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Georgia GOP senators seek to ban sexually explicit books from school libraries, reduce sex education

Feb. 21, 2024 21:51 PM EST

ATLANTA (AP) — Republican senators in Georgia want to cull sexually explicit books from schools, ban sex education for younger students, display the Ten Commandments in classrooms and allow religious chaplains to counsel teachers and students. The measures, which passed Senate...

Now eyeing a longer haul, the US reshuffles its warships in the Mediterranean

Jan. 19, 2024 13:51 PM EST

ON BOARD THE USS BATAAN (AP) — When attacks with missiles and drones surged in the Red Sea late last year, crewmembers of the USS Bataan worked round the clock to make sure they were shot down before reaching passing merchant vessels. Weeks later, they are still perfecting that...