1. “Why women pay more than men for the same stuff” i

2. Razors. Perfume. Dry cleaning services. The list of things women pay more for goes on and on. By now, you've probably heard about the "pink tax" -- the idea that the "female" versions of the same products and services cost more than the male versions. A recent study by the New York City Department of Consumer Affairs surveyed almost 800 products and found in 42% of cases, women paid more for the same items as men. But the more you investigate the reasons behind the so-called pink tax, the more complicated the issue becomes. Even if products like razors are identical in all but color, there may be other minor differences in production. Or a store might claim another reason for charging different prices -- like differences in inventory. And then there is the idea that women willingly pay more for feminized products. After all, they could theoretically just purchase a man's razor -- something less likely to happen in the case of clothing. The issue is generating fierce debate. Is it a case of sexism and price gouging? There is no federal law in the U.S. against charging more for products or services based on gender, but there are state and city laws.

3. In Other News  Authorities say putting a homemade, cardboard New York state license plate on a car has landed a woman in jail. The sheriff's office says a deputy pulled over a car Wednesday after noticing it didn't have a front license plate. Police say the vehicle's rear plate was actually a piece of cardboard painted to resemble the yellow and blue version of the New York license plate. The bogus plate had three letters and four numbers, with the words "New York" written on top and "Empire State" on the bottom. The charges against the 28-year-old woman include possessing a forged instrument and operating a vehicle with a suspend registration. She's being held in the county jail.  A man has been charged with trying to sneak a Brazilian man into the United States from Mexico by hiding him in the gasoline tank of an SUV. Jonathan Pantoja allegedly brought the 38-year-old inside the modified tank of a 2001 Toyota Sequoia early Tuesday at a crossing in Calexico, California. Customs and Border Protection says an imaging device spotted anomalies in the SUV's gas tank and back seats. A criminal complaint says the driver — a 40-year-old U.S. citizen — told authorities that he smuggled to pay off a $5,000 debt