People born in the 1960s and 1970s report higher levels of loneliness, depression, poorer memory and reduced physical strength. In Europe, health and well-being during midlife have improved over time rather than declined. Since the early 2000s, European nations have increased spending on family benefits, while spending in the U.S. has remained largely unchanged. Loneliness among Americans continued to rise across generations. Income inequality and cultural differences may also play a role in the differences between the two countries.

It's Father's Day next week and Unreported Truths is selling very well. He shares his ideas on how to improve American healthcare system. He proposes to break up local health care monopolies and oligopolies, set strict limits on local concentration, and introduce windfall salary taxes on hospital executives. He also wants to end the recommendation for universal Hepatitis B shots at birth and prevent pharmaceutical companies from profiting from medicine sold without proof of clinical benefit.

The US State Department has announced a global crackdown on what it describes as illegal “birth tourism” schemes. The effort revokes hundreds of visas and dismantles networks in Africa and Europe that allegedly helped foreign nationals travel to the US to give birth and obtain US citizenship for their children.

The Swiss People's Party (SVP) wants to cap the country's population at 10 million by 2050. The federal government and parliament oppose the idea. If the population reaches 9.5 million before 2050, the government may have to restrict asylum, family reunification and residency permits, and scrap Switzerland's EU deal on the free movement of people.

The government rejects the population limit initiative. The initiative failed in the French-speaking part of Switzerland. There was strong mobilization in the cities. The uncertainty about what the initiative means for the economy and the bilaterals has corrected the yes trend in the country.

L.A. County’s Measure ER is in the lead, while Contra Costa County's Measure B was defeated by 57% to 43%. Both counties lean heavily Democratic and have high sales taxes. The stakes are high as up to 3 million Californians are at risk of losing Medi-Cal coverage by 2028.

By midnight Monday, June 15, the state Legislature must pass a balanced state budget. Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to withhold $3.9 billion from next year’s state funding for schools and community colleges. The money is about $684 per student, depending on how it's distributed. School districts say they need the money now, not later.

There are growing numbers of foreign domestic helpers in Hong Kong. The minimum monthly pay is just HK$5,100. Most are women from the Philippines, 42% from Indonesia and the balance from other Asian countries. They take carers for young children and the elderly as well as general housework. The government needs to get more directly involved.