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FREE TICKETS TO HONG KONG
Hong Kong is giving away 500,000 free tickets in a bid to revive the tourism industry after the COVID-19 pandemic put a serious dent in the city's economy. The "Hello Hong Kong" initiative, which launched last week, will dole out the tickets to the city's three major airlines, Cathay Pacific, HK Express, and Hong Kong Airlines, and in three separate releases. The first release will be available to people living in Southeast Asia on March 1, then mainland China on April 1, and the rest of the world on May 1. The effort will cost Hong Kong $254.8 million in total.
TIKTOK'S SLEEPY NOISES
You've probably heard of white noise, but what about pink noise? Or green noise? TikTok creators have started sharing their favorite noises to help them fall asleep, and there is some science to back up the social media trend. Sleep experts say the low frequencies of what are called brown sounds can help ease tinnitus symptoms. So-called green noise, meanwhile, is a more natural background, and pink noise is the closest to white noise (a more neutral sound). Ultimately though, what sounds are best is pretty subjective, so check them out yourself.
Cheddar News checks in with your coast-to-coast weekend weather forecast for Friday, Oct. 13, 2023.
A shooting at Philadelphia International Airport Thursday night left one police officer dead and another wounded and in stable condition.
The Israeli military has ordered the 1.1 million residents of northern Gaza to evacuate to the south within 24 hours as U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin arrived in Israel.
The U.N. says Israel’s military has told some 1 million Palestinians living in Gaza to evacuate the north.
New York now is trying to restrict algorithms that target young users on a number of social media platforms.
Former Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone was ordered to pay $803 million to the UK's tax authority after he pleaded guilty to fraud.
One Good Thing: Extinct Turtle Born at Zoo
A retired bank official testified that former president Donald Trump obtained hundreds of millions of dollars in loans based on financial statements that have since been deemed fraudulent.
Former Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone was given a suspended sentence of 17 months after pleading guilty to fraud in a London courtroom.
A Texas kindergarten teacher who gave melatonin gummies to special education students has resigned.
