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L.A. County quality of life rating remains at 10-year low | KTLA-TV
Los Angeles County residents continue to express deep frustration with the high cost of living, in addition to dealing with the impacts of the January wildfires, immigration and concerns about homelessness, according to the 10th Annual UCLA Luskin School Quality of Life Index. (Also: KTTV-TV, KCAL-TV and Spectrum News 1.)
RFK pushes to find ‘environmental’ cause of autism | National Public Radio
It’s very unlikely that autism is caused by “one thing,” said Catherine Lord, a professor of human development and psychology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA via email. (Lord was also featured by The New York Times, ABC News and USA Today.)
Teens using today’s pot more prone to permanent psychosis | KNX-FM
UCLA researchers say teens who use today’s potent marijuana are more prone to permanent psychosis. This isn’t the same pot from 20 years ago. Researchers say the genetically modified plants of today can have THC content 300 times higher than the weed from back in the day. (UCLA’s Carrie Bearden was quoted.)
What is stopping Trump from exiling you? | Los Angeles Times
Ahilan Arulanantham, co-director of the Center for Immigration Law and Policy at UCLA School of Law, said the right of an American to remain in their country is “perhaps the only truly unconditional constitutional right.” “Our government can do many things to us, including imprisoning us and even killing us in some states, but there are no conditions under which it can force a citizen to leave the country,” Arulanantham said.
He wanted peace in the Middle East. ICE wants him gone | New York Times
David Myers, a professor of Jewish history at the University of California, Los Angeles, met Mahdawi at a retreat last summer that brought together activists and scholars trying to achieve a new approach to peace between Israelis and Palestinians. They stayed in touch. (Myers was quoted.)
I tested sleep earbuds for over a month: Here are the 3 best pairs | Mashable
I consulted Dr. Ashely Kita, an otolaryngologist and assistant professor in the Department of Head and Neck Surgery at UCLA, to discuss any risks associated with wearing earbuds all night. While she didn’t warn against using earbuds, she suggested that if what’s keeping you up is a partner’s snoring, you start looking for solutions there.
