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Alberta Backs Off on School Library Book Ban

Alberta ordered schools to pull “inappropriate” books, but paused its plan after a large school district banned scores of books in an apparent effort to make a point.

© Amber Bracken for The New York Times

Danielle Smith, the premier of Alberta, whose government had ordered the removal of books from school libraries that described sex or other topics deemed inappropriate for young people.
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Judge Orders New Federal Trial in Tyre Nichols Case

The ruling cited concerns about the appearance of bias, pointing to comments that the judge who presided over the trial of three former police officers reportedly made afterward.

© Brad J. Vest for The New York Times

A community rally in honor of Tyre Nichols after three former Memphis officers were acquitted in the fatal beating that lead to his death in Memphis in May.
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