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P!nk extends record-shattering Summer Carnival stadium tour into 2024
Tuesday, December 5th, 2023
via FOX5 Las Vegas (Nevada)After shattering attendance records worldwide with her Summer Carnival shows, P!nk announced Tuesday she will extend the tour into 2024.
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EDD changes unemployment contractor after scams
Monday, December 4th, 2023
via CalMatters (California)California EDD is changing its unemployment benefit payment contractor and finally offering direct deposit to laid-off workers.
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Why questioning certain material in California schools isn’t about banning books or hate
Monday, December 4th, 2023
via CalMatters (California)A parental rights activist says reasoned debate about possibly obscene material is a worthwhile discussion for California's school boards.
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Virginia school boards shift away from far-right ideology in this year’s elections
Sunday, December 3rd, 2023
via The Roanoke Times (Virginia)2023 Virginia school board elections show shift away from far-right ideology
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Two suits filed against Iowa book ban
Sunday, December 3rd, 2023
via Quad-City Times (Iowa)Two lawsuits were filed this week that target Iowa's Senate File 496, which bans books with sexual content from Iowa school libraries and prohibits instruction on gender identity and sexual
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Amazon launches Q, a business chatbot powered by generative artificial intelligence
Saturday, December 2nd, 2023
via The Buffalo News (New York)Amazon finally has its answer to ChatGPT. The tech giant said Tuesday it will launch Q — a business chatbot powered by generative artificial intelligence.
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Here’s how the claims in the Ron DeSantis-Gavin Newsom debate hold up
Saturday, December 2nd, 2023
via The Washington Post (Arizona)The two governors offered a blizzard of statistics in the face-off moderated by Sean Hannity. Here's a guide.
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Did you miss the Gavin Newsom-Ron DeSantis debate? Here’s what happened
Friday, December 1st, 2023
via Orange County Register (California)The Fox News face-off had the feel of a presidential debate as the two governors tussled over taxes, COVID shutdowns, immigration, schools, abortion, homelessness, crime and more.
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Key takeaways from the Newsom-DeSantis debate
Friday, December 1st, 2023
via CalMatters (California)After all the hype, here are some of the most interesting things that happened during the Newsom-DeSantis debate.
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Top publisher, authors sue over Iowa school library book ban law
Thursday, November 30th, 2023
via Sioux City Journal (Iowa)The state teachers union, authors and Penguin Random House are suing the state of Iowa over a law banning books with sexual content from public school libraries, arguing the law
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Publishing industry heavy-hitters sue Iowa over state’s new school book-banning law
Thursday, November 30th, 2023
via The Associated Press (Iowa)The nation's largest publisher is suing over Iowa's new law that bans public school libraries and classrooms from having practically any book that depicts sexual activity.
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Top publisher, authors sue Iowa over school library book ban law
Thursday, November 30th, 2023
via Quad-City Times (Iowa)It is the second lawsuit this week arguing a recent Iowa law violates First Amendment rights.
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Newsom-DeSantis rivalry hits the debate stage tonight
Thursday, November 30th, 2023
via Los Angeles Times (California)Everything to know about tonight's debate between California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. We even have bingo cards.
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‘Terrifying encounter’ with a machete-wielding homeless man pushed woman to flee California for Florida
Thursday, November 30th, 2023
via FOX 5 Atlanta (Georgia)"My salary increases were not outpacing my rental increases... I was losing money every year."
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Penguin Random House, Authors Sue Iowa Officials Over School Book Ban
Thursday, November 30th, 2023
via The Wall Street Journal (Iowa)The federal lawsuit seeking to block school book banning in Iowa is the latest effort by publishers, authors and teachers to counter the removal of works from school classrooms and libraries.
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Federal appeals court questions new Texas law targeting ‘explicit’ books
Wednesday, November 29th, 2023
via KXAN (Texas)Federal appellate judges questioned a new Texas law in court on Wednesday, which aims to get rid of 'sexually explicit' books in public school libraries.
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Federal appeals court questions Texas’ new school library regulations
Wednesday, November 29th, 2023
via The Texas Tribune (Texas)House Bill 900 seeks to rid school libraries of inappropriate books by requiring book vendors to rate materials. A legal challenge says the law is too vague and broad.
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California vs. Florida: What you need to know before the Newsom-DeSantis debate
Wednesday, November 29th, 2023
via CalMatters (California)What to know about COVID, homelessness and more before watching Gavin Newsom and Ron DeSantis debate on Fox.
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California vs. Florida: Why are people moving from one state to the other?
Wednesday, November 29th, 2023
via Los Angeles Times (California)Cross-country moves between progressive California and conservative Florida have taken an outsize role in the rivalry between Govs. Ron DeSantis and Gavin Newsom, who are set to debate Thursday night.
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