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HOUSEWORK DISPARITY
A new Pew study shows that men and women are making about the same amount of money in their careers, but women are picking up a heavier load when it comes to housework and caregiving. Meanwhile, men are spending more time on leisure and at work. The number of women who earn as much or significantly more than their husbands has tripled over the last 50 years.
100 MOST INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE
Time has released its annual list of the 100 Most Influential People of 2023. The list was divided into different categories, including artists, innovators, and titans. The list included a range of individuals, from actor Michael B. Jordan to Disney CEO Bob Iger, as well as Ukraine's first lady Olena Zelensky.
TIKTOK BAN
Montana could become the first state to completely ban TikTok. The bill moving through the state legislature proposes a $10,000 fine for anyone who violates the ban, each day they do so. It's worth noting that Montana's governor has already banned TikTok on government devices.
China on Monday said more than 10 U.S. high-altitude balloons have flown in its airspace during the past year without its permission.
It was the fourth object shot out of the sky by U.S. fighter jets in eight days, along with ones over Alaska and Canada and a suspected Chinese spy balloon.
Mourners gathered Saturday at a New York City mosque to remember a family of four from Queens who were killed while visiting relatives in Turkey.
The impact of inflation continues to burden families on a wide range of issues, such as childcare.
A U.S. military fighter jet has shot down an unknown object flying off the coast of Alaska.
Rescuers pulled several earthquake survivors from the shattered remnants of buildings Friday, including some who lasted more than 100 hours trapped under crushed concrete.
Hundreds of thousands of school age students went missing from the public school rolls during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic and have not been accounted for since.
The Pentagon says the Chinese balloon shot down off the South Carolina coast was part of a large surveillance program that China has been conducting for “several years."
The city of Memphis is preparing to discipline at least seven additional police officers who were involved in the killing of Tyre Nichols.
Senior reporter Tara Rosenblum spoke to Major General Denise Donnell of the New York Air National Guard about the operation to take down the alleged espionage device.
