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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.,...
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 ...
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 ...
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....
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...
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...
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...
Keller school officials order 41 books — including Bible — off of library shelves
The Abilene Reporter-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…