Ratifying a contract means approving it, not necessarily signing it. This occurs after two parties negotiate the details of a contract, but one or both of the parties does not have the authority to sign the contract. The contract then needs to be approved ...

BOISE, Idaho — It’s been four decades since the Equal Rights Amendment fell three states short of the 38 needed for ratification to amend the U.S. Constitution, but the amendment is back in the news. In 2017, Nevada ratified the measure to guarantee ...

On March 22, 1972, the U.S. Senate passed the Equal Rights Amendment, sending the measure to the states for ratification in order for it to become a part of the U.S. Constitution, the ultimate law of the land. Thus far, 38 states have ratified the ...

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Beginning in 1963, the United States has accepted increasingly stringent limitations on its ability to test nuclear weapons. Efforts to restrict nuclear testing culminated in 1996 with completion of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT ...

A long-awaited transatlantic trade deal between the European Union and the United States has been put on hold, after US President Donald Trump imposed fresh tariffs on European countries as part of his push to secure control over Greenland. The decision to ...

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