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Bridges: Remembering East Texas' New London school disaster
Amarillo Globe-News via Yahoo News· 8 months agoIt is every parent’s worst nightmare. And it is a tragedy that still haunts a small East Texas town....
Texas School District Pulls the Bible, Black, and LGBTQ-Centered Books From Library Shelves
The Root via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAs kids return to school in certain states, their libraries might have fewer titles to choose from....
Banned Book Week: Top banned books of 2022
Corpus Christi Caller-Times via Yahoo News· 8 months agoBook bans are nothing new. According to Harvard University, the first book ban in the United States took place in 1637 in Massachusetts. "New English...
Explosions in the Sky Announce 2023 “The End Tour” Dates
Consequence of Sound via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThey haven't told us what "the end" entails, but the post-rock band will tour North America and...
On This Day, March 18: U.S. closes Syrian embassies, expels diplomats
United Press International via Yahoo News· 2 months agoOn March 18, 2014, the U.S. State Department ordered Syria to close its embassy in Washington, D.C.,...
'Oppenheimer' leaves out New Mexicans exposed to radiation from the Manhattan Project, despite local...
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 10 months agoThe mushroom cloud of the first atomic explosion at Trinity Test Site near Alamagordo, New Mexico.AP...
Daily Briefing: The first Russian strikes on Kyiv in months
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAt least nine people were killed and 24 were injured in Kyiv after Russia attacked multiple...
Authors of most banned books in the U.S. speak up: 'We can’t take these freedoms for granted'
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoHarassment. Death threats. Accusations of pedophilia. We’re not talking about a prison yard but...
Most-Banned Author in America Calls BS on Parents’ ‘Concern’
The Daily Beast via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJeff GreenbergMore than 1,600 different books were banned from schools and public libraries during...
The Hill’s 2022 Photos of the Year
The Hill via Yahoo News· 1 year agoVice President Harris and President Biden arrive to give remarks in Statuary Hall on Jan. 6 to mark the first anniversary of the attack on the Capitol....