Author: Te-Erika

Republicans chose Rep. Jim Jordan as their new nominee for speaker of the House of Representatives during internal voting Friday even though Former GOP Rep. Liz Cheney, warned them not to nominate Jordan because he was a part of Trump’s January 6th plan to overturn the government. Why didn’t you report to the Capitol Police what you knew Donald Trump had planned?” During a speech last week at the University of Minnesota ,Cheney, who was vice chair of the bipartisan House January 6 committee, pointed to Jordan as one of the leaders of Trump’s efforts surrounding January 6th, according to…

A new California law is set to create an emergency alert system to help find missing Black youth and women between the ages of 12 and 25, according to CNN. Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 673 into law on October 8th, and it will go into effect on January 1st. The California Highway Patrol will be able to activate the new Ebony Alert system upon request from local law enforcement when a Black youth or young Black woman is reported missing under unexplained or suspicious circumstances, is considered developmentally disabled, cognitively impaired, or at risk, or has been abducted. The…

A Japanese court has declared that the law requiring surgery for a legal gender change on family registries is unconstitutional, reports Kyodo. This is a complete reversal of The Act on Special Cases in Handling Gender Status for Persons with Gender Identity Disorder which required people wishing to legally change their gender to have ‘no reproductive glands.’ The decision to reverse the law was made after a transgender man in central Japan filed a request to change his gender without undergoing sex reassignment surgery. According to the Library of Congress, The Act, which was deemed constitutional in 2019, effectively required…

Female surgeons have higher success rates for delivering their patients safely out of the operating room, according to a new study in JAMA Surgery. Patients who had a female surgeon had lower rates of complications – including death – after their operations, compared to those treated by male surgeons. Patients who were treated by male surgeons were 25% more likely to die within 90 days of surgery, according to Stat News. Female surgeons represented 23% of the the 3,000 surgeons who participated in the study. The study researchers wrote that they noted a difference in patient outcomes based on physician…

Forging new friendships with women can be a tad tricky, but when it finally happens, it’s like discovering a soul sister in a world filled with strangers. There’s that thrill of connection – a spark that ignites when you realize you’ve found someone who just ‘gets’ you. It’s as if the universe conspired to bring your paths together, and suddenly, you’re swapping stories, secrets, and laughter like long-lost confidantes. You find yourself finishing each other’s sentences, sharing inside jokes, and feeling an inexplicable sense of comfort in their presence. The beauty of making a female friend as an adult is…

Saturday marked the end of the majority of the American Rescue Plan Act stabilization funds, which distributed $24 billion to states and allowed child care to continue for 9.6 million children. The loss of crucial funding for child care programs across the United States will impact the livelihood of working mothers and their children, according to the New Jersey Monitor.  Parents have struggled to pay for child care while child care centers have struggled to retain workers, and the pandemic has only accelerated these issues. Without the federal money, many child care centers would have been forced to shut down.…

Nikki Haley is close to snatching the No. 2 spot in the GOP presidential primary. Bypassing the popularity of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and former New Jersey governor Chris Christie, Nikki Haley is the 51-year-old former governor of South Carolina who was also the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations from from January 2017 through December 2018 under Donald’s Trump’s administration. A member of the Republican Party, she is the first Indian American to serve in a presidential cabinet. She was also the first non white person to be elected to govern the state of South Carolina. Nikki Haley is known for…

Brianna Coppage, a 28-year-old communication arts teacher at St. Clair High School, has been placed on administrative leave for allegedly selling sexually explicit content on the website OnlyFans. Despite the controversy, Coppage has received a surprising amount of community support and made $6,000 in revenue over 24 hours since the story broke, according to The Missourian. Previously, she had been earning an estimated $8,000 per month on the platform. Coppage claims that she started the OnlyFans account last summer when she was not teaching, and never expected it to generate much income. She and her husband simply agreed to do…

Japan is facing a demographic crisis: population aging and a falling birthrate as more Japanese women are growing old without having children. As many as 42% of Japanese women born in 2005 are forecasted to never give birth, according to Nikkei Asia. This phenomenon is a reflection of personal liberation as well as a deficiency of hope in society. However, decoupling womanhood from motherhood could bring a step change in gender equity and societal infrastructure. It could also help redefine the default demographic unit for policymaking from the nuclear family to the individual. By decoupling womanhood from motherhood, Japan can…

We all dream of a spotless home, but the reality of house cleaning can often feel overwhelming. Fear not! With a few efficient cleaning hacks up your sleeve, maintaining a sparkling abode can become a breeze. Let’s dive into these ten practical tips that will leave your home shining like never before. 1. Create a Cleaning Schedule: The first step to an efficiently clean home is a well-organized cleaning schedule. Divide tasks into manageable daily, weekly, and monthly lists. This way, you can tackle one thing at a time, preventing an intimidating buildup of chores. 2. Use a Cleaning Caddy:…