Children’s picture book flagged at Alabama library because author’s last name is ‘Gay’ – al.com

"Read Me A Story, Stella" was added to a book list of potentially sexually explicit books at the Huntsville-Madison County Public Library because the author's last name is Gay. Source: Children’s picture book flagged at Alabama library because author’s last name is ‘Gay’ - al.com

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 Two Families Got Fed Up With Their States’ Politics. So They Moved Out. – The New York Times

The Nobles of Iowa moved to blue Minnesota. The Huckinses of Oregon moved to red Missouri. Their separate journeys, five weeks apart, illustrate the fracturing of America. — Read on www.nytimes.com/2023/10/07/us/politics/politics-states-moving.html

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 At Canada's largest Atlantic puffin colony, chicks are dying of starvation | CBC News https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/puffin-starvation-threat-climate-change-1.6978773 

 Millions of People Could Live Thanks to New Access to Tuberculosis Medication – Mother Jones

Johnson & Johnson announced on Friday that the company will not enforce patents for the lifesaving tuberculosis treatment bedaquiline in 134 low- and middle-income countries globally. Bedaquiline, which was approved in 2012, is an essential part of treatment for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis, also known as MDR-TB. MDR-TB impacts half a million people annually, and 200,000 of…

http://nedhamsonsecondlineviewofthenews.com/2023/10/01/millions-of-people-could-live-thanks-to-new-access-to-tuberculosis-medication-mother-jones/ 

 Earthworms help produce as much grain as Russia, say researchers

The humble creatures – which break down organic matter and aerate soils – contribute to as much as 6.5% of the world’s grain harvests Phoebe Weston … Earthworms help produce as much grain as Russia, say researchers

http://nedhamsonsecondlineviewofthenews.com/2023/10/01/earthworms-help-produce-as-much-grain-as-russia-say-researchers/ 

 GGSC Happiness Calendar October 2023

Here you are the GGSC Happiness Calendar for October 2023. This month’s theme is “show love and respect to others“. When we show love and respect to … GGSC Happiness Calendar October 2023

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 House Votes to Strip Defense Secretary of Salary as Right Wing Flexes Muscles https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/27/us/politics/house-republicans-lloyd-austin-salary.html (Me: Pro-Putin, anti-American GOP votes to harm US Military!) 

 Why more of us are opting to live underground to escape bushfires and extreme heat https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-09-28/underground-homes-bushfires-natural-disasters-climate-change/102804984 (Me: New age cave dwellers) 

 Poll: Nearly Half of Adults Expect to Get the New COVID-19 Vaccine, But Most Parents Don’t Expect to Get It for Their Children; More Eligible Adults Expect to Get a Flu Shot and the New RSV Vaccine | KFF

Nearly half of adults say that they will “definitely” or “probably” get the newly recommended COVID-19 vaccine, though most parents are not planning to get the shot for their children, according to the latest KFF COVID-19 Vaccine Monitor poll. Source: Poll: Nearly Half…

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 Trump Fraud Trial in New York to Proceed on Monday, Judge Rules – The New York Times

http://nedhamsonsecondlineviewofthenews.com/2023/09/26/trump-fraud-trial-in-new-york-to-proceed-on-monday-judge-rules-the-new-york-times/ 

 British Home Secretary Suella Braverman says LGBT, gender discrimination not grounds for asylum https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2023/09/26/British-home-secretary-urges-refugee-convention-reform/6841695731279/ (Me: STFU let her live as LGBT in Uganda or Lebanon to understand and have minimum of empathy and understanding) 

 Cook justifies Apple's advertising on X as a 'town square' for the Internet https://appleinsider.com/articles/23/09/17/cook-justifies-apples-advertising-on-x-as-a-town-square-for-the-internet?utm_medium=rss (Me: There can be no excuse for funding Musk racism and fascism) 

 Elon Musk likes to think he saved us from Armageddon. He’s just brought it closer | Timothy Snyder https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/sep/17/elon-musk-likes-to-think-he-saved-us-from-armageddon-hes-just-brought-it-closer 

 ‘I couldn’t believe the data’: how thinking in a foreign language improves decision-making | Language | The Guardian

Source: ‘I couldn’t believe the data’: how thinking in a foreign language improves decision-making | Language | The Guardian

http://nedhamsonsecondlineviewofthenews.com/2023/09/17/i-couldnt-believe-the-data-how-thinking-in-a-foreign-language-improves-decision-making-language-the-guardian/ 

 Ski resort in French Alps closes permanently: ‘not much snow’ https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2023/09/17/france-la-sambuy-ski-resort-closes/5871694971925/ 

 Updated COVID-19 vaccines available in Michigan next week ⋆ Michigan Advance

Source: Updated COVID-19 vaccines available in Michigan next week ⋆ Michigan Advance

http://nedhamsonsecondlineviewofthenews.com/2023/09/15/updated-covid-19-vaccines-available-in-michigan-next-week-%e2%8b%86-michigan-advance/ 

 Rishi Sunak blocked rebuild of hospitals riddled with crumbling concrete https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/sep/13/rishi-sunak-blocked-rebuild-of-hospitals-with-crumbling-concrete 

 More COVID shots are coming. Will a weary public be more interested this year? https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-09-13/more-covid-shots-are-coming-will-a-weary-public-be-more-interested-this-year (Me: Press again sides with stupidity... how could weariness have anything to do with staying healthy and protecting your family and neighbors?) 

 Can You Get the New Covid Booster and Flu Shot at the Same Time? – The New York Times

http://nedhamsonsecondlineviewofthenews.com/2023/09/12/can-you-get-the-new-covid-booster-and-flu-shot-at-the-same-time-the-new-york-times/ 

 Positive COVID-19 cases prompt Silver Spring school mask mandate | MoCo360 https://moco360.media/2023/09/06/positive-covid-19-cases-at-silver-spring-school-prompt-limited-mask-mandate/

At least three positive cases of COVID-19 in one Silver Spring classroom compelled Montgomery County Public Schools to institute a masking requirement through the end of the week limited to that class, according to school officials. 

 Newly discovered comet Nishimura could be visible to naked eye this weekend | Comets | The Guardian

For stargazers, the comet will be easiest to observe this Saturday and Sunday, particularly in the northern hemisphere. “The best thing to do is look at the sky before sunrise, in a north-eastern direction to the left of Venus, in a clear sky, free of pollution,” Biver said... Source: Newly discovered comet Nishimura could be visible to naked eye this weekend | Comets |…

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