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Fewer young people are meeting these 5 milestones typically associated with adulthood

Fewer young people are meeting these 5 milestones typically associated with adulthood

Fewer young adults are achieving economic and family milestones typically associated with adulthood, according to a recent working paper from the U.S. Census Bureau.  The paper looked at nationally representative data from 2005 and 2023 to examine changes in young adults’ experiences reaching major life events, such as moving out of their parents’ house, getting married, and having a child. Researchers found …

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11 people shot, 3 killed at Taste of the City Lounge

11 people shot, 3 killed at Taste of the City Lounge

NEW YORK — Three people have been killed and another eight people injured in an overnight shooting at a club in Brooklyn, New York City police said early Sunday. The shooting took place at the “Taste Of The City Lounge” on Franklin Ave in the Crown Heights neighborhood, New York City Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch told a news conference. There …

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Highly Sensitive People Face Greater Mental Health Risks

Highly Sensitive People Face Greater Mental Health Risks

Summary: A large-scale meta-analysis of 33 studies has shown that highly sensitive individuals are more prone to common mental health problems, including depression, anxiety, PTSD, and avoidant personality disorder. Sensitivity was defined as a heightened responsiveness to environmental and emotional cues, making people more vulnerable but also more receptive to positive experiences and therapy. This suggests that sensitivity should be …

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An expert instructor says this is the one type of movement people with back pain should be doing—but few do

An expert instructor says this is the one type of movement people with back pain should be doing—but few do

Developing a balanced workout routine that targets your whole body can be difficult. If you’re looking for a way to simplify your workouts, you could try spitting them into pull and push sessions. It’s a common workout split, particularly for upper-body weight training workouts. But Pilates instructor Gemma Folkard says it’s also something you can apply to lower-body workouts, even …

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Legionnaires’ disease cluster in New York City causes a 4th death, sickens over 100 people. What is it, and how do you get it?

Legionnaires’ disease cluster in New York City causes a 4th death, sickens over 100 people. What is it, and how do you get it?

A fourth person has died, and over 100 people have been sickened with Legionnaires’ disease — 15 of them currently hospitalized — amid an outbreak in central Harlem in New York City, health officials said Thursday. The disease was initially detected on July 25. Since then, the New York City Department of Health has been investigating the cluster and linked …

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U.S. State Department stops medical-humanitarian visas for people from Gaza

U.S. State Department stops medical-humanitarian visas for people from Gaza

WASHINGTON — The U.S. State Department on Saturday said it was halting all visitor visas for individuals from Gaza while it conducts “a full and thorough” review, a move that has been condemned by pro-Palestinian groups. The department said “a small number” of temporary medical-humanitarian visas had been issued in recent days but did not provide a figure. The U.S. issued …

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Ubisoft seemingly bulked out Assassin’s Creed games to delay people reselling

Ubisoft seemingly bulked out Assassin’s Creed games to delay people reselling

Assassin’s Creed is a long-running franchise which still generates lots of sales with the latest game Shadows being a critical and commercial success. The games have become a lot bigger and have added in RPG-like elements compared to older games on the series which started out life on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Former Ubisoft director Alex Hutchinson has …

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State Department halts visas for people from Gaza : NPR

State Department halts visas for people from Gaza : NPR

A group of people gather to greet two severely wounded Palestinian teenagers from Gaza arriving at Dulles International Airport near Washington for urgent medical treatment on Aug. 9, 2025. Mehmet Eser/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Mehmet Eser/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images The U.S. State Department said Saturday that it’s stopping all visitor visas for …

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Bill Gates said GPT tech had peaked with GPT-4 — now GPT-5’s disappointing debut has people talking – Windows Central

Bill Gates said GPT tech had peaked with GPT-4 — now GPT-5’s disappointing debut has people talking – Windows Central

Bill Gates said GPT tech had peaked with GPT-4 — now GPT-5’s disappointing debut has people talking  Windows Central Introducing GPT-5  OpenAI Women with AI ‘boyfriends’ mourn lost love after ‘cold’ ChatGPT upgrade  Al Jazeera The latest ChatGPT is supposed to be ‘PhD level’ smart. It can’t even label a map  CNN GPT-5 Backlash + Perplexity C.E.O. Aravind Srinivas on the Browser Wars + …

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