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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....
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.,...
Banned Book Week: Top banned books of 2022
Corpus Christi Caller-Times via Yahoo News· 7 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...
These 5 books have been targeted by Wake parents who want them removed from schools
Raleigh News and Observer via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe Wake County school system has rejected all five book challenges it has received from parents...
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....
What to know about the 9 most challenged books in Iowa schools, from 'Tricks' to 'Lawn Boy'
The Des Moines Register via Yahoo News· 9 months agoPart of an occasional series Over the past three years, parents and community members have...
Today in History: March 18, Hitler and Mussolini join forces
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoToday in History Today is Saturday, March 18, the 77th day of 2023. There are 288 days left in the year. Today’s highlight in history: On March 18, 1940, Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini met ...
OEM director says treat mass shootings like other disasters
Mail Tribune, Medford, Ore. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJun. 10—The director of Oregon's Office of Emergency Management says Oregon isn't doing enough to prevent mass shootings. Mass shootings should be given the same emphasis — and emergency managers ...
Keller school officials order 41 books — including Bible — off of library shelves
Times Record News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAhead of the first day of school, the Keller Independent School District is removing all books that were challenged last year within the school district, including the Bible, “The Bluest Eye” by Toni…
