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UPDATE: Unraveling what's really happening in Florida school libraries
Wednesday, September 27, 2023
On Tuesday, Popular Information reported that librarians in Charlotte County, Florida, were instructed by the school district superintendent to remove all books with LGBTQ characters. This story was
Florida school district orders librarians to purge all books with LGBTQ characters
Tuesday, September 26, 2023
Librarians in public schools in Charlotte County, Florida, were instructed by the school district superintendent to remove all books with LGBTQ characters or themes from school and classroom libraries.
Bob Menendez, Al Franken, and the presumption of innocence
Monday, September 25, 2023
"Bob Menendez has been a dedicated public servant and is always fighting hard for the people of New Jersey. He has a right to due process and a fair trial." That was the response of Senate
Book banners target public libraries
Thursday, September 21, 2023
The campaign to censor America's libraries is expanding. A new report from the American Library Association (ALA) finds that this year, between January 1 and August 31, there have been "695
Are corporations really committed to ending child hunger?
Wednesday, September 20, 2023
In 2021, childhood poverty in the United States dropped to 5.2%, the lowest recorded level since measuring began in 2009. According to the US Census Bureau, this historic low was chiefly driven by the
Mysterious woman tells school board that Scholastic book sparked porn addiction
Wednesday, November 29, 2023
On November 14, a 20-year-old woman named Lanah Burkhardt appeared before the school board of the Conroe Independent School District in Texas. Burkhardt told the board that, when she was 11, she read a
Numlock News: November 29, 2023 • Whisky, Geothermal, Dollhouses
Wednesday, November 29, 2023
By Walt Hickey Hey, here's a really fun interview I did about the book for Author Talks. Wyeth Everyone was delighted when a painting that was bought for $4 in a thrift store turned out to be a
Wednesday, November 29, 2023
Could this make your dog live longer? November 29, 2023 View Online | Sign Up | Shop Morning Brew PRESENTED BY LMNT Good morning. Mark Cuban just showed everyone why he's the shark with the
Microsoft opens sources ThreadX under MIT license [Wed Nov 29 2023]
Wednesday, November 29, 2023
Hi The Register Subscriber | Log in The Register {* Daily Headlines *} 29 November 2023 doors let light stream in conceptual illustration Microsoft opens sources ThreadX under MIT license The '
What A Day: Never Meta moral code
Wednesday, November 29, 2023
Social media giant Meta is in hot water again. Tuesday, November 28, 2023 BY JULIA CLAIRE & CROOKED MEDIA - Fox News personality (and former NFL reporter?) Michele Tafoya taking a strong stance
Wednesday, November 29, 2023
This Giving Tuesday comes at an especially pivotal moment. Not just because of the urgent need to tell the world about the horror in Gaza, but also because so many other journalists and politicians are
Is charitable giving as mysterious as it seems?
Tuesday, November 28, 2023
Vox.com logo Hi, I might be biased, given that I'm the editor of Future Perfect, but I really think that the world needs more journalism like Future Perfect. It's where we explain the global
What If Amazon Delivered Everything You Order From Anywhere?
Tuesday, November 28, 2023
Columns and commentary on news, politics, business, and technology from the Intelligencer team. Intelligencer screen time What If Amazon Delivered Everything You Order From Anywhere? The company's
Tuesday, November 28, 2023
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In Continued Defense Of Effective Altruism
Tuesday, November 28, 2023
"All you do is cause boardroom drama, and maybe some other things I'm forgetting..."