Fighting back on book bans
B.A. Parker brings us around the country to see what access for books is looking like for students in Texas, librarians in Idaho and her own high school English teacher in Pennsylvania.

B.A. Parker brings us around the country to see what access for books is looking like for students in Texas, librarians in Idaho and her own high school English teacher in Pennsylvania.
Fall is beginning, and it's the perfect time to talk about all the great things we're excited to watch and listen to between now and the end of the year. Today, we're offering up a guide to spotlight some of the movies, TV, and music we are looking forward to this fall.
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This week on Alt.Latino, Anamaria Sayre and Felix Contreras talk about an exciting new album from Manu Chao on the way — his first in 17 years — and their favorite recent songs from artists like the Dominican indie rock band Solo Fernández, ethereal pop from Tiny Desk Contest Winner Linda Diaz and more.
Songs featured in this episode:
•Janiero feat. André Viamonte, "LEGO"
•Manu Chao, "São Paulo Motoboy"
•Solo Fernández, "TELESCOPIO"
•Solo Fernández, "BROOKLYN"
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World Cafe's new concert series highlights music from Louisiana's Cajun Country.
The study said that the asteroid belt was formed due to the break-up of an asteroid passing within Earth's Roche limit.
FOOTBALL fans were thrilled to see Kate Abdo, Thierry Henry, Jamie Carragher and Micah Richards back on screen for coverage of the Champions League on Tuesday.
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David Schwimmer thinks he would have been a movie star if he hadnt turned down Men in Black.
Summer House season nine has wrapped filming! The popular Bravo reality series kicked off production back in July and finished earlier this month after the Labor Day holiday. Filmed across several weekends during the summer, and some portions of weekdays, Summer House follows a group of friends living in New York City head to the [...]
TEHRAN, Sep. 18 (MNA) – In a phone call with the Minister of Public Health in Lebanon, the Iranian Health Minister while expressing his condolences, condemned Israel's cyber-terrorist attack against the oppressed people of Lebanon.
The Sims movie is officially in the works with Margot Robbie and husband Tom Ackerley set to produce the film.
Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas will meet with Spain's prime minister and king during a two-day visit to the European country that begins on Wednesday, his first since Madrid formally recognised a Palestinian state in May.
NITI Aayog CEO BVR Subrahmanyam stated that India will become a dominant global player by 2047. He highlighted climate change as an opportunity for India to lead in climate technology and mentioned efforts towards achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2070. The government is also focusing on Global Value Chains across sectors.
A 32-year-old Australian "computer geek" has been arrested on suspicion of building an encrypted messaging app used by hundreds of criminals worldwide to arrange drug deals and order…
Gregory Delpeche, a bystander, is in critical condition after being shot by a police officer at a Brooklyn subway station. His friend of decades says it never should have happened.
Here, the PA news agency looks at a historic night.
Jade Thirlwall has teamed up with chart-topper Raye on her next solo single, Midnight Cowboy.
Donald J. Trump’s rally in Nassau County on Wednesday is another sign of the area’s shift to the right, but some question his choice to spend time in a non-battleground state.
Promotion: this year's Brick in Architecture Awards has opened for submissions, with competitors encouraged to submit innovative brick projects to showcase "brick's virtually limitless versatility". The annual competition, described as "the leading international design competition featuring fired-clay brick," is open to submissions that use clay brick as their primary building material. Organised by US trade
Читать дальше...With former President Trump having faced two attempted assassinations in a six-week span, Democrats and the media need to tone down their anti-Trump rhetoric.
Beauty brand Tint Cosmetics has launched an exclusive ‘Emily in Paris’ collection ahead of the release of its fourth season.
The NBA veteran extension limit is 140% of a player's latest salary, and with the salary cap increasing by 10% starting in 2025, teams will have to plan ahead.
Actor Holly Robinson Peete turns 60 and actor Patrick Schwarzenegger turns 30, among the famous birthdays for Sept. 18.
On Sept. 18, 2003, Hurricane Isabel slammed into the North Carolina coast, causing nearly 40 deaths and inflicting property damage estimated at $4 billion.
Preschool teachers have different views on finger counting. Some teachers consider finger counting use in children to signal that they are struggling with math, while others associate its use as advanced numerical knowledge. In a new Child Development study, researchers at the University of Lausanne in Switzerland and Lea.fr, Editions Nathan in Paris, France, explored whether a finger counting strategy can help kindergarten-aged children solve arithmetic problems.