Some school libraries ban books because characters use witchcraft. Others do because of profanity or sexual content, or because of uncomfortable themes like racism.
These Black transgender women are fighting housing insecurity for LGBTQ people in the South
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Kayla Gore wants transgender people of color in the South to have a fighting chance. In 2016, she and her friend Ellyahnna C. Wattshall were working at a local community center in Memphis, Tennessee, when they noti...
In the quest to create more content, Hollywood streamers are hitting the books
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Remember when reading the book before the movie was a thing? Well, it's practically impossible to keep up now. With the combination of celebrity books clubs (Oprah Winfrey, Reese Witherspoon, Jenna Bush Hager and ...
University of Michigan says it shut down a campus library for two days after discovering venomous spiders
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It's like something straight out of a nightmare -- venomous spiders were found inside a University of Michigan library, causing the building to be shut down for two days last month. The "small number" of venomous Me...
Swimming: Ikee books Olympic qualifiers spot after leukaemia treatment
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Japanese swimmer Rikako Ikee will compete in Olympic qualifiers in April after clinching a podium finish in her first 100 metres butterfly event since being treated for leukaemia. Ikee, who was diagnosed in February ...
Why the red planet captures our imagination in movies and books
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Consider the odds of your having been born: from the earliest stirrings of protohominid life — the ones writer Arthur C. Clarke and director Stanley Kubrick imagined in "2001: A Space Odyssey" — to the present, acro...
Innovative 10-year-old creates ‘stick library’ for local dogs
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For many families, trying to find fun activities during quarantine has been challenging. One Canadian father found the perfect project for his son to work on that will keep the neighborhood dogs entertained, too. Da...
Chemicals in plastics damage babies’ brains and must be banned immediately, expert group says
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Synthetic chemicals called phthalates are damaging children's brain development and therefore must be immediately banned from consumer products, according to a group of scientists and health professionals from Proje...
LGBTQ campaign backed by German footballers hailed as a ‘step in the right direction’
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More than 800 professional footballers in Germany have backed a campaign offering support to LGBTQ players. The campaign has been launched by the magazine 11Freunde (11 Friends) and includes statements from several...
BBC News banned in China, one week after CGTN’s license withdrawn in UK
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Atlanta (CNN Business)In an apparent tit for tat move, BBC World News has been banned from airing in China, according to a statement from China's National Radio and Television Administration (NRTA) on Thursday. The ...
Biden administration extends fair housing protections to LGBTQ Americans
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Washington Protections under the Fair Housing Act will now cover LGBTQ Americans, the Biden administration announced Thursday, a move that allows the federal government to investigate complaints of housing discrimina...
Stephen King to donate $6,500 to elementary students in Maine so they can publish their own books
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Author Stephen King is giving back, by donating thousands of dollars to an elementary school in his home state of Maine so that a group of students can publish their own books. King will be donating $ 6,500 to Farw...