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Just before the commencement of school year, the school district pulled all books from its library shelves and classrooms which had been challenged by lawmakers, parents and other members of the community last year. The list of books includes the graphic novel version of Anne Frank’s Diary and even the Bible, officials said. The controversial ban took place at the Keler Independent School District in Texas. A day before students started school, Jennifer Price, KISD’s executive director of curriculum and instruction instructed the school district’s principals and librarians to remove 41 books as they undergo a review.  “Attached is a…

The 29-year-old woman says she developed a cough and took several COVID-19 tests which all returned negative. The woman, who is a sales manager, thought she had caught a viral bug and doctors told her to drink cough syrup. Unfortunately, she later noticed her lymph nodes started swelling around her chest and shoulders and that her collar bone was no longer visible under the swelling. Just 2 months after her initial symptoms, she was diagnosed with incurable disease. Now, she advises others to never ignore a cough. “I think it’s clear anyone with lungs can get lung cancer, and if you have a persistent…