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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.
An alternative mental health court program designed to fast-track people with untreated schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders into housing and medical care — potentially without their consent — kicked off in seven California counties, including San Francisco, on Monday.
Canadian wildfires are again set to affect the northeastern part of the U.S.
Widespread flash flooding hit New York City on Friday and city residents were dealing with financial losses and molding in the aftermath. Cheddar News took a deep dive into what to do to when dealing with storm cleanup.
Amazon said an email sent to users about a gift card confirmation was a system error.
Memorial services for California Sen. Dianne Feinstein are now set.
The annual Twin Cities marathon was canceled due to extreme heat.
Scientists Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman won the Nobel Prize in medicine for their research that helped pave the way for the mRNA vaccines.
Cheddar News checks in with your coast-to-coast weather forecast for Monday, Oct. 2, 2023.
Police seized computers and cellphones during searches of the Marion County Record's office and the home of its publisher in August.
If you're a borrower, the first step is to log in to your StudentAid.gov account and check who your loan servicer is.
