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State Farm will issue about $5 billion in one-time dividends to qualifying auto insurance customers this summer, with average payments around $100; the company also said it has reduced auto rates in many states, estimating about $4.6 billion in annual customer savings.

Researchers report that people labeled super-agers (age 80+) had about twice as many immature neurons in the hippocampus compared with typical older adults, based on analysis of 38 post-mortem brains published in Nature; the authors note a small sample and variability among human samples.

A Swedish study of nearly 2.8 million people over 35 years found boys under 10 were three to four times more likely to be diagnosed with autism than girls, yet by adulthood the diagnostic gap largely disappeared, suggesting many autistic girls are missed in childhood.

Founded in 2019, Sacramento's Black-owned Universoul Cafe recovers surplus food and trains young people in culinary skills; last year it delivered 17,000 meals and recently received a $500,000 grant.