Librarians say they face threats, lawsuits, jail fears over ongoing book battles

Librarians across the country say they’ve become targets in the ongoing battles over books – but the attacks have escalated beyond just calls to remove materials from library shelves. Several librarians told ABC News they’re facing threats of physical violence, lawsuits and criminal charges for having what some say is “inappropriate” content in libraries and…

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Several injured in Sydney in the second stabbing incident in three days

SYDNEY, April 15 (Reuters) – At least four people including a bishop were wounded in a knife attack during a service at a church in a suburb of Sydney on Monday, police and witnesses said, triggering clashes between angry residents and police. It was the second reported mass stabbing in just three days in Sydney…

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Germany arrests three teenagers on suspicion of attack plot

Police in Germany have arrested three teenagers on suspicion of planning an attack, according to prosecutors. Two girls aged 15 and 16 and a 15-year-old boy were arrested as they were “strongly suspected of planning an Islamist-motivated terror attack and of having committed to carrying it out”, prosecutors said in a statement on Friday. The…

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