Books are being pulled from the library shelves of an Iowa school district following new legislation from Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds, which purports to protect children from obscene material, The Gazette reports. The new legislation, […]
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Keith Jarrett: Solo Concerts: Bremen/Lausanne
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These Women Tried to Warn Us About AI
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Sonic Youth: Live in Brooklyn 2011
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The MAGA Right Has a New Martyr in Utah Man Gunned Down By FBI
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Sam Bankman-Fried Is Moving Out of Parents’ House and Into Jail
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