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Banned in the USA: The growing movement to censor books in schools

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Banned in the USA: Who is behind book bans?

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    The Peace Monument, also known as the Naval Monument or Civil War Sailors Monument, is covered by snow outside the Capitol, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025, after a snowstorm in Washington.
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    NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, right, and United States Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth address a media conference during a meeting of NATO defense ministers at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025.
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    AC Milan's goalkeeper Mike Maignan dives to save a shot during the Champions League playoff first leg soccer match between Feyenoord and AC Milan, at the De Kuip stadium, in Rotterdam, Netherlands, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025.
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    A coalition of preservationists and environmentali A coalition of preservationists and environmentalists is racing to save the SS United States, the largest and most famous ocean liner ever built in the United States. The celebrated vessel, launched in 1951 and bigger than the Titanic, still holds the transatlantic speed record and remains a symbol of America’s proud maritime history, members of the ‘New York Coalition to Save the SS United States’ said Thursday. The coalition includes Brooklyn industrialist John Quadrozzi Jr., members of the Lower Manhattan Historical Association and others.  Read more at the link in bio. AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File
    One of the two pilots of the flight that crashed i One of the two pilots of the flight that crashed into the Potomac River in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday after a mid-air collision with a military helicopter was 34-year-old native Brooklynite Jonathan Campos. A woman who lived in Brooklyn was also among the victims, according to Mayor Eric Adams. Read more at the link in bio. AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein
    Floyd — a popular bar with a 40-foot indoor bocc Floyd — a popular bar with a 40-foot indoor bocce court, located at 131 Atlantic Ave. before it closed in December — is seeking to reopen at 72 Clark St. between Hicks and Henry streets, according to The Brooklyn Heights Blog. According to paperwork filed by one of the owners, Kevin Avanzato, the bar will seat 16 at two tables and 24 at the bar for a total of 40 seats. It will feature rustic decor and will have a pizza oven, bocce playing area and three TVs for live sports viewing. Read more at the link in bio. Photo courtesy of Floyd
    A man was shot and killed in a hail of gunfire in A man was shot and killed in a hail of gunfire in the early morning of Jan. 11 in Carroll Park, shocking neighbors in the leafy brownstone-Brooklyn neighborhood of Carroll Gardens. Police, who said they responded to a 911 call triggered by a ShotSpotter activation around 2:48 a.m., identified the victim as Jordan Dillard, 23, a resident of 37 Centre Mall at the Red Hook East NYCHA project, roughly a mile away from the park. “It was nine shots,” said Carroll Gardens resident John Thompson. “Clearly from a semi-automatic. A burst of five, then one, then three.” Read more at the link in bio. Eagle photo by Mary Frost
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