Here's Cheddar News' daily dose of news that impacts your day to day.
SLEEP DEPRIVED
According to a new study from Apple and the Bingham Women's hospital, only 31 percent of people are actually getting the recommended seven hours minimum of sleep they need. That study reviewed 42,000 people enrolling in the Apple Watch sleep tracking study. So what's the fix for this? Sleep experts recommend getting into a consistent sleep routine to help fix your internal clock. Then there's easier remedies out there such as getting rid of caffeine, large meals and screens.
META'S NEW SOCIAL APP
Meta is building a stand alone decentralized social network. The platform would provide users with a place to share text-based updates, similar to what Instagram does with photos. So what does decentralized mean? Users could create different servers and communities with their own rules rather than one centralized platform controlled by Meta. There's no word yet on when the app would launch or what it will be called.
The Pentagon says the United States will provide $1.2 billion more in long-term military aid to Ukraine to further bolster its air defenses.
A jury has found Donald Trump liable for sexually abusing advice columnist E. Jean Carroll in 1996.
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It's National Fentanyl Awareness Day, and Cheddar News reporter Ashley Mastronardi has hit the streets to learn more about some of the debates swirling around the issue, such as whether fentanyl testing strips should be available at restaurants.
This Cheddar News report highlights the importance of setting a college budget as well as some of the best ways to save money and spend less.
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A new butterfly species with eye-like spots on its orange wings has been named after Sauron, the arch villain from The Lord of the Rings.
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A Utah woman who wrote a children’s book about dealing with grief after her husband died last year was charged with his murder by prosecutors who say the man died from a fentanyl overdose.
