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6+ min ago (839+ words) Before she became a'construction management'graduate, Zaida Bustamante was balancing life by working full-time while raising three sons with her husband. A nontraditional student and first-generation college graduate, she built her education around work schedules, family responsibilities, and a belief that progress is possible at any age. "I had never pictured myself going to college," she said. "As a first-generation student, I didn't know how to apply or what steps to take, but I knew I wanted more for myself and for my kids." Bustamante grew up in Chicago, where skyscrapers sparked her curiosity about how buildings were built. She often took apart calculators and remote controls as a child just to see what was inside. When her family moved to Georgia, school became more challenging, and she barely graduated from high school. She married young, focused on raising her sons,…...

26+ min ago (429+ words) Visitor numbers to UK's 10 most-visited services have settled at a "lower level' than before 25 July, report finds Traffic to pornography websites in the UK has fallen in the wake of age checks being introduced this year while use of specialist software to dodge viewing restrictions has increased, according to the communications watchdog. Ofcom said the enforcement of age vetting on 25 July led to an immediate fall in visits to popular online porn publishers, including the most visited provider in the UK, Pornhub. The regulator said visitor numbers to Pornhub in August were 9.8 million, a decline of 1.5 million compared with the same period in 2024. Ofcom said in its annual Online Nation report that, overall, visitor numbers to the 10 most-visited pornography services in the UK have now settled at a "lower level" than before 25 July. Ofcom added that use of virtual private…...

30+ min ago (115+ words) Founded in 2004, Seeking Alpha is an industry-leading financial research platform powered by one of the world's largest investing communities. We bridge the gap between financial information and actionable insight by providing unrivaled coverage on all asset classes and access to best-in-class tools. From in-depth analysis on thousands of stocks to timely investment ideas and market-beating Quant ratings*, Seeking Alpha is an essential resource for millions of investors globally. Australia's social media ban for children under 16 has officially come into effect, the first of its kind in the world, with thousands of accounts being shut down across apps. "It's a profound reform, which will continue to reverberate around the...

33+ min ago (688+ words) MELBOURNE, Australia " Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese welcomed a world-first social media ban for children younger than 16 that took effect Wednesday as families taking back power from tech giants but warned the implementation would be difficult. Parents reported distraught children discovering they'd been shut out of platforms as the landmark law took effect. Some young children reported fooling the platforms' age estimation technology by drawing on facial hair. Parents and older siblings are also expected to help some children circumvent the restrictions. "This is the day when Australian families are taking back power from these big tech companies and they're asserting the right of kids to be kids and for parents to have greater peace of mind," Albanese told the Australian Broadcasting Corp. Facebook, Instagram, Kick, Reddit, Snapchat, Threads, TikTok, X, YouTube and Twitch face fines of up to 49.5 million…...

53+ min ago (580+ words) A decade-long study is trying to figure out what exactly is happening inside teen brains. What's actually going on in a teenager's head? What happens in peoples' brains as they transform from children into adults? What makes young brains so quick to pick up, say, instruments or languages? And why on Earth do teenagers make some of the absurd choices they make? What were they even thinking?! In our latest series from Unexplainable, Vox's science podcast, we've picked several researchers' brains to understand what we know " and what we are still trying to figure out " about teen brains and how best to study them. And a little over a decade ago, the National Institutes of Health wanted to figure out what kind of risk factors lead kids down the road to substance abuse. It was a question that Raul Gonzalez…...

1+ hour, 4+ min ago (583+ words) A city is close to crisis point, with cost-of-living pressures and public spending cuts leading to increasing numbers living in poverty, researchers have found. The University of Staffordshire report found an unprecedented increase in debt enquiries and use of food banks in Stoke-on-Trent. Lead researcher Prof David Etherington said: "We are heading towards a humanitarian crisis. The cost-of-living for many people in Stoke-on-Trent means that they are struggling to meet their basic needs and pay their bills." Nationally, the government has said it would tackle poverty through policies such as removing the two-child benefit cap and fuel bill reductions. Researchers recommended an overhaul of the welfare system, and further investment in employment support. In Stoke-on-Trent, 25.9% of the population have no educational qualifications on leaving school, according to the report. A total of 10.4% of over-16s are entitled to Personal Independence Payment…...

1+ hour, 7+ min ago (312+ words) Young adults are redefining success in ways that differ drastically from previous generations, according to a recent survey from Citizens Bank. On today's episode of The Small Business Show, Citizens" Head of Business Banking, Mark Valentino, discusses the survey's findings and their implications for the future of entrepreneurship. The survey also highlighted the younger generation's ambition: 60% of respondents said they aspire to sell their company or go public. Solopreneurship, a business model in which a single individual operates a company without employees, is also on the rise. Valentino says the pandemic played a significant role in this shift toward entrepreneurship. With millions working from home, people had more free time to explore starting their own business. Additionally, new avenues for earning income'especially content creation'have opened up, creating noteworthy non-traditional career paths. While opportunities are abundant, practical considerations remain. More than…...

1+ hour, 8+ min ago (250+ words) Yikes. That's a scary scenario. You have every right to feel shaken. This could have been a thousand times worse and your husband got very lucky that it wasn't. Does your husband recognize the gravity of what he did and how lucky he was? If he just brushed it off, you have an even bigger problem. Something tells me that he didn't just brush it off, though. If you know about this event, it means that he told you. Waiting until Isaiah is old enough to speak up doesn't seem realistic. Your husband's forgetfulness shouldn't mean you have to immediately sacrifice all your time and be the only parent that is with the baby one on one. Hopefully this slip-up has him scared shitless and he will put Isaiah top of mind (way before groceries) going forward. Dear Mom of…...

1+ hour, 16+ min ago (507+ words) CHICAGO " Direct-to-patient strategies may be more effective than broad campaigns at minimizing racial and ethnic disparities in lupus clinical trial recruitment, according to data presented at ACR Convergence 2025. Brandon Jackson, MPH, clinical trial manager for Lupus Therapeutics in Miami, which oversees the Lupus Clinical Investigators Network (LuCIN), and colleagues conducted an annual survey to identify operational challenges in clinical trial participation. "The goals of the annual survey at a high level are just to really ask ourselves, what would be most important to inform the lupus community, given the unique opportunity we have to canvas LuCIN investigators and clinical site staff," Jackson told Healio. The aim of the most recent survey was to understand how and why racial and ethnic groups that are disproportionately impacted by lupus are underrepresented in trials. The researchers sought to determine whether social media and…...

1+ hour, 17+ min ago (389+ words) Australia's national prohibition on social-media accounts for children under 16 formally began on Dec. 10, with the Royal Australian College of GPs publicly supporting the new laws, warning of escalating mental health issues among adolescents online. Starting today, major platforms including Meta (Facebook and Instagram), TikTok, X, Reddit, Snapchat, Twitch, Kick, Threads, and YouTube must take "reasonable steps" to prevent under-16s from creating or maintaining accounts. RACGP President Dr. Michael Wright welcomed the move and said many young people faced severe impacts to their wellbeing due to their time online. "Much of that happens on social media," he said. "We know that children and young people are spending extensive time on social media, and this is restricting their sleep and impacting their overall wellbeing." The RACGP also pointed to research connecting adolescent usage to anxiety, bullying and harmful content. It highlighted 2021 Household,…...