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The child advocacy nonprofit Fairplay issued an advisory warning people against buying AI toys this holiday season. It's not the only group.
Ahead of the holidays, consumer and child advocacy groups warn against AI toys
The child advocacy nonprofit Fairplay issued an advisory on Thursday warning people against buying AI toys this holiday season. It's not the only group.
n.pr
November 28, 2025 at 8:34 PM
The child advocacy nonprofit Fairplay issued an advisory warning people against buying AI toys this holiday season. It's not the only group.
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This isn’t about Democrats or Republicans—it’s about protecting victims. Spare me the partisan games.
Right is right, wrong is wrong. If you believe in law and order, you should want every trafficker and enabler exposed so survivors can finally get the justice they deserve.
Right is right, wrong is wrong. If you believe in law and order, you should want every trafficker and enabler exposed so survivors can finally get the justice they deserve.
November 23, 2025 at 5:41 PM
This isn’t about Democrats or Republicans—it’s about protecting victims. Spare me the partisan games.
Right is right, wrong is wrong. If you believe in law and order, you should want every trafficker and enabler exposed so survivors can finally get the justice they deserve.
Right is right, wrong is wrong. If you believe in law and order, you should want every trafficker and enabler exposed so survivors can finally get the justice they deserve.
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"Where are the Black photographers?" Deborah Willis on how she turned that question into an artistic mission. n.pr/4pqMJQ5
'Reflections in Black' celebrates history of Black photography with expanded issue
"Where are the Black photographers?" Deborah Willis on how she turned that question into an artistic mission.
n.pr
November 23, 2025 at 7:37 PM
"Where are the Black photographers?" Deborah Willis on how she turned that question into an artistic mission. n.pr/4pqMJQ5
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Are those "MANY GREAT LEGAL SCHOLARS" in the room with you right now, Piggy?
November 23, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Are those "MANY GREAT LEGAL SCHOLARS" in the room with you right now, Piggy?
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The drug lenacapavir will be distributed to Eswatini and Zambia — the first step toward providing at least 2 million doses to the countries with the highest HIV burden, largely in Africa, by 2028.
A 'breakthrough' drug to prevent HIV, an 'unprecedented' rollout
The drug lenacapavir will be distributed to Eswatini and Zambia — the first step toward providing at least 2 million doses to the countries with the highest HIV burden, largely in Africa, by 2028.
n.pr
November 24, 2025 at 12:24 AM
The drug lenacapavir will be distributed to Eswatini and Zambia — the first step toward providing at least 2 million doses to the countries with the highest HIV burden, largely in Africa, by 2028.
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Gavin Weisenburg, 21, and Tanner Thomas, 20, planned to take over Gonave Island and murder all men on the island, prosecutors alleged. n.pr/4puzyhb
Texas men indicted in plot to take over Haitian island and enslave women and children
Gavin Weisenburg, 21, and Tanner Thomas, 20, planned to take over Gonave Island and murder all men on the island, prosecutors alleged.
n.pr
November 24, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Gavin Weisenburg, 21, and Tanner Thomas, 20, planned to take over Gonave Island and murder all men on the island, prosecutors alleged. n.pr/4puzyhb
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A total of 303 schoolchildren and 12 teachers were abducted by gunmen during an attack on St. Mary's School, a Catholic institution in north-central Nigeria's Niger state, the Christian Association of Nigeria said. n.pr/48tDOYt
More than 300 children were abducted in an attack on a Catholic school in Nigeria
A total of 303 schoolchildren and 12 teachers were abducted by gunmen during an attack on St. Mary's School, a Catholic institution in north-central Nigeria's Niger state, the Christian Association of Nigeria said.
n.pr
November 22, 2025 at 3:07 PM
A total of 303 schoolchildren and 12 teachers were abducted by gunmen during an attack on St. Mary's School, a Catholic institution in north-central Nigeria's Niger state, the Christian Association of Nigeria said. n.pr/48tDOYt
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Food pantries across the state are reporting increased traffic and diminished supplies as low-income Vermonters turn to charitable organizations for the calories they can no longer access through SNAP.
