HIGHER DRUG COSTS
A study published in the peer-reviewed journal JAMA found that one in five adults over 65 skipped or delayed medication in 2022 because of costs. Back in 2016, only one in seven seniors had the same issue, marking a sharp increase in the past 6 years. The study cited both high inflation and rising prescription drug costs for the issue and found that even among those who didn't skip medication, 8 percent cut down on necessities like gas or groceries in order to afford it.
TIKTOKERS STRIKE BACK
TikTok creators in Montana are suing the state after it passed a law banning the Chinese-owned video sharing app. The creators are claiming that the law is unconstitutional and an infringement on their free speech rights. The five plaintiffs include podcaster and cosplayer 'Lady Dred Knot' and mountaineer Alice Held, who both have over 200 thousand followers. Iin addition to the creators named in the suit, some of TikTok's biggest names are based in the state, including author Hank Green, who has over 7 million followers.
Elon Musk is considering filing a lawsuit against the Anti-Defamation League, blaming them for lost advertising revenue and amid accusations of being anti-Semitic.
Five people were killed and three others were injured in a car crash in Duluth, GA.
There have been 485 mass shootings this year, according to data.
Cheddar News checks in with a coast-to-coast forecast of the weather for Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023.
Delaware State Police have agreed to pay $50,000 to resolve a federal lawsuit filed by a man who said troopers violated his constitutional rights by preventing him from warning motorists about a speed trap.
Cheddar News checks in with a coast-to-coast forecast of the weather for Friday, Sept. 1, 2023 and for the Labor Day weekend.
The NYPD will be using drones to monitor backyard parties over the Labor Day weekend.
The Biden administration proposed new rules for nursing homes to revise staffing procedures.
Police are searching for a convicted killer who escaped prison in Pennsylvania on Thursday.
A Missouri man will stand trial for shooting a black teen who accidentally knocked on the wrong door.
