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                                Compliance Corner When it comes to provide notice of workers’ compensation benefits in California, as Simply Research subscribers know, the Golden State has several specific rules for employers to follow. Here’s a look at those rules. Notice Required Within one working day of receiving notice or knowledge of injury that injury results in lost time beyond the employee’s work shift at the time of injury or that results in medical treatment beyond first aid, the employer shall provide, personally or by first-class mail, a…

In the online game Roblox, players can customize their avatars with an array of outfits and accessories. And now, they can add a real-world element to their accessorizing by thrift shopping at a digitized Salvation Army. “Thrifting has always been about more than price — it’s about creativity, individuality and purpose,” Lt. Colonel Mark Nelson, ARC Commander at The Salvation Army, said in a press release.“By bringing our thrift store into Roblox, we’’re introducing a new generation to the spirit of thrifting at Salvation Army in a way that feels natural to how they explore, play, and express themselves today.”Players can find…

It’s nearly impossible to scroll on social media today without being fed AI-generated content. So when Dobby the four-eared cat made the rounds on Reddit, a lot of people weren’t sure if they could believe their eyes.“Dobby has continued to win hearts right and left, although we did have to clarify that he’s not AI, amusingly,” Dobby’s foster mom, Stephanie Brown, told Newsweek. “Many people have humorously noted that his double ears mean that he can ignore you twice as much,” she joked. “True to the cat community I’ve come to know and love, Dobby has been welcomed and adored.”Brown, a…

Professor James Larkin embedding radioisotopes into a rhino’s horn – credit, Witwatersrand University / Rhisotope Project Reprinted with permission from World at Large News In South Africa, a strategy 6 years in the making to protect rhinos from poaching, as ingenious as it is dramatic, is now being implemented on the ground in the country’s game reserves and parks. Called the Rhisotope Project, it involves embedding non-harmful radioactive isotopes into the horns of rhinos, thereby rendering them impossible to traffic across borders due to existing infrastructure at seaports and airports to prevent nuclear terrorism and proliferation. Even if the isotope…

Supporting Social Security and Medicare In addition to announcing the retirement savings option, Trump also pledged to support Social Security and Medicare. “We’re also making it easier for Americans to save for retirement and under this administration, we will always protect Social Security and Medicare,” he said. ​ Polls show that Social Security is overwhelmingly popular across all age groups and political affiliations. As of January 2026, about 70 million Americans received Social Security payments, including about 54 million retirees and 7.1 million people with disabilities. The average retiree benefit in January was $2,019 per month. ​ The Social Security Administration’s…

Social Security benefits rose 2.8% in January but Medicare Part B premium increases are deducted directly from payments. Starting March 7 the SSA shifts to centralized national scheduling. The practical effect will be longer wait times for appointments. The Social Security Fairness Act eliminated benefit reductions for public sector workers. Retroactive 2025 payments have potential tax implications. The analyst who called NVIDIA in 2010 just named his top 10 AI stocks. Get them here FREE. If you are collecting Social Security right now, or planning to start soon, 2026 has brought more changes than most years. A new cost-of-living bump,…

What a world we live in! Young people can get depressed, too. I worry about the young who consume so much on-screen media, but I am most concerned about pre-teens navigating the shift from childhood to adolescence.Scholars have associated cyberbullying with suicide, a phenomenon known as cyberbullicide. According to studies, the types of cyberbullying are becoming increasingly harrowing and pernicious, with pre-teens currently transitioning into high school at particularly elevated risk. While social media offers benefits for young people, it is important to recognise its serious pitfalls, such as online challenges, social comparison, and imitation, which may directly provoke and…

NEW YORK, Feb. 25, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — (Feature Impact) Most people don’t set out to ignore their health. It usually slips down the list somewhere between the morning alarm and the last email of the day. Breakfast gets rushed or skipped. Exercise is postponed until tomorrow. Sleep is cut short to catch up on everything else. By the end of the week, healthy intentions are still there, but the follow-through feels harder than expected. For many, the challenge is not motivation but finding habits that fit into real life. Small, repeatable choices around sleep, exercise, nutrition, mental well-being and…

According to the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) official payment calendar, February 2026’s benefits have now been sent out, across five distribution dates. Before this month is over, however, the agency is due to kick off its benefits-payment schedule for March. Here’s what you need to know about the SSA benefits schedule for next month:Who gets paid first for March 2026?On Friday, Feb. 27, recipients of the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) scheme will be the first SSA beneficiaries to collect their March payments. SSI’s more than seven million recipients are normally be paid on the first day of each month, but…

In January, every corner of the internet is shouting about fresh starts, big goals, and becoming the best version of yourself. And maybe you leaned into it. Maybe you made the vision board, signed up for the thing, wrote the list. You were ready to become a “new you.” But now it’s almost March. And you’re tired… Or maybe you just needed a second to breathe. After all, each day we’re bombarded with the latest worst news; it can be tough to just stay steady and stable with all that negativity coming at us. And our team has noticed a…