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Happy Equal Pay Day! File that under “Things you won’t hear” on April 12, the date that symbolizes how far into the year women must work to earn what men earned in the previous year.(Photo: Digital Vision, Getty Images)
[h=2]Equal Pay Day is not a holiday to celebrate[/h]You know the 79 cents statistic — the one that denotes how much women make for every $1 a man makes. But maybe you didn't know that<span style="color: Red;">*</span>April 12 is Equal Pay Day, the date<span style="color: Red;">*</span>that women would have to work until this year just to earn the salary men made last year. (What were guys doing in all those months?) Here’s what’s even more shocking: That’s the average for white American women. Different groups have even higher pay gaps: Equal Pay Day for moms is June 4. For black women, it's Aug. 23. For Native American women, Sept. 13. And Latinas’ Equal Pay Day isn’t until Nov. 1. Hard to believe? Here are some myths, debunked.
[h=2]In a surprise to no one, Facebook announces plans to take over the world[/h]Did you know<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Facebook makes airplanes now? (How else would they beam Internet access from the sky?) At Facebook's annual F8 developers' conference on Tuesday,<span style="color: Red;">*</span>CEO Mark Zuckerberg<span style="color: Red;">*</span>laid out a<span style="color: Red;">*</span>10-year plan to connect<span style="color: Red;">*</span>the planet's 7 billion people, half of whom aren't online. Also announced:<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Hello, chatbots.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Messenger now will allow businesses to build bots that do tasks for you, including shopping.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Zuck showed off some of<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Facebook's shiniest new VR gear<span style="color: Red;">*</span>and gave us an idea of<span style="color: Red;">*</span>what's coming in the future. It's a very Facebook future at that.
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Facebook announced that businesses would be able to start using their messenger platform to buy and sell products and offer customers support. Jefferson Graham reports from the F8 Developer conference in San Francisco. Chris Schodt for USA TODAY
[h=2]Yes, Hillary Clinton and Bill de Blasio really joked about 'C.P. time.' Ugh.[/h]A racially charged joke Bill de Blasio made about his tardy support for Hillary Clinton arriving on "C.P. time" drew gasps<span style="color: Red;">*</span>over the weekend. And it's still drawing backlash. During a dinner, Clinton joked to the New York mayor about being slow<span style="color: Red;">*</span>in supporting her presidential campaign. "Sorry, Hillary," de Blasio said. "I was running on C.P. time" — a comment some believe<span style="color: Red;">*</span>referred to "Colored People time." Whoa. (See the video at around the 8:20 mark.) Clinton jumped in: "Cautious Politician time — I’ve been there." DiBlasio said Monday on CNN that people were "missing the point" and that the exchange was scripted.
[h=2]Just like Rose couldn’t let go of Jack, we can’t let go of the Titanic[/h]A little more than<span style="color: Red;">*</span>100<span style="color: Red;">*</span>years after the “unsinkable” ship sank, we<span style="color: Red;">*</span>are still fascinated by stories of people who died and who survived. On Friday, seven “rare” paper and textile artifacts from the Titanic<span style="color: Red;">*</span>go<span style="color: Red;">*</span>on display for the last time before they are retired to a conservation facility. Why do we care? Because the artifacts tell a story about the “uncertainty of our fate,” says Mark Lach, creative director of Premier Exhibitions. The items include<span style="color: Red;">*</span>a haunting declaration of intent to seek U.S. citizenship and a pair of pajamas.
[h=2]GREAT BALLS OF HAIL FELL IN TEXAS! (Why are we yelling?)[/h]The National Weather Service is warning IN ITS SHOUTING VOICE that severe storms are possible Tuesday in parts of Texas. Softball-sized hail crashed through windows and windshields Monday in Wylie, Texas, and the images are incredible. Some hail stones even broke through rooftops. In other news, beginning next month, the National Weather Service will STOP using all capital letters on many of its forecasts. Thanks, NWS, for easing up on the yelling.
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Severe weather slams parts of Texas, dropping softball-sized hail and leaving behind a massive wave of damage. WFAA
[h=2]Also today ...[/h]Paul Ryan really, really wants you to know that he<span style="color: Red;">*</span>really, really doesn't want to run for president.
And when your brother's like 'there's a zombie attack' and you're like 'I can say pants' in Spanish:<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Forget all that sappy #NationalSiblingDay love. Millicent's brothers take advantage of her cloudy mind after dental surgery and convince her there's a zombie attack. They ask her to make difficult decisions like "chocolate cake or Funfetti?" And then easier choices:<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Should we save the cat or the dog?
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Two older brothers pulled an epic prank on their little sister after she had her wisdom teeth taken out and was still feeling the effects of the dentist's drugs. COURTESY Cabot Phillips
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