Hungry Vermonters turn to local food shelves as SNAP benefits lapse
Food shelves across the state are seeing increased demand, and diminished supplies, as low-income Vermonters turn to charitable organizations for food aid.
www.vermontpublic.org
November 3, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Food pantries across the state are reporting increased traffic and diminished supplies as low-income Vermonters turn to charitable organizations for the calories they can no longer access through SNAP.
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TODAY: Don't BOO... VOTE! ✅
CA: YES on PROP 50 ✅You poke the Bear, the Bear bites back!
NJ: MIKIE SHERRILL for GOV. ✅
VA: ABIGAIL SPANBERGER for GOV. ✅
GHAZALA HASHMI for Lt. GOV. ✅
Let's All Stick Together & #StickItTo_tRUMP!!!!!
CA: YES on PROP 50 ✅You poke the Bear, the Bear bites back!
NJ: MIKIE SHERRILL for GOV. ✅
VA: ABIGAIL SPANBERGER for GOV. ✅
GHAZALA HASHMI for Lt. GOV. ✅
Let's All Stick Together & #StickItTo_tRUMP!!!!!
November 4, 2025 at 9:10 AM
TODAY: Don't BOO... VOTE! ✅
CA: YES on PROP 50 ✅You poke the Bear, the Bear bites back!
NJ: MIKIE SHERRILL for GOV. ✅
VA: ABIGAIL SPANBERGER for GOV. ✅
GHAZALA HASHMI for Lt. GOV. ✅
Let's All Stick Together & #StickItTo_tRUMP!!!!!
CA: YES on PROP 50 ✅You poke the Bear, the Bear bites back!
NJ: MIKIE SHERRILL for GOV. ✅
VA: ABIGAIL SPANBERGER for GOV. ✅
GHAZALA HASHMI for Lt. GOV. ✅
Let's All Stick Together & #StickItTo_tRUMP!!!!!
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Reporters from the NPR Network are covering the uncertainty and lapse in benefits in states across the country. n.pr/47X03G0
When SNAP benefits will arrive is still in flux. Here's what communities are doing to fill the gap
Reporters from the NPR Network are covering the uncertainty and lapse in benefits in states across the country.
n.pr
November 4, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Reporters from the NPR Network are covering the uncertainty and lapse in benefits in states across the country. n.pr/47X03G0
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The fact that Trump will be delighted that Dick Cheney has died really sucks all the joy out of it.
November 4, 2025 at 11:31 AM
The fact that Trump will be delighted that Dick Cheney has died really sucks all the joy out of it.
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i hate to be that bitch, but my sources are telling me this early voting data has gotten Zohran's people rightly spooked and y'all better stop assuming this one's in the bag. GOTV
Voter turnout surges in NYC mayor’s race, with Boomers and Gen X leading the charge
The data so far is good news for independent candidate Andrew Cuomo, a political scientist said.
gothamist.com
October 27, 2025 at 3:37 PM
i hate to be that bitch, but my sources are telling me this early voting data has gotten Zohran's people rightly spooked and y'all better stop assuming this one's in the bag. GOTV
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The Food and Drug Administration approved the next round of COVID-19 vaccines, but they come with restrictions. NPR wants to know your questions about the new guidance.
COVID vaccine guidance has changed — again. A doctor tackles your questions
The Food and Drug Administration approved the next round of COVID-19 vaccines, but they come with restrictions. NPR wants to know your questions about the new guidance.
n.pr
September 1, 2025 at 2:06 PM
The Food and Drug Administration approved the next round of COVID-19 vaccines, but they come with restrictions. NPR wants to know your questions about the new guidance.
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Happy Labor Day! Today, we're honoring the library workers across the country whose dedication and expertise keep our libraries and our communities strong. Libraries work because library workers do!
