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All Things Considered
Messages on the window of the Craighead County Jonesboro Public Library in Jonesboro, Ark., urged voters to approve library funding. Local voters opted to cut the funding in half, following complaints about books that some deemed inappropriate, and the library is now struggling to stay open. Janet Thiel/The Jonesboro Sun via AP hide caption
Parents in the Senate want new limits on social media to protect kids' mental health
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New signs of banking turmoil after First Republic Bank's failure — the third in 2023
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Jury convicts 4 Proud Boys members of seditious conspiracy for Jan. 6 riot
There have been no arrests after an NYC subway commuter killed a Black man on a train
Messages on the window of the Craighead County Jonesboro Public Library in Jonesboro, Ark., urged voters to approve library funding. Local voters opted to cut the funding in half, following complaints about books that some deemed inappropriate, and the library is now struggling to stay open. Janet Thiel/The Jonesboro Sun via AP hide caption
Library funding becomes the 'nuclear option' as the battle over books escalates
What's next, now that the IRS has a new commissioner and a new budget
Author Interviews
'The Covenant of Water' is the story of an Indian family haunted by a medical mystery
'The Covenant of Water' is the story of an Indian family haunted by a medical mystery
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