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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.
Michele Power, a meteorologist for News12, said that one explanation for this "parade of storms," at least in the United States, is a phenomenon called the "atmospheric river,:
The beginning of the year is critical for those in need of blood transfusions as people tend to stop donating during the holidays. The winter in general also experiences a dropoff as donors get sick more frequently.
President Joe Biden is set to tour damage and be briefed on recovery efforts after devastating storms hit California in recent weeks, killing at least 20 people and causing destruction across 41 of the state's 58 counties.
The federal government says it will begin a targeted crackdown on nursing homes’ abuse of antipsychotic drugs and misdiagnoses of schizophrenia in patients.
Pallbearers in La Verkin, Utah, carry a casket at a funeral for victims of Michael Haight, who killed his wife, their five children, and his mother-in-law before turning the gun on himself. The funeral was held on Jan. 4, 2023. (Rick Egan/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP)