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OPINION California should lower barriers for students receiving financial aid

In the end, it took me five years to complete an associate degree program, but I am proud to say that I will be continuing my studies this fall at California State University, Northridge. I recognize, though, that I’m one of the fortunate ones who was able to navigate the appeals process thanks to the support I received from NextUp, but I know many of my peers who didn’t have the same resources simply gave up. -- Desert Sun

Actor And Writer Strikes Draw Broad Bipartisan Support, Poll Says

Strikes by the WGA and SAG-AFTRA were initiated earlier this year, following failed contract negotiations with Hollywood studios after requests for increased compensation, better residuals, staffing requirements and protections from AI job interference, among other demands. A strike by the WGA reached the 100-day mark earlier this month, five days after WGA representatives failed to reach a deal with studios. The AMPTP—which represents studios Paramount, Warner Bros. Discovery, Amazon and Netflix—said previously it was committed to reaching a deal after suggesting its goal was “getting people back to work.” The strikes have caused television shows and movies to be paused, as a failure to reach an agreement has cost California’s economy an estimated $3 billion, according to Todd Holmes, a professor at California State University, Northridge. -- Forbes

The WGA and AMPTP are talking again. Why the studios were motivated to return to the table

“With each day that goes on, the economic damage is further intensified,” said Todd Holmes, associate professor of entertainment media management at Cal State Northridge, who estimated that the economic damage of the dual strikes on California was at least $3 billion so far and that it could balloon to $4 billion to $5 billion if the strikes were to stretch into October. -- Los Angeles Times

Early Pregnancy Air Pollution Exposure Ups Gestational Diabetes Risk

In addition to Niu and Farzan, other authors are Rima Habre, Tingyu Yang, Brendan H. Grubbs, Sandrah P. Eckel, Jill Johnston, Genevieve F. Dunton, Theresa M. Bastain, Carrie V. Breton, Laila Al-Marayati, all of Keck School of Medicine; Claudia M. Toledo-Corral of Keck School of Medicine and California State University, Northridge; Nathana Lurvey of Eisner Health, Los Angeles; and Fred Lurmann and Nathan Pavlovic of Sonoma Technology Inc. -- Mirage News

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