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KRAFT ROLLS OUT ANTI-SEMITISM CAMPAIGN
A new campaign to combat anti-Semitism is being rolled out. The $25 million dollar campaign, spearheaded by Patriots owner Robert Kraft, is called "stand up to Jewish hate" and aims to raise awareness about rising incidents of anti-Semitism and hate crimes nationwide. The campaign comes on the heels of a report by the Anti-Defamation League stating that anti-Semitic incidents in the U.S. rose 36 percent last year. It will launch TV advertisements featuring stars such as Kelly Clarkson and Bravo's Andy Cohen.
UBER EATS REMOVES RESTAURANTS
Uber Eats is set to remove thousands of online-only restaurants from its app. The Wall Street Journal reported that the company is introducing a new set of standards for virtual restaurants, also known as "ghost kitchens." These restaurants are listed on an app, but they don't have a storefront. They often run out of the kitchens of existing restaurants, warehouses, and sometimes even parking lots. Under new regulations, they are required to have menu items that are at least 60 percent different from their parent restaurant menu. They also need to maintain a rating of at least 4.3 stars.
WATER ON THE MOON
Trillions of gallons of water may be trapped on the moon's surface, according to a new study in the journal Nature Geoscience. Scientists were analyzing the first lunar samples taken back to earth since the 1970's and found tiny glass beads that were filled with a substantial amount of water. The report suggested the water could be used by "future explorers."
The City of Minneapolis is paying nearly $9 million to settle two misconduct lawsuits against former officer Derek Chauvin before he murdered George Floyd.
Dylan Lemay is the owner of CATCH’N Ice Cream, an ice cream shop in downtown Manhattan providing a "first-of-its-kind" interactive experience. The space is centered around a massive cold slab countertop, where staff chop, fold, and throw Dylan’s signature ice cream balls to customers. Having trouble imagining that? Lemay stopped by the Cheddar News' studios to demonstrate.
It's Friday and that means it's time for Cheddar Paws. The ASPCA has about 3.2 million cats in animal shelters nationwide, and a spokesperson for the organization stopped by the Cheddar News' studios to show off two of them: kittens and litter mates Debonair and Samari.
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.
A Massachusetts Air National Guardsman has appeared in court, accused in the leak of highly classified military documents.
Thieves may not have been counting on finding a mountain of change when they broke into a truck filled with $750,000 in dimes, but they still made off with a chunk of the cargo and left coins scattered around a Philadelphia parking lot, authorities said.
Every New York City mayor has waged war — and mostly lost — against one of humanity’s most cunning and enduring foe: rattus norvegicus. But has the city’s vilest enemy, better known as the common brown rat, finally met its match?
A Massachusetts Air National Guard member has been arrested in connection with the disclosure of highly classified military documents about the Ukraine war and other top national security issues.
The legislation would ban abortions after a period when many women don't know they're pregnant yet.
The attorney general's new restrictions on gender-affirming care is believed to be the first that also restricts adults, not just minors.
