You can make all the money in the money in the world, if you're a man. Mark Wahlberg reportedly earned $1.5 million for Ridley Scott's reshoots of awards contender "All the Money in the World." His co-star Michelle Williams apparently only got an $80 per diem, adding up to less than $1,000.
YouTube's Logan Paul problem isn't going away.
The site says it's investigating further consequences for the influencer who filmed a dead body in Japan's Suicide Forest. YouTube took to Twitter with an open letter acknowledging the frustration with the company's lack of communication. The video-sharing platform's statement said, "We were upset by the video....suicide is not a joke nor should it ever be a driving force for views."
The Time's Up movement is coming to Capitol Hill.
Representative Jackie Speier of California, as well as other female house members, are inviting lawmakers to wear black to the State of the Union. Support for the movement is high among the the Democratic Women's Working Group, which includes all the female Democrats in the house. Speier told NBC news, "This is a culture change that is sweeping the country, and Congress is embracing it."
Catching you up on what you Need to Know on Mar 23, 2022, as NATO meets in Brussels to discuss Ukraine, mortgage rates rise, Justin Trudeau is set to lead Canada until 2025, tornadoes sweep through Louisiana, California may do away with SATs, and a Starbucks in Seattle unionizes.
MacKenzie Scott donated $436 million to Habitat for Humanity International and 84 of its U.S. affiliates – the largest publicly disclosed donation from the billionaire philanthropist since she pledged to give away the majority of her wealth in 2019.
The government can't afford to keep paying some Covid bills, a cheerleader gets an NIL deal for March Madness rescue, and fans will get to watch Beyoncé during the Oscars. Here is all the news you Need2Know for Wednesday, March 23, 2022.
Reshma Saujani, the founder of Girls Who Code and author of "Pay Up: The Future of Women and Work (and Why It's Different Than You Think), joined Cheddar to discuss the many challenges for women in the workplace after the upheaval caused by the pandemic and the solutions she presents.
Companies are leaning towards hybrid workforces due to the pandemic as a means of bringing back workers to the office — especially women employees. Head of HR technology at Capital One, Maureen Jules-Perez, joined Cheddar News to talk about initiatives and technology that the bank is taking to set up a successful hybrid workplace. "Do we have the experiences or the spaces for everyone to feel belonging or included? Do we feel heard? And of course, when it comes to building products, we have all the different, diverse perspectives and thoughts and ideas being incorporated to have the optimal solution or delivery," she said.
Hate crimes from the start of 2022 against Asians reportedly more than doubled compared to 2021, according to the NYPD. Amid the surge of attacks, Amber Reed, the president and co-founder of the grassroots organization AAPI Montclair, joined Cheddar News to talk about how it's looking to help Asian Americans with classes and techniques to defend themselves. “We're seeing racism literally killing people who look like us, and these self defense classes are a chance for us to rewrite a narrative of victimhood into one of empowerment," she said. "We learn first how to be aware of our surroundings because we know that being distracted, appearing weak can make you a target, and then that we focus on disengagement."
