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More than half of books banned last year featured LGBTQ characters or people of color, report finds

More than half of books banned during the last school year featured or were about people of color or members of the LGBTQ community, according to a report released Thursday.

NBC News - 12h

More than half of countries are ignoring biodiversity pledges – analysis

Many of the nations gathering in Rome for Cop16 have offered no plans to honour their agreement to protect 30% of land and sea for nature. More than half the world’s countries have no plans to ...

The Guardian - 3d

UK companies pay less than half of fines issued for filing accounts late

Disparity raises questions about ability of Companies House to tackle non-compliance

Financial Times - 4d

A Book Club for Bewildered Democrats

Democrats will have no shot at containing Trump if they don’t first understand why voters turn to him.

The New York Times - 5d

These Books Are Absolutely Unreadable. That’s the Point.

A new exhibition at the Center for Book Arts in New York features a range of items — transistor radios, lanterns, cigarette lighters and more — designed to look like books.

The New York Times - 4d

MSU wins on Holloman's half-court buzzer-beater

Tre Holloman made a buzzer-beater from beyond midcourt to give No. 8 Michigan State a 58-55 win over No. 16 Maryland on Wednesday night.

ESPN - 12h

The week's bestselling books, Feb. 23

The Southern California Independent Bookstore Bestsellers list for Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025, including hardcover and paperback fiction and nonfiction.

Los Angeles Times - Feb. 19

Book excerpt: "Resolute" by Benjamin Hall

The Fox News correspondent and author of the bestseller "Saved" writes about his recovery from devastating injuries suffered from a Russian missile attack in Ukraine, and of his return to Kyiv.

CBS News - 6d

The week's bestselling books, March 2

The Southern California Independent Bookstore Bestsellers list for Sunday, March 2, 2025, including hardcover and paperback fiction and nonfiction.

Los Angeles Times - 1d

Book Review: ‘Right-Wing Women,’ by Andrea Dworkin

In a newly reissued 1983 book, the radical feminist Andrea Dworkin argued that conservative women understood the reality of male domination.

The New York Times - 1d

Oscars flashback: Morgan Freeman enters the history books

The actor won a supporting actor trophy for his performance in Clint Eastwood's 'Million Dollar Baby,' the second of their three collaborations.

Los Angeles Times - 1d

Murkowski book with 'fervent' appeal for bipartisanship planned for June

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) is penning a bipartisanship-focused memoir that calls for compromise amid a deeply divided Congress. "Far From Home" details how Murkowski "learned to adapt to the ...

The Hill - 1d

Trump administration ends TPS protections for half a million Haitians

The decision means Haitians would lose work permits and could be eligible to be removed from the country by August.

CBS News - 6d

NHL betting second-half preview: Best picks, odds for every team

Sean Allen and Victoria Matiash make their betting picks for the second half of the NHL season, one for every team.

ESPN - 5d

Alex Rodriguez banks half-court shot to win Bucknell student $10,000

A-Rod went off the glass to win a massive prize for a Bucknell student on Sunday afternoon.

Yahoo Sports - 4d

A-Rod sinks half-court shot, wins $10K for fan

Former Major League Baseball star Alex Rodriguez showed his skill on the hardwood Sunday, making a half-court shot to win a Bucknell student $10,000.

ESPN - 4d

WATCH: A-Rod sinks half-court shot, winning student $10,000

Former baseball superstar Alex Rodriguez nailed the shot at a Bucknell University basketball game, and the payday went to a lucky student.

ABC News - 3d

Ukraine restores half of power plant capacities destroyed by Russia

Yahoo News - 3d

Half of homes need heat pump by 2040, government told

The UK's greenhouse gas emissions should fall to 13% of 1990 levels by 2040, government advisors say.

BBC News - 1d

Half of U.S. Workers Worry About How AI Will Affect Their Jobs

AI-using respondents called it more useful for speeding up work than for improving the quality of their output, but 60 percent of respondents to a Pew survey said they don’t use AI at all.

Inc. - 1d

Paramount skids to a loss but says merger expected to close in first half as expected

Paramount Global Inc. swung to a loss in the fourth quarter despite marked growth in its streaming service, as the company said it was still on target to close its merger with Skydance in the first ...

MarketWatch - 1d

With ‘Paper Doll,’ Dylan Mulvaney Wrote the Book on Girlhood. Now What?

Her bubbly video diaries about her gender transition were once a study in oversharing. Now on the other side of a nationwide boycott, she sees the value in keeping some things to herself.

The New York Times - Feb. 19

Need to attend a meeting, order groceries or book a flight? There's an 'AI agent' for that

As big tech developers race to roll out the next generation of artificial intelligence, some people are already enlisting an army of AI helpers to check off their daily to-do lists.

NBC News - 4d

Trump: New Michael Wolff book 'total FAKE JOB'

President Trump on Sunday slammed a new book by author Michael Wolff, calling it “a total FAKE JOB." “So-called ‘Author’ Michael Wolff’s new book is a total FAKE JOB, just like the other JUNK he ...

The Hill - 3d

"The Sandlot" star Patrick Renna returns to the game with a new kids' book

Three decades after his iconic role as "Ham" in "The Sandlot," Patrick Renna is teaching young players life lessons through "A Little Slugger's Guide to the Unwritten Rules of Baseball and Life."

CBS News - 3d

Trump threatens lawsuits, 'NICE NEW LAW' over anonymous sources in books

President Trump on Wednesday threatened lawsuits against authors who use anonymous sources in books about him or his allies, calling them defamatory and dishonest. Trump also teased that a new law ...

The Hill - 1d

Most banned books feature people of color and LGBTQ+ people, report finds

Study counteracts claims by conservative lawmakers that books being removed from classrooms are sexually explicit. The majority of banned books in US public schools last year dealt with people of ...

The Guardian - 12h

Defense Dept. Schools Pause Pride Clubs and Remove Books

Clubs for Hispanic and Asian students were also among the student groups put on hold as officials raced to interpret Trump administration orders.

The New York Times - 9h

Metroid Prime Trilogy Retrospective Book Releases June 24

While Nintendo still hasn't announced a firm release date for Metroid Prime 4: Beyond , we now know when the Metroid Prime Trilogy's retrospective book will be published. Initially revealed last ...

GameSpot - 6h

Premier League embarrassment meter: Ranking Manchester United, Tottenham and other bottom half clubs

Which clubs mired in lower table obscurity should be embarrassed about their performances, and who should be happy?

CBS Sports - 6d

UN food agency pauses aid to famine-hit Sudan displacement camp of half a million people

The United Nations’ food agency says it has paused aid distribution in Sudan’s famine-hit Zamzam displacement camp of a half-million people as fighting intensifies between the country’s warring sides

ABC News - 1d

Asylum seeker hotels set to take almost half UK’s reduced aid budget

Future of many overseas projects uncertain after Keir Starmer announced cut in development to bolster defence

Financial Times - 1d

No. 8 Michigan State stuns No. 16 Maryland on half-court heave from Tre Holloman

Tre Holloman shot this from behind the logo.

Yahoo Sports - 1d

Quantum Computing Is Much Closer Than We Thought

Microsoft unveiled a new chip that shows quantum computing is “years, not decades” away.

Inc. - Feb. 20

The UK is snipping — rather than shredding — red tape

Regulation is needed, but too much of it puts a brake on growth and stifles innovation

Financial Times - 6d

Moyes doing a better job than me - Amorim

David Moyes is doing "a better job than me" says Ruben Amorim, with Manchester United travelling to Goodison Park on Saturday below Everton in the Premier League table.

BBC News - 6d