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American Library Association says book ban challenges in 2023 broke new record

According to the American Library Association (ALA), a record number of books were challenged in school and public libraries in 2023. ALA announced Thursday that 4,240 unique book titles were censored in 2023, a 65% increase from the previous record of 2,571 unique titles in 2022. “Reports from librarians and educators on the ground show […]

Biden on pace to break illegal immigration record AGAIN

President Biden’s administration is already on pace to break records for border encounters at the Southwest land border for the third year in a row, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection statistics. These numbers are unfortunately illustrated in Arizona, where Tucson-area agents arrested approximately 313,000 illegal immigrants in the first five months of fiscal […]

401(k) ‘hardship’ withdrawals surge to another record as high inflation stings

“Morning with Maria” panelists react to February Consumer Price Index data. Record numbers of Americans are urgently withdrawing money 401(k) retirement plan New data from Vanguard Group shows this is to cover fiscal woes amid the ongoing inflation crisis. Nearly 3.6% of workers participating in employer-sponsored 401(k) plans made so-called “hardship” withdrawals in 2023, according […]

New record: Bitcoin ETFs hit $1B in daily inflow – Cointelegraph

The U.S. Spot Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund (ETF) achieved a new milestone on March 12, attracting net inflows of over $1 billion for the first time. Investments in the Spot Bitcoin ETF continue to soar, with daily inflows exceeding $11.1 billion over the past 13 days. On March 12, Bitcoin ETFs recorded their largest single-day […]

Oracle shares surge 12% and head for record close – CNBC

Oracle CEO Safra Catz rings the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange on July 12, 2023. Brendan McDiarmid | Reuters Oracle stock soared more than 12% in intraday trading Tuesday and is on pace for a record closing price, a day after the company announced fiscal third-quarter profits that beat analysts’ expectations. At […]