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Jodi Picoult's 'Nineteen Minutes' tops PEN America of books banned in schools

Jodi Picoult's 'Nineteen Minutes' tops PEN America of books banned in schools

NEW YORK (AP) — Jodi Picoult remembers when everyone seemed to praise her novel “Nineteen Minutes," a 2007 bestseller about a school shooting that now tops a list compiled by PEN America of the books most banned in schools.

Jodi Picoult's 'Nineteen Minutes' tops PEN America of books banned in schools

NEW YORK (AP) — Jodi Picoult remembers when everyone seemed to praise her novel “Nineteen Seconds," a 2007 bestseller about a school shooting that now tops a list compiled by PEN America of the books most banned in schools.
Voters view one another across partisan divide with increasing animosity

Voters view one another across partisan divide with increasing animosity

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden tried to explain this week that he doesn’t really think Donald Trump’s supporters are “garbage,” but that doesn't mean that other people don't believe the label occasionally fits.
Trump and Harris will both visit the Milwaukee area in a final push to win Wisconsin

Trump and Harris will both visit the Milwaukee area in a final push to win Wisconsin

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump will host dueling rallies within seven miles of one another on Friday night in the Milwaukee area as part of a final push for votes in swing-state Wisconsin's largest cou
New Brunswick woman who lost two sons to PTSD named national Silver Cross Mother

New Brunswick woman who lost two sons to PTSD named national Silver Cross Mother

Maureen Anderson lost both her sons to their overseas service in the Canadian Army, even if they died years later and a continent away from the hot dust and violence of the Afghanistan war.
Kamala Harris says Trump's comment on women 'is offensive to everybody'

Kamala Harris says Trump's comment on women 'is offensive to everybody'

PHOENIX (AP) — Kamala Harris said Thursday that Donald Trump’s comment that he would protect women whether they “like it or not” shows that the Republican presidential nominee does not understand women’s rights “to make decisions about their own live
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith braces for crucial vote at weekend party conference

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith braces for crucial vote at weekend party conference

RED DEER, Alta. — Thousands of members of Alberta’s governing United Conservative Party gather Friday in Red Deer ahead of a crucial weekend vote on the job performance of their leader, Premier Danielle Smith.
How will the outcome of the U.S. election affect financial markets?

How will the outcome of the U.S. election affect financial markets?

Whichever candidate wins the U.S. president election next Tuesday, experts say investors will be relieved to shed some uncertainty over what kinds of policies to expect.
Canadian election watchers to gather in bars, homes to watch polarizing U.S. vote

Canadian election watchers to gather in bars, homes to watch polarizing U.S. vote

TORONTO — Canadians engrossed in the drama of the U.S.
Trump says Liz Cheney might not be such a 'war hawk' if she had guns pointed at her

Trump says Liz Cheney might not be such a 'war hawk' if she had guns pointed at her

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump launched another attack on former Rep.