
Ann Arbor becomes first US city to require free menstrual products in public restrooms
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Ann Arbor, Michigan, will soon require menstrual products in public restrooms, as it sets to enact legislation national advocates say is a first.
The city council unanimously voted to pass an ordinance Monday requiring all public restrooms in the 120,000-resident college community -- including those located inside businesses -- to offer pads and tampons for free, as well as toilet paper and soap.
Violations of the ordinance, which will go into effect January 1, 2022, will result in a $100 fine, according to the legislation.

Painting of iconic Trump raised-fist scene from Butler rally now hangs in Grand Foyer of White House
The official portrait of former President Barack Obama was moved from its position in the Grand Foyer of the White House on Friday and replaced by a painting of President Donald Trump surviving an assassination attempt in Pennsylvania last summer.