Vacationers on North Carolina’s Outer Banks have been evacuated ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Earl. The edge of the Category Four storm is only expected to brush the Carolinas, but the U.S. Atlantic coast from Long Island to Maine could be in the crosshairs as forecasters keep a close eye on Earl’s path moving into the tourist-packed Labor Day weekend. Source Link
California lawmakers have voted down a proposal that would have banned plastic grocery bags in the Golden State. Supporters said the 19 billion plastic bags used in California every year harm the environment and cost $25 million to dispose of, but critics asked whether the state was going too far in trying to regulate personal choice. Source Link
A new study of census information shows a gender gap in pay between men and women with the fair sex on the upside of the equation. The market research group Reach Advisors says median full-time salaries of young women who are single, childless and under the age of 30 are an average of 8% higher than those of the men of the same age group. Source Link
