PEN America
According to PEN America, 4,349 books were banned from schools between July and December 2023, more than the entire previous school year. More than 3,000 of those bans were in Florida.
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Screenshot by National Park ServiceThe National Park Service is seeking the public's help in identifying the two men, caught on video pushing rocks off a cliff near the Redstone Dunes Trail earlier this month. -
The 24-year-old had pleaded guilty to four felony counts related to the firebombing of a Southern California Planned Parenthood clinic in 2022. The clinic was closed and no one was injured.
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Rachel Eliza Griffiths/Penguin Random HouseRushdie was onstage at a literary event in 2022 when he was attacked by a man in the audience: "Dying in the company of strangers — that was what was going through my mind." His new book is Knife. -
Elaine McMillion Sheldon for PBS FrontlineAddressing a problem first identified 50 years ago, federal regulators say stricter new rules to limit miners' exposure to silica dust are expected to finally go on the books on Tuesday.
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Passersby rushed to help emergency services save priceless paintings and other valuables as a fire raged through one of Copenhagen's oldest buildings on Tuesday. -
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro's government faces a deadline this week — to commit to holding free and fair elections or face renewed U.S. oil sanctions. -
Fentanyl made from Chinese chemicals is killing tens of thousands of Americans. A House committee report found new evidence the Chinese government supports tax breaks to subsidize the drug trade. -
Iran says its attack against Israel was a success, despite the fact that 99% of the drones were intercepted. A Sudanese photographer documents how war has upended life in his country. -
House Speaker Mike Johnson announced a path forward on aid to Ukraine and Israel after months of delay because of GOP divisions. Iran's attack on Israel increased pressure on Congress to act.
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A civilian oversight board in Chicago is investigating the fatal police shooting of a 26-year-old Dexter Reed Jr. during a traffic stop.
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NPR's Michel Martin speaks with journalist Jameson Dow at Electrek about what's behind the layoffs at Tesla.
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NPR's Michel Martin talks with GOP strategist Brendan Buck about House Speaker Mike Johnson's plan to hold separate votes on Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan aid.
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Burnt out much? A study links working late, or variable shifts with health problems later in life. Maybe it's time to quit hustle culture for good. -
Sixty years ago, America began closing mental hospitals. A growing chorus is blaming that for the crisis of mentally ill folks living on our streets.
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