ALA offices are closed in observance.
ALA offices are closed in observance.
September 1, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Happy Labor Day! Today, we're honoring the library workers across the country whose dedication and expertise keep our libraries and our communities strong. Libraries work because library workers do!
ALA offices are closed in observance.
ALA offices are closed in observance.
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Books and so much more. From ebooks and audiobooks to maker labs and museum passes—a library card is the key to it all. One Card. Endless Possibilities.
September is #LibraryCardSignUpMonth. https://ilovelibraries.org/librarycard/
September is #LibraryCardSignUpMonth. https://ilovelibraries.org/librarycard/
September 1, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Books and so much more. From ebooks and audiobooks to maker labs and museum passes—a library card is the key to it all. One Card. Endless Possibilities.
September is #LibraryCardSignUpMonth. https://ilovelibraries.org/librarycard/
September is #LibraryCardSignUpMonth. https://ilovelibraries.org/librarycard/
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Academia is a very special kind of hell, and Kuang clearly understands it. In her innovative new novel, a magical professor dies in a lab accident and two students descend into hell to find him.
If you loved 'Yellowface,' R.F. Kuang's new novel 'Katabasis' is even better
Academia is a very special kind of hell, and Kuang clearly understands it. In her innovative new novel, a magical professor dies in a lab accident and two students descend into hell to find him.
n.pr
August 29, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Academia is a very special kind of hell, and Kuang clearly understands it. In her innovative new novel, a magical professor dies in a lab accident and two students descend into hell to find him.
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It's typical that former vice presidents have Secret Service protection for 6 months after leaving office. In Harris' case, she had received an extension of her detail. Trump is ending the extension.
Trump ends Harris' Secret Service detail
It's typical that former vice presidents have Secret Service protection for 6 months after leaving office. In Harris' case, she had received an extension of her detail. Trump is ending the extension.
n.pr
August 29, 2025 at 5:29 PM
It's typical that former vice presidents have Secret Service protection for 6 months after leaving office. In Harris' case, she had received an extension of her detail. Trump is ending the extension.
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BREAKING NEWS: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington, D.C., delayed enforcing its decision, which is expected to be appealed to the Supreme Court.
Most of President Trump's tariffs are illegal, U.S. court rules
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington, D.C., delayed enforcing its decision, which is expected to be appealed to the Supreme Court.
n.pr
August 29, 2025 at 10:25 PM
BREAKING NEWS: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington, D.C., delayed enforcing its decision, which is expected to be appealed to the Supreme Court.
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President Trump announced Monday on his social media site, Truth Social, that he plans to "lead a movement" to get rid of mail-in ballots and voting machines in the country ahead of next year's midterm elections.
Trump wants to stop states from voting by mail and using voting machines
But legal experts say he lacks the constitutional authority to do so.
www.vermontpublic.org
August 19, 2025 at 7:57 PM
President Trump announced Monday on his social media site, Truth Social, that he plans to "lead a movement" to get rid of mail-in ballots and voting machines in the country ahead of next year's midterm elections.
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This is theft. Full stop.
Stealing library books is an act of censorship that encourages and normalizes criminal activity targeting public property. By removing books to silence voices and viewpoints, these individuals seek to indoctrinate and harm young readers. https://bit.ly/3HHERcK
Stealing library books is an act of censorship that encourages and normalizes criminal activity targeting public property. By removing books to silence voices and viewpoints, these individuals seek to indoctrinate and harm young readers. https://bit.ly/3HHERcK
Theft or civil disobedience?
SHELBYVILLE – A local church is urging its members to permanently remove books from the Shelby County Public Library by checking them out and never returning them. The books portray gay characters and historical figures or explore LGBTQ+ themes. Pamela ...
bit.ly
August 19, 2025 at 8:07 PM
This is theft. Full stop.
