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U.S. President Joe Biden called the Equal Rights Amendment “the law of the land,” on Friday, backing an effort to enshrine the change into the U.S. Constitution even though it long ago failed to secure the approval of enough states to become an amendment. President Joe Biden tweeted on Friday, “The 28th Amendment is the law of the land, guaranteeing all Americans equal rights and protections under the law regardless of their sex.” (REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque) “Today, I affirmed the Equal Rights Amendment to have cleared all the necessary hurdles to be added to the U.S. Constitution now,” Biden said. “The…

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Kansas City metro TikTok creators, like Rebecca Munoz, an artist-illustrator with 13,000 followers, and Juliet Bodley, who is Jamaican-born, and celebrates her Caribbean heritage on the app. This article was originally published by a fox4kc.com . Read the Original article here. .

President Biden doesn’t appear to be resting during his final weekend in the White House. Instead, he’s pushing for a new amendment to the Constitution that would make the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) “the law of the land.” In a statement released by the White House, Biden demanded that the United States “affirm and protect women’s full equality once and for all.” While his point is clear in the statement, a post on his official X account had users mocking the president. The post references the 28th Amendment to the Constitution. However, the US Constitution only has 27 amendments, the…

Islam Makhachev has a new opponent for Saturday. (Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)Well, it’s official. Arman Tsarukyan is out. Renato Moicano is in. Islam Makhachev’s defense of the UFC lightweight title at UFC 311 in Inglewood, California, on Saturday night is still on, but it’s going to look significantly different from the original plan.And ain’t that just so MMA? Never a dull moment in this sport. Even the journey to fight day can be its own little rollercoaster.The tricky part is that, even though we’re talking about an injury to one guy, there’s a ripple effect that reaches out all across the…

New diet drugs are making it easier to lose weight. So does that mean we can stop exercising? Health experts say no. There is a long list of upsides to going for a walk or hitting the gym, and weight loss isn’t necessarily at the top. “Exercise is good for everything from cognition and mental health benefits such as preventing neurocognitive disorders like Alzheimer’s disease to cardiovascular benefits like preventing mortality from cardiovascular disease, maintaining vascular function, and improving lung strength and lung function,” said Christina Dieli-Conwright, an associate professor in the Department of Nutrition at the T.H. Chan School…

Northeast Ohio, along with most of the country, is gearing up for an arctic blast early next week, bringing the coldest air we’ve seen so far this season. This article was originally published by a fox8.com . Read the Original article here. .

These are the coldest US presidential Inauguration Days on record Updated: 3:15 PM EST Jan 17, 2025 Chilly temperatures forecast to dip to 22 degrees are forcing organizers to move President-elect Donald Trump’s second inauguration indoors.The Hearst Television Data team analyzed temperature records from the National Weather Service and found that while rare, this isn’t an unprecedented move. Inaugurations have been typically held outdoors since 1817, when James Monroe was sworn in under sunny skies. This is only the third time in presidential history that an inauguration has been forced inside. Previously, a blizzard prevented Willam Taft’s 1909 ceremony from…