The Daily Populous

Forty years ago, the women of Iceland went on strike - they refused to work, cook and look after children for a day.

It is known in Iceland as the Women's Day Off, and Vigdis sees it as a watershed moment.

There were reports of men arming themselves with sweets and colouring pencils to entertain the crowds of overexcited children in their workplaces. »

Democrat Danica Roem became the first transgender person to be elected to Virginia's state legislature on Tuesday after defeating a 13-term member of Virginia's House of Delegates.

Once she is sworn in in January, she will be the first openly transgender legislator seated.

Stacie Laughton, who is openly transgender, was elected to the New Hampshire House of Representatives in 2012. »

“Family Guy” and “60 Minutes” each had their adults 18-49 ratings rise a little from Sunday’s early numbers to the finals.

A rerun of “The Simpsons” (0.7) also adjusted down after factoring out NFL overruns in some markets.

Its fast national ratings are noted below with an asterisk and aren’t included in the network average. »

Some companies with locations in Puerto Rico, where hurricanes have caused unprecedented death and destruction and power is not yet restored in many areas, have continued paying their employees despite store closures.

TJX, the parent company of T.J. Maxx, Home Goods, and Marshalls, has continued to pay employees based in Puerto Rico, even though some locations remain closed.

Nordstrom and Starbucks have also paid their employees, while their Puerto Rico locations have closed in the wake of the hurricane destruction. »