remove a provision that lets prisons and jails force inmates to work. It could have potentially increased or decreased state and local costs, depending on how the work for people in state prison and county jail would have changed. According to legislative summaries of prison work, California currently mandates thousands of incarcerated people to work at jobs – like packaging nuts, doing dishes, and making license plates – for less than 74 cents an