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The happiness curve is collapsing.For decades, research showed that the way people experienced happiness across their lifetimes looked like a U-shaped curve. Happiness tended to be high when they were young, then dipped in midlife, only to rise again as they grew old.But recent surveys suggest that young adults aren’t as happy as they used to be, and that U-shaped curve is starting to flatten.This pattern has shown up yet again in a new study, one of a collection of papers published on Wednesday in the journal Nature Mental Health. They are the first publications based on the inaugural wave…

Will Howard fell a bit further than some might have expected in the 2025 NFL Draft, but the former Ohio State quarterback might have manifested his landing spot before the Pittsburgh Steelers took him in the sixth round.In a clip shared by the NFL previewing the next episode of “Hey Rookie: Welcome to the NFL,” Howard pleaded for the Steelers to select him as he watched the final rounds of the draft with family and friends.”Please pick me, please,” Howard said in the clip. “Please pick me, Pittsburgh.”The next shot of the edited clip shows Howard getting a phone call…

Late last month, President Trump began grumbling — first quietly and privately, then publicly — that the Senate was moving too slowly to confirm his picks to fill highly sought ambassadorships around the world.Mere weeks later, Senate Republicans have vastly stepped up their pace in approving his nominees, installing nearly a dozen mostly wealthy loyalists as envoys to key countries and moving more quickly than other presidents have in the past few decades.The flurry of confirmations — 10 in Mr. Trump’s first 100 days in office — has already outpaced his most recent predecessors and that of his first term,…

[SINGAPORE] While the US has slapped a 10 per cent baseline tariff on all countries, this rate applies to only about 55 per cent of Singapore’s domestic exports to the US.Another 5 per cent face higher product-specific tariffs: on steel and aluminium, as well as automobiles and parts.The remaining 40 per cent of the Republic’s exports to the US have been exempted – for now. These include major exports such as semiconductors; other electronics and semiconductor equipment; pharmaceuticals; and energy, copper, lumber and minerals.But this might change, warned the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) on Monday (Apr 28) in its…

As the digital economy continues to mature, the increasing requirement for secure, scalable, and user-friendly identity solutions has become a strategic imperative. One of the most pivotal innovations in this space is Digital Identity as a Service, or IDaaS as it is more widely known. IDaaS is a cloud-based approach to identity management that supports businesses, users, and devices across an increasingly complex technological ecosystem. Why IDaaS matters The rise of remote work, cloud-native applications, data compliance laws, and consumer demand for seamless access has pushed traditional identity management systems to their limits. Enterprises now manage thousands, sometimes millions, of…

The best places to stay, eat, shop and visit across the country, according to Japanese artists, designers and chefs.

BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – Health officials in our region are reminding you to be on the lookout for bloodsucking hitchhikers. The Clinton County Health Department says that as temperatures consistently stay above 40 degrees, ticks are out and about. They can carry diseases harmful to you and your pets. Health leaders say the best way to stay healthy is to avoid getting bit at all. That means avoiding dense woods and bushy areas, using bug repellent that contains DEET, covering as much skin as possible, and wearing light colored clothes. Copyright 2025 WCAX. All rights reserved.

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Franklin D. Roosevelt’s action-packed first 100 days in office set a new yardstick for all presidents who followed. Here are highlights of the first 100 days of the past 15 presidents, as well as Gallup approval ratings at that stage for those who were elected starting in the 1950s.Franklin D. RooseveltAssumed office in the depths of the Great Depression and rescued the banking system, took the nation off the gold standard and established the foundation of the New Deal by signing 15 major bills into law affecting agriculture, industry, energy production and social welfare.Harry S. Truman82 percent approval rating at…

Published Wed, Apr 30, 2025 · 04:57 PM[TAIPEI] Taiwan’s economy grew much faster than expected in the first quarter, fuelled by a surge in exports as companies rushed to ship goods ahead of looming US tariffs.Gross domestic product expanded 5.37 per cent from a year earlier, according to a statement by the statistics bureau in Taipei on Wednesday (Apr 30). That compares with the 3.6 per cent growth estimated by economists surveyed by Bloomberg.Taiwan’s export-oriented economy has benefited from a surge in global demand for its high-tech products underpinning AI development in recent years. Exports from the island in March…