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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.
The leader of Hamas said that a truce agreement is close and would reportedly include a multi-day ceasefire and the release of at least 50 hostages in exchange for Palestinian women and children detained in Israel.
For years, Geoffrey Holt was known as a mobile home park groundskeeper in a small New Hampshire town. Now, he's being remembered as a millionaire who gave his $3.8 million fortune to the community.
A Navy plane flying in rainy weather overshot a runway Monday at a military base in Hawaii and splashed into Kaneohe Bay, but all nine aboard were uninjured, authorities said.
Senior Hamas officials said Tuesday that an agreement could be reached soon in which the militant group would release hostages and Israel would free Palestinian prisoners.
The United Auto Workers union has overwhelmingly ratified a new contract with Ford and Stellantis, a pact that, along with similar deals with General Motors, will raise pay across the industry.
