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UPDATE: Unraveling what's really happening in Florida school libraries
On Tuesday, Popular Information reported that librarians in Charlotte County, Florida, were instructed by the school district superintendent to remove…
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Florida school district orders librarians to purge all books with LGBTQ characters
Librarians in public schools in Charlotte County, Florida, were instructed by the school district superintendent to remove all books with LGBTQ…
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Florida teachers told to remove books from classroom libraries or risk felony prosecution
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Major corporations say they will stop donating to members of Congress who tried to overturn the election
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UPDATE: Tennessee Speaker admits his family lives hours away from the district he represents
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UPDATE: Tennessee House Speaker secretly bought $600,000 home in Nashville
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Are corporations really committed to ending child hunger?
In 2021, childhood poverty in the United States dropped to 5.2%, the lowest recorded level since measuring began in 2009. According to the U.S. Census…
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A real fact-check of Trump's appearance on Meet the Press
Kristen Welker's tenure as the new host of NBC's Meet the Press began on Sunday with an interview with former President Donald Trump. NBC News promoted…
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The Oklahoma City boondoggle
The Oklahoma City Thunder and its fans have made Clayton Bennett and the other owners of the NBA team extraordinarily wealthy. Bennett purchased the…
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A closer look at California's $267 million war on "organized retail crime"
On Tuesday, California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) announced the state would spend hundreds of millions of dollars to combat "organized retail crime…
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Child poverty is a choice
In 2022, the child poverty rate spiked to 12.4%, a dramatic increase of 7.2 percentage points from the previous year, according to data released Tuesday…
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Wisconsin Republicans' nuclear option
In April, Janet Protasiewicz was elected to the Wisconsin Supreme Court with more than one million votes, defeating her conservative opponent by a wide…
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The key to understanding Donald Trump's enduring appeal is Vince McMahon
Some people don't want to believe it, but it's true: Donald Trump has a reasonable chance of being elected the next president of the United States…
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