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In move to slash CDC budget, House Republicans Target major HIV program Trump launched

Sunday, September 10th, 2023

via The Kansas City Star (Kansas)

More than four years ago, then-President Donald Trump declared an ambitious goal that had bipartisan support: ending the HIV epidemic in the United States.

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Conservative book ban push fuels library exodus from national association that stands up for books

Saturday, September 9th, 2023

via The Billings Gazette (Montana)

More libraries are cutting ties with the American Library Association as the professional group stands up for books some say children shouldn't have access to because of their content.

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A less colorful fall for TV viewers, but there’s still plenty to see

Friday, September 8th, 2023

via The Boston Globe (Massachusetts)

Thirteen new series, featuring the likes of Brie Larson, Jesse L. Martin, and Mark Ruffalo, and five returnees, including "Fargo" and "The Crown," will keep us on our couches, remotes in hand.

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Fall TV 2023: New and Returning Shows to Watch

Friday, September 8th, 2023

via The New York Times (New York)

Even with much of Hollywood on strike, there will be plenty of notable new and returning shows arriving in the next few months.

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Arizona nursing class lecture on when to talk with young kids about gender identity goes viral

Friday, September 8th, 2023

via azcentral.com (Arizona)

A slide from a University of Arizona class that appears to suggest nurses talk with kids as young as 3 about their gender identity went viral on TikTok.

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All the new movies and TV shows streaming in September

Thursday, September 7th, 2023

via Boston.com (Massachusetts)

New movies and TV shows streaming in September 2023 on Netflix, Hulu, HBO Max, Prime Video, Disney+, Paramount+, Apple TV+, and Peacock.

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Study shows some significant benefits to attending an all-girls …

Thursday, September 7th, 2023

via ClickOnDetroit (Michigan)

When we think about the education our children receive, and the environment in which they learn, most of us hope for the best. But what does that mean? Perhaps, it's something different to each person.

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The Highest Grossing Film of 2023 Worldwide BARBIE

Tuesday, September 5th, 2023

via WSFA (Alabama)

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5 burning questions that will define N.J.’s new school year

Tuesday, September 5th, 2023

via NJ.com (New Jersey)

The kids are back in class. These key issues will shape their experiences.

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The state of return-to-office policies: a post-Labor Day reset?

Monday, September 4th, 2023

via WTOP (District of Columbia)

Some big-name employers are signaling they will get tough on enforcing their return-to-office mandates after Labor Day.

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Ken Paxton’s affair will be focus of impeachment trial

Monday, September 4th, 2023

via Texas Tribune (Texas)

In interviews with House impeachment managers, Paxton's former top deputies — as well as his former personal aide — said his affair was common knowledge. Paxton's impeachment trial is set to begin…

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Historic impeachment trial of Texas A.G. Ken Paxton begins Tuesday

Monday, September 4th, 2023

via The Kansas City Star (Kansas)

The impeachment trial of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton starts Tuesday and is expected to center on his marital infidelity, potentially airing the sordid details of the staunch conservative's personal misdeeds.

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Culture Club’s Boy George: ‘I’m not anti-anyone. I’m not even anti-normal people’

Saturday, September 2nd, 2023

via The Day (Connecticut)

Forty-one years after they hit No. 1 in their native U.K. with "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me," Boy George and Culture Club are on tour. In some ways, of course, the flamboyant pop-soul group — on the...

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Canada’s latest ‘woke’ attack on the US is genuinely absurd

Saturday, September 2nd, 2023

via Washington Examiner (District of Columbia)

Our neighbors up north are a good reminder of what an unpleasant fate awaits us if we let the most extreme liberal ideas here win the day. The latest absurdity out of Canada is a bizarre warning from its government that LGBT Canadians should take caution when visiting the United States due to our…

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Bob Neal: The Countryman: Schools need to find their new normal

Saturday, September 2nd, 2023

via Sun Journal (Maine)

Schools have moved past the idea of teaching 'The Three Rs, readin', writin' and ‘rithmetic.' Parents have abdicated many of their duties, such as fixing the kids' breakfast, overseeing their…

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A PAC vilifying Central Bucks Dems is warning voters about sexually explicit images by mailing out explicit images

Friday, September 1st, 2023

via The Philadelphia Inquirer (Pennsylvania)

The images came from two books banned by the Central Bucks school board following a controversial policy passed last year by the Republican-led school board: "Gender Queer" and "This Book is Gay."

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What can Florida school vouchers pay for? New lists are raising eyebrows.

Friday, September 1st, 2023

via Tampa Bay Times (Florida)

A roundup of Florida education news from around the state

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Kansas reporter files federal lawsuit against police chief who raided her newspaper’s office

Friday, September 1st, 2023

via St. Louis Post-Dispatch (Illinois)

One of the reporters who works at the small Kansas newspaper that was raided by authorities last month filed a federal lawsuit against the police chief Wednesday.

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Broward Schools asking for parents input ahead of sex education classes

Thursday, August 31st, 2023

via Local 10 (Florida)

Sex education will be back in Broward County schools this spring, but before then, parents are being asked for their input about the proposed curriculum.

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