Stealing library books is an act of censorship that encourages and normalizes criminal activity targeting public property. By removing books to silence voices and viewpoints, these individuals seek to indoctrinate and harm young readers. https://bit.ly/3HHERcK
Stealing library books is an act of censorship that encourages and normalizes criminal activity targeting public property. By removing books to silence voices and viewpoints, these individuals seek to indoctrinate and harm young readers. https://bit.ly/3HHERcK
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Samuel Kangethe has lived in the U.S. for nearly two decades, but an unresolved immigration case has made him deportable. He's decided to return to Kenya, leaving his wife and three children behind.
Too much to pack, not enough hugs: A Kenyan man's last 48 hours in America
Samuel Kangethe has lived in the U.S. for nearly two decades, but an unresolved immigration case has made him deportable. He's decided to return to Kenya, leaving his wife and three children behind.
n.pr
August 19, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Samuel Kangethe has lived in the U.S. for nearly two decades, but an unresolved immigration case has made him deportable. He's decided to return to Kenya, leaving his wife and three children behind.
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Hurricane Erin is expected to grow as it moves over the Western Atlantic region through the week. These emergency tips can help you prepare for flooding, power outages and a potential evacuation.
Prepare yourself for Hurricane Erin with these survival and safety tips
Hurricane Erin is expected to grow as it moves over the Western Atlantic region through the week. These emergency tips can help you prepare for flooding, power outages and a potential evacuation.
n.pr
August 20, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Hurricane Erin is expected to grow as it moves over the Western Atlantic region through the week. These emergency tips can help you prepare for flooding, power outages and a potential evacuation.
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NEW: Republican Gov. Phil Scott has “politely declined” a federal request to deploy Vermont National Guard soldiers to Washington, D.C. as part of President Donald Trump’s controversial directive to tamp down on crime.
Phil Scott rejects second request to deploy Vermont National Guard, this time to Washington, D.C.
The Pentagon asked Vermont's Republican governor to send a "few dozen" soldiers to assist in President Donald Trump's controversial crime crackdown, according to Scott's chief of staff.
www.vermontpublic.org
August 15, 2025 at 5:34 PM
NEW: Republican Gov. Phil Scott has “politely declined” a federal request to deploy Vermont National Guard soldiers to Washington, D.C. as part of President Donald Trump’s controversial directive to tamp down on crime.
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ICYMI: On August 13, a federal court ruled Florida's HB 1069 unconstitutional, protecting the freedom to read and ordering censored titles returned to shelves.
“We are glad to see the court uphold their constitutional rights.” —ALA President Sam Helmick
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
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“We are glad to see the court uphold their constitutional rights.” —ALA President Sam Helmick
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
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Freedom to Read Advocates Cheer Decision in ‘PRH v. Gibson’
The American Library Association, Authors Guild, Florida Library Association, Florida Freedom to Read Project, and others see Judge Carlos E. Mendoza’s August 13 order in PRH v. Gibson as an important...
www.publishersweekly.com
August 15, 2025 at 7:26 PM
ICYMI: On August 13, a federal court ruled Florida's HB 1069 unconstitutional, protecting the freedom to read and ordering censored titles returned to shelves.
“We are glad to see the court uphold their constitutional rights.” —ALA President Sam Helmick
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
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“We are glad to see the court uphold their constitutional rights.” —ALA President Sam Helmick
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
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"topics as diverse as divorce, interfaith couples, and 'immodest dress.' They’ve objected to books which expose readers to evolution, pacifism, magic, women achieving things outside of the home, and 'false views of death.'" www.vox.com/scotus/41797...
The Supreme Court just imposed a “Don’t Say Gay” regime on every public school in America
The Republican justices’ decision fundamentally altered how public schools must operate.
www.vox.com
June 28, 2025 at 5:14 AM
"topics as diverse as divorce, interfaith couples, and 'immodest dress.' They’ve objected to books which expose readers to evolution, pacifism, magic, women achieving things outside of the home, and 'false views of death.'" www.vox.com/scotus/41797...