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The Extreme New Tactic in the Crusade to Ban Books

Not content to demand books be removed from classroom shelves, or to pass laws that restrict topics students can read about in school libraries or even discuss in classrooms, now the book banning movement is going after publishers, with legislation

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Federal Officials Trade Stock in Companies Their Agencies Oversee

Hidden records show thousands of senior executive branch employees owned shares of companies whose fates were directly affected by their employers’ actions, a Wall Street Journal investigation found.

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Driver in fatal crash outside Texas migrant shelter charged with 8 counts of manslaughter, police say – CNN

Driver in fatal crash outside Texas migrant shelter charged with 8 counts of manslaughter, police say  CNN Brownsville police charge driver in deadly car ramming  MSNBC Driver who hit 18 at Texas bus stop charged with manslaughter, assault, police say  WPXI Pittsburgh PD:

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Trump lawyer, E. Jean Carroll attorney duel over truth of rape claim against ex-president – CNBC

Trump lawyer, E. Jean Carroll attorney duel over truth of rape claim against ex-president  CNBC In Rape Trial, Jury Must Now Decide if It Believes Carroll or Trump  The New York Times Trump claims in deposition he can’t recall affair with Marla

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Paris police under fire over neo-Nazi rally

The Paris police force and France’s interior minister faced questions and criticism Monday over why a march of around 600 neo-Nazis through the streets of the capital was authorized at the weekend. The rally Saturday by far-right extremists dressed in

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U.S. Backs Study of Safe Injection Sites to Prevent Drug Overdoses

For the first time, the U.S. government will pay for a large study measuring whether overdoses can be prevented by so-called safe injection sites, places where people can use heroin and other illegal drugs and be revived if they take

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Latest on Ukraine: Russia marks WWII Victory Day, as Ukraine war rolls on (May 8)

Catch up on key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. (Image credit: Andriy Andriyenko/AP)

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White House issues veto threat for Republican border bill – NBC News

White House issues veto threat for Republican border bill  NBC News

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At least 100 people were killed during clashes in Sudan’s Darfur region, doctors’ union says

The fighting in Genena, which broke out a few days after Sudan’s two rival generals took arms against each other in the capital of Khartoum, pointed to the possibility that the conflict could engulf other parts of the East African

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Biden trails Trump, sees slipping approval rating, Post-ABC poll finds – The Washington Post

Biden trails Trump, sees slipping approval rating, Post-ABC poll finds  The Washington Post Biden trails Trump in brutal new poll after 2024 kickoff  The Independent Opinion | Repulsed by Joe Biden vs. Donald Trump? Tough.  The New York Times

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