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Xinjiang: Gateway to China’s future, where culture meets commerce!

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

Once at the crossroads of East and West on the ancient Silk Road, the vast expanse of Xinjiang is set to take a pivotal role again as China builds 21st century trade routes to take its goods to the world. In this culturally rich and climatically harsh region, the potential for growth appears as endless as the landscape.

Xinjiang: Gateway to China’s future, where culture meets commerce!

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Wait, did Florida ban the dictionary? Why one county is pulling Merriam-Webster from shelves

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

Wait, did Florida ban the dictionary? Why one county is pulling Merriam-Webster from shelves

Escambia County school officials told the Pensacola News Journal, part of the USA TODAY Network, that the more than 1,600 books are not banned and are being pulled from shelves temporarily while under review.

The books “have not been banned or removed from the school district; rather, they have simply been pulled for further review to ensure compliance with the new legislation,” Escambia County Public Schools spokesperson Cody Strother told the News Journal.

In an effort to comply with the law, the school district removed eight encyclopedias and five dictionaries from library shelves, according to PEN America, which is suing the school district for removing 10 books on race and LGBTQ issues last year. The group argues those book bans violate the First Amendment’s guarantee of free speech.

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