Wednesday Weekly: Nearly 12,000 School Book Bans Target LGBTQ+ Themes

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Wednesday Weekly: Nearly 12,000 School Book Bans Target LGBTQ+ Themes
Digest Newsletter · Oct 14, 2026
Wednesday Weekly: Nearly 12,000 School Book Bans Target LGBTQ+ Themes

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11,982 book bans — A record 11,982 book bans in U.S. schools targeted LGBTQ+ themes, the highest tally reported.

Art

Art

BTS frontman RM is showing his art collection. Fans are flocking to see it · npr.org

380,000 LEGO flowers transform shanghai's concrete oil tank into botanical landscape · designboom.com

Johnny Depp Brings First Major UK Art Exhibition To London’s Halcyon Gallery · deadline.com

Mental Health

Mental Health

AI Chatbots Often Fail To Help Users In Mental-Health Crisis · time.com

ChatGPT for Teens has special safeguards. A watchdog group finds most don't work · npr.org

No ‘snowflakes’: mental health review says today’s youth have it harder and harms are real · theguardian.com

NASA

NASA

Inside NASA’s High-Risk, High-Reward Push for a South Pole Moon Base · spectrum.ieee.org

Mars rover Perseverance breaks driving record on another planet · usatoday.com

NASA issues long-awaited call to industry for private space stations · arstechnica.com

Sports

Sports

Suzann Pettersen: Two-time major winner to return at Aramco Korea Championship and could play… · skysports.com

Lamar Jackson Injury Update: Ravens QB’s Week 5 Status Revealed · sports.yahoo.com

76ers center Ariel Hukporti tears Achilles · cbssports.com

Exercise

Exercise

Researchers Link 8 Hours of Weekly Physical Activity to Slower Progression of Parkinson's… · mensjournal.com

A multi-fluid exercise proteomic atlas reveals regulators of health and disease · nature.com

Just 10 minutes of daily exercise could unlock deeper sleep · sciencedaily.com

Book

Book

Record 11,982 Book Bans in US Schools Targeting LGBTQ+ Themes · thepinknews.com

Novelist Jeffrey Archer, 86, dies on eve of book’s release · arkansasonline.com

All 80 books banned in Minnesota last year came from one school · startribune.com

Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence

Anthropic says its AI model submitted a false cold case tip to Philadelphia police · nbcnews.com

Apple Introduces HomeView, a $299 Tablet for the Home · nytimes.com

Scientists call for international body to oversee advanced AI · reuters.com

Dogs

Dogs

Large dog breeds die younger. Biologists think they finally know why. · popsci.com

New Study Says Letting Your Dog Sleep in Bed Might Not Be the Problem You Think It Is · pethelpful.com

Dogs in the U.K. Are Eating Discarded Drugs at Record Rates, with Poison Cases Up 87% Since… · people.com

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