As marriage rates have declined, the share of U.S. adults who have ever lived with an unmarried partner has risen. Amid these changes, most Americans find it acceptable for unmarried couples to live together, even for those who don’t plan to get married, according to a new Pew Research Center study. (Graf, Pew Research Center)
Read MoreMore than 25,000 people have participated in mass “living funeral” services at Hyowon Healing Center since it opened in 2012, hoping to improve their lives by simulating their deaths. Dozens took part in the event, from teenagers to retirees, donning shrouds, taking funeral portraits, penning their last testaments, and lying in a closed coffin for around 10 minutes. (Kim & Choi, Reuters)
Read MoreThe family members attacked Monday in an ambush in Mexico highlight the history of fundamentalist members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who originally fled from the USA to Mexico to practice polygamy. The victims, including nine women and children who were slain, were members of a religious community in the state of Sonora and had dual U.S. and Mexican citizenship. (Gonzalez & Burkitt, USA Today)
Read MoreA new report by 11,258 scientists in 153 countries from a broad range of disciplines warns that the planet “clearly and unequivocally faces a climate emergency,” and provides six broad policy goals that must be met to address it. (Freedman, The Washington Post)
Read MoreWorkers in the construction industry are most likely to use cocaine and misuse prescription opioids compared with other employees…. This is due to the high injury and fatality rates that result from falls, overexertion and being struck by or caught in heavy machinery. (Murphy, USA Today)
Read MoreA study published today in JAMA Pediatrics warns that kids’ literacy and language skills suffer with screen use, and MRI scans of their brains appear to back up the findings. The scans revealed that kids who spent more time in front of screens had what the authors call lower “white matter integrity.” (Basu, MIT Technology Review)
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