DAILY HIGHLIGHTS

America 250: The day the Declaration of Independence came to LA
Black-and-white historical photo: Freedom Train passengers are welcomed by a crowd that includes the Hollywood/Beverly Hills branch of the NAACP.

Cancer by any other name
A man with gray hair and a beard lies on his back on a scanner table, wearing a patterned hospital gown, as he is moved into the circular opening of a large MRI or CT scanner in a medical exam room.
A UCLA-led study suggests relabeling the lowest-risk prostate cancer could reduce overtreatment and help save lives.

Wheels of wonder
White mobile trailer steps are adorned with tied red ribbon for opening ceremony while gray mat sits underneath two child-size wooden tables small wooden bookcase and white dry-erase board.
UCLA Transportation’s Tom Poveromo has spent decades keeping Bruins moving. His latest vehicle does something even more important: bring early childhood education to neighborhoods across LA.

Gas giants use AI to raise prices, lawsuit says, another algorithmic hit to the cost of living — and more UCLA media
Vehicles drive past a Walmart gas station in Southern California as a roadside sign displays prices for regular, premium and diesel fuel.

The Los Angeles Times reported on a new federal lawsuit filed by several California drivers accusing major gas chains of using AI software to collude and keep pump prices artificially high. “I wouldn’t be surprised if [this] exists in all different kinds” of industries, UCLA’s Robert Zeithammer said. Read more about UCLA in today’s PBS Newshour, USA Today and others